Zechariah
Zechariah 9:17
17How lovely they will be,
and how beautiful!
Grain will make the young men flourish,
and new wine, the young women.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| lovely they will be | טּוּב֖וֹ | ṭū·ḇōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2898 good things, goods, goodness |
| and how | וּמַה־ | ū·mah- | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| beautiful | יָפְי֑וֹ | yā·p̄ə·yōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3308 beauty |
| Grain | דָּגָן֙ | dā·ḡān | Noun - masculine singular | H1715 corn, grain |
| will make the young men | בַּֽחוּרִ֔ים | ba·ḥū·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H970 young man |
| flourish | יְנוֹבֵ֥ב | yə·nō·w·ḇêḇ | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5107 bear fruit |
| and new wine | וְתִיר֖וֹשׁ | wə·ṯî·rō·wōš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H8492 must, fresh or new wine |
| the young women | בְּתֻלֽוֹת׃ | bə·ṯu·lō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H1330 virgin |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 33:17 · Isaiah 62:8–9 · Revelation 5:12–14 · 1 John 4:8–11 · Titus 3:4–7 · Psalm 90:17 · Song of Solomon 5:10 · Psalm 31:19 · Psalm 50:2 · Song of Solomon 7:9 · Psalm 36:7 · Exodus 15:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.