Old Testament
Zephaniah
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The words of Zephaniah
Zephaniah uses 358 different Hebrew words, 720 in all. 7 of them appear nowhere else in the Bible, 7 of those only once.
Words that mark this book
Used here far more than in the rest of the Old Testament, strongest first. They are a quick guide to what the book is about.
- יוֹם yôm day 21 of its 2,013 uses
- שְׁמָמָה shemâmâh a devastation, waste 4 of its 56 uses
- קֶרֶב qereb inward part, midst 5 of its 213 uses
- עֵת êth time 5 of its 270 uses
- כָּרַת kârath cut off, cut down 5 of its 284 uses
- פָּקַד pâqad attend to, visit, muster, appoint 5 of its 294 uses
- בָּקַשׁ bâqash seek 4 of its 222 uses
- נְאֻם neum utterance 5 of its 376 uses
- גּוֹי gôy nation, people 6 of its 553 uses
- יָשַׁב yâshab sit, remain, dwell 8 of its 1,049 uses
- יָרֵא yârê fear 4 of its 312 uses
- מִשְׁפָּט mishpâṭ judgment 4 of its 406 uses
- קוֹל qôl sound, voice 4 of its 425 uses
- שֵׁם shêm name 5 of its 769 uses
- יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם Yerûshâlaim Jerusalem 4 of its 638 uses
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.