Zechariah
Zechariah 4:4–5
4“What are these, my lord?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.
5“Do you not know what they are?” replied the angel.
“No, my lord,” I answered.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Zechariah 4:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | מָה־ | māh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| are these | אֵ֖לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| my lord | אֲדֹנִֽי׃ | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| I asked | וָאַ֙עַן֙ | wā·’a·‘an | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| the angel | הַמַּלְאָ֛ךְ | ham·mal·’āḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4397 messenger |
| who was speaking | הַדֹּבֵ֥ר | had·dō·ḇêr | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| with me | בִּ֖י | bî | Preposition; first person common singular |
Zechariah 4:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do you not | הֲל֥וֹא | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| know | יָדַ֖עְתָּ | yā·ḏa‘·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| what | מָה־ | māh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| they are | הֵ֣מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| replied | וַ֠יַּעַן | way·ya·‘an | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| the angel | הַמַּלְאָ֞ךְ | ham·mal·’āḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4397 messenger |
| No | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| my lord | אֲדֹנִֽי׃ | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| I answered | אֵ֑לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Zechariah 4:4 Zechariah 6:4 · Zechariah 1:9 · Matthew 13:36 · Zechariah 5:6 · Daniel 12:8 · Zechariah 1:19
Zechariah 4:5 Zechariah 4:13 · Mark 4:13 · 1 Corinthians 2:12–15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.