Zechariah

Zechariah 4:2

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.

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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

Cross-references

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.