Zechariah
Zechariah 5:9
9Then I lifted up my eyes and saw two women approaching, with the wind in their wings. Their wings were like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then I lifted | וָאֶשָּׂ֨א | wā·’eś·śā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| up my eyes | עֵינַ֜י | ‘ê·nay | Noun - cdc; first person common singular | H5869 eye |
| and saw | וָאֵ֗רֶא | wā·’ê·re | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| two | שְׁתַּ֨יִם | šə·ta·yim | Number - fd | H8147 two |
| women | נָשִׁ֤ים | nā·šîm | Noun - feminine plural | H802 woman, wife, female |
| approaching | יֽוֹצְאוֹת֙ | yō·wṣ·’ō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H3318 go or come out |
| with the wind | וְר֣וּחַ | wə·rū·aḥ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| in their wings | בְּכַנְפֵיהֶ֔ם | bə·ḵan·p̄ê·hem | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H3671 wing, extremity |
| Their | וְלָהֵ֥נָּה | wə·lā·hên·nāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person feminine plural | |
| wings | כְנָפַ֖יִם | ḵə·nā·p̄a·yim | Noun - fd | H3671 wing, extremity |
| were like those | כְּכַנְפֵ֣י | kə·ḵan·p̄ê | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine plural construct | H3671 wing, extremity |
| of a stork | הַחֲסִידָ֑ה | ha·ḥă·sî·ḏāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2624 stork |
| and they lifted up | וַתִּשֶּׂ֙אנָה֙ | wat·tiś·śe·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| the basket | הָ֣אֵיפָ֔ה | hā·’ê·p̄āh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H374 ephah |
| between | בֵּ֥ין | bên | Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| heaven | הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ | haš·šā·mā·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and | וּבֵ֥ין | ū·ḇên | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| earth | הָאָ֖רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
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Hosea 8:1 · Daniel 9:26–27 · Deuteronomy 28:49
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.