Zechariah

Zechariah 5:7–8

⁷And behold, the cover of lead was raised, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket.

⁸“This is Wickedness,” he said. And he shoved her down into the basket, pushing down the lead cover over its opening.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And behold	וְהִנֵּ֛ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
the cover	כִּכַּ֥ר	kik·kar	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3603 a round
of lead	עֹפֶ֖רֶת	‘ō·p̄e·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5777 lead
was raised	נִשֵּׂ֑את	niś·śêṯ	Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
and there was	אַחַ֔ת	’a·ḥaṯ	Number - feminine singular	H259 one
a woman	אִשָּׁ֣ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
sitting	יוֹשֶׁ֖בֶת	yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
inside	בְּת֥וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
the basket	הָאֵיפָֽה׃	hā·’ê·p̄āh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H374 ephah

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This	זֹ֣את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
is Wickedness	הָרִשְׁעָ֔ה	hā·riš·‘āh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7564 wickedness
he said	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
And he shoved her down	וַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְ	way·yaš·lêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7993 throw, fling, cast
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the basket	הָֽאֵיפָ֑ה	hā·’ê·p̄āh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H374 ephah
pushing down	וַיַּשְׁלֵ֛ךְ	way·yaš·lêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7993 throw, fling, cast
the lead	הָעֹפֶ֖רֶת	hā·‘ō·p̄e·reṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5777 lead
cover	אֶ֥בֶן	’e·ḇen	Noun - feminine singular construct	H68 stone
over	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
its opening	פִּֽיהָ׃ס	pî·hā	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H6310 mouth

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Zechariah 5:7 Revelation 17:1–18 · Ezekiel 23:1–49 · Jeremiah 3:1–2

Zechariah 5:8 Micah 6:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.