Zechariah
Zechariah 8:9
9This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Let your hands be strong, you who now hear these words spoken by the prophets who were present when the foundations were laid to rebuild the temple, the house of the LORD of Hosts.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what | כֹּֽה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָאוֹת֒ | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| says | אָמַר֮ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Let your hands | יְדֵיכֶ֔ם | yə·ḏê·ḵem | Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine plural | H3027 hand |
| be strong | תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָה | te·ḥĕ·zaq·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| you who now | בַּיָּמִ֣ים | bay·yā·mîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| hear | הַשֹּֽׁמְעִים֙ | haš·šō·mə·‘îm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| these | הָאֵ֑לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| words | הַדְּבָרִ֣ים | had·də·ḇā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
| spoken | אֲ֠שֶׁר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| by the prophets | הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים | han·nə·ḇî·’îm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| when | בְּי֞וֹם | bə·yō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| the foundations were laid | יֻסַּ֨ד | yus·saḏ | Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3245 establish, found, fix |
| to rebuild | לְהִבָּנֽוֹת׃ | lə·hib·bā·nō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | H1129 build |
| the temple | הַהֵיכָ֖ל | ha·hê·ḵāl | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1964 palace, temple |
| the house | בֵּית־ | bêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֧ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֛וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 35:4 · Ezra 5:1–2 · Ephesians 6:10 · Haggai 2:21 · 2 Timothy 2:1 · 1 Chronicles 22:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.