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.

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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.

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
In the fourthאַרְבַּ֔ע’ar·ba‘Number - feminine singularH702 four
yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbiš·naṯPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH8141 year
of Kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
Dariusלְדָרְיָ֖וֶשׁlə·ḏā·rə·yā·wešPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1867 Darius
the wordדְבַר־ḏə·ḇar-Noun - masculine singular constructH1697 speech, word
of the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
cameוַֽיְהִי֙way·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֗הzə·ḵar·yāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH2148 Zecarjah
on the fourthבְּאַרְבָּעָ֛הbə·’ar·bā·‘āhPreposition-b; Number - masculine singularH702 four
day of the ninthהַתְּשִׁעִ֖יhat·tə·ši·‘îArticle; Number - ordinal masculine singularH8671 ninth
monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla·ḥō·ḏešPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2320 (newness), new moon, month
the month of Chislevבְּכִסְלֵֽו׃bə·ḵis·lêwPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3691 Kislew

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Nehemiah 1:1 · Zechariah 1:1 · Ezra 6:14–15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.