Zechariah
Zechariah 8:3
3This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what | כֹּ֚ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I will return | שַׁ֚בְתִּי | šab̲·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Zion | צִיּ֔וֹן | ṣî·yō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6726 Zion |
| and dwell | וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖י | wə·šā·ḵan·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H7931 settle down, abide, dwell |
| in | בְּת֣וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| Jerusalem | יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| Then Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| will be called | וְנִקְרְאָ֤ה | wə·niq·rə·’āh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| the City | עִ֣יר־ | ‘îr- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5892 excitement |
| of Truth | הָֽאֱמֶ֔ת | hā·’ĕ·meṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth |
| and the mountain | וְהַר־ | wə·har- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֖וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| the Holy | הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ס | haq·qō·ḏeš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| Mountain | הַ֥ר | har | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 1:14 · Zechariah 1:16 · Isaiah 1:26 · Jeremiah 30:10–11 · Jeremiah 33:16 · Revelation 21:3 · Zechariah 2:10–11 · John 14:23 · Zechariah 14:20–21 · Colossians 2:9 · Joel 3:17 · 2 Corinthians 6:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.