Zechariah
Zechariah 7:1
1In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev.a
Footnotes
- a 7:1 Chislev is the ninth month of the Hebrew lunar calendar, usually occurring within the months of November and December.
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.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the fourth | אַרְבַּ֔ע | ’ar·ba‘ | Number - feminine singular | H702 four |
| year | בִּשְׁנַ֣ת | biš·naṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H8141 year |
| of King | הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Darius | לְדָרְיָ֖וֶשׁ | lə·ḏā·rə·yā·weš | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1867 Darius |
| the word | דְבַר־ | ḏə·ḇar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| came | וַֽיְהִי֙ | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Zechariah | זְכַרְיָ֗ה | zə·ḵar·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2148 Zecarjah |
| on the fourth | בְּאַרְבָּעָ֛ה | bə·’ar·bā·‘āh | Preposition-b; Number - masculine singular | H702 four |
| day of the ninth | הַתְּשִׁעִ֖י | hat·tə·ši·‘î | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H8671 ninth |
| month | לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ | la·ḥō·ḏeš | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2320 (newness), new moon, month |
| the month of Chislev | בְּכִסְלֵֽו׃ | bə·ḵis·lêw | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3691 Kislew |
Cross-references
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Nehemiah 1:1 · Zechariah 1:1 · Ezra 6:14–15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.