Zechariah

Zechariah 4:2–3

2“What do you see?” he asked.

“I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps. 3There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left.”

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Zechariah 4:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whatמָ֥הmāhInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
do youאַתָּ֖ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
seeרֹאֶ֑הrō·’ehVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7200 see
he askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
I seeרָאִ֣יתִי׀rā·’î·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH7200 see
a solid goldזָהָ֨בzā·hāḇNoun - masculine singularH2091 gold
lampstandמְנוֹרַת֩mə·nō·w·raṯNoun - feminine singular constructH4501 lampstand
I repliedוַיֹּאמֶרway·yō·mɛrConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH559 utter, say
withוְהִנֵּ֣הwə·hin·nêhConjunctive waw; InterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
a bowlוְגֻלָּ֣הּwə·ḡul·lå̄hConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH1543 basin, bowl
atעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the topרֹאשָׁ֗הּrō·šāhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH7218 head
and sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֤הwə·šiḇ·‘āhConjunctive waw; Number - masculine singularH7651 seven
lampsנֵרֹתֶ֙יהָ֙nê·rō·ṯe·hāNoun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singularH5216 lamp
on itעָלֶ֔יהָ‘ā·le·hāPreposition; third person feminine singularH5921 height
with sevenוְשִׁבְעָה֙wə·šiḇ·‘āhConjunctive waw; Number - masculine singularH7651 seven
spoutsמֽוּצָק֔וֹתmū·ṣā·qō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH4166 poured, casting
to the lampsלַנֵּר֖וֹתlan·nê·rō·wṯPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH5216 lamp

Zechariah 4:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
There are also twoוּשְׁנַ֥יִםū·šə·na·yimConjunctive waw; Number - mdH8147 two
olive treesזֵיתִ֖יםzê·ṯîmNoun - masculine pluralH2132 olive-tree, olive
beside itעָלֶ֑יהָ‘ā·le·hāPreposition; third person feminine singularH5921 height
oneאֶחָד֙’e·ḥāḏNumber - masculine singularH259 one
on the rightמִימִ֣יןmî·mînPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH3225 right hand
of the bowlהַגֻּלָּ֔הhag·gul·lāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH1543 basin, bowl
and the otherוְאֶחָ֖דwə·’e·ḥāḏConjunctive waw; Number - masculine singularH259 one
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
its leftשְׂמֹאלָֽהּ׃śə·mō·lāhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH8040 the left

Cross-references

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Zechariah 4:2 Revelation 4:5 · Revelation 1:12 · Matthew 5:14–16 · Zechariah 5:2 · Exodus 25:31–38 · Jeremiah 52:19

Zechariah 4:3 Revelation 11:4 · Zechariah 4:14 · Romans 11:17 · Zechariah 4:11–12 · Romans 11:24 · Judges 9:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.