Word Study
Zephaniah 2— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.
Verse 1
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | הִֽתְקוֹשְׁשׁ֖וּ､ | hiṯ·qō·wō·šə·šū | Gather yourselves together | H7197 |
| 1 | וָק֑וֹשּׁוּ､ | wā·qō·wōš·šū; | and yes gather together | H7197 |
| 2 | הַגּ֖וֹי | hag·gō·w | nation | H1471 |
| 3 | לֹ֥א | lō | not | H3808 |
| 4 | נִכְסָֽף׃– | niḵ·sāp̄. | undesirable | H3700 |
Verse 2
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | בְּטֶ֙רֶם֙ | bə·ṭe·rem | Before | H2962 |
| 1 | לֶ֣דֶת､ | le·ḏeṯ | is issued | H3205 |
| 2 | חֹ֔ק | ḥōq, | the decree | H2706 |
| 3 | כְּמֹ֖ץ､ | kə·mōṣ | like chaff | H4671 |
| 4 | עָ֣בַר | ‘ā·ḇar | passes | H5674 |
| 5 | י֑וֹם | yō·wm; | [Or] the day | H3117 |
| 6 | בְּטֶ֣רֶם ׀ | bə·ṭe·rem | Before | H2962 |
| 7 | לֹא־ | lō- | not | H3808 |
| 8 | יָב֣וֹא | yā·ḇō·w | comes | H0935 |
| 9 | עֲלֵיכֶ֗ם | ‘ă·lê·ḵem, | upon you | H5921 |
| 10 | חֲרוֹן֙ | ḥă·rō·wn | the fierce | H2740 |
| 11 | אַף־ | ’ap̄- | anger | H0639 |
| 12 | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh, | of Yahweh | H3068 |
| 13 | בְּטֶ֙רֶם֙ | bə·ṭe·rem | Before | H2962 |
| 14 | לֹא־ | lō- | not | H3808 |
| 15 | יָב֣וֹא | yā·ḇō·w | comes | H0935 |
| 16 | עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם | ‘ă·lê·ḵem, | upon you | H5921 |
| 17 | י֖וֹם | yō·wm | the day | H3117 |
| 18 | אַף־ | ’ap̄- | of the anger | H0639 |
| 19 | יְהוָֽה׃. | Yah·weh. | of Yahweh | H3068 |
Verse 3
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | בַּקְּשׁ֤וּ | baq·qə·šū | Seek | H1245 |
| 1 | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | - | H0853 |
| 2 | יְהוָה֙､ | Yah·weh | Yahweh | H3068 |
| 3 | כָּל־ | kāl- | all | H3605 |
| 4 | עַנְוֵ֣י | ‘an·wê | you meek | H6035 |
| 5 | הָאָ֔רֶץ､ | hā·’ā·reṣ, | of the earth | H0776 |
| 6 | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | who | H0834 |
| 7 | מִשְׁפָּט֖וֹ– | miš·pā·ṭōw | His justice | H4941 |
| 8 | פָּעָ֑לוּ | pā·‘ā·lū; | have upheld | H6466 |
| 9 | בַּקְּשׁוּ־ | baq·qə·šū- | Seek | H1245 |
| 10 | צֶ֙דֶק֙､ | ṣe·ḏeq | righteousness | H6664 |
| 11 | בַּקְּשׁ֣וּ | baq·qə·šū | seek | H1245 |
| 12 | עֲנָוָ֔ה. | ‘ă·nā·wāh, | humility | H6038 |
| 13 | אוּלַי֙ | ’ū·lay | It may be that | H0194 |
| 14 | תִּסָּ֣תְר֔וּ | tis·sā·ṯə·rū, | you will be hidden | H5641 |
| 15 | בְּי֖וֹם | bə·yō·wm | in the day | H3117 |
| 16 | אַף־ | ’ap̄- | of the anger | H0639 |
| 17 | יְהוָֽה׃. | Yah·weh. | of Yahweh | H3068 |
Verse 4
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | כִּ֤י | kî | For | H3588 |
| 1 | עַזָּה֙ | ‘az·zāh | Gaza | H5804 |
| 2 | עֲזוּבָ֣ה､ | ‘ă·zū·ḇāh | forsaken | H5800 |
| 3 | תִֽהְיֶ֔ה | ṯih·yeh, | shall be | H1961 |
| 4 | וְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹן | wə·’aš·qə·lō·wn | and Ashkelon | H0831 |
| 5 | לִשְׁמָמָ֑ה– | liš·mā·māh; | desolate | H8077 |
| 6 | אַשְׁדּ֗וֹד | ’aš·dō·wḏ, | Ashdod | H0795 |
| 7 | בַּֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙､ | baṣ·ṣā·ho·ra·yim | at noonday | H6672 |
| 8 | יְגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּהָ | yə·ḡā·rə·šū·hā, | they shall drive out | H1644 |
| 9 | וְעֶקְר֖וֹן | wə·‘eq·rō·wn | and Ekron | H6138 |
| 10 | תֵּעָקֵֽר׃. | tê·‘ā·qêr. | shall be uprooted | H6131 |
| 11 | ס | s | - |
Verse 5
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ה֗וֹי | hō·w, | Woe | H1945 |
| 1 | יֹֽשְׁבֵ֛י | yō·šə·ḇê | to the inhabitants | H3427 |
| 2 | חֶ֥בֶל､ | ḥe·ḇel | of | H2256 |
| 3 | הַיָּ֖ם | hay·yām | the seacoast | H3220 |
| 4 | גּ֣וֹי | gō·w | the nation | H1471 |
| 5 | כְּרֵתִ֑ים! | kə·rê·ṯîm; | of the Cherethites | H3774 |
| 6 | דְּבַר־ | də·ḇar- | the word | H1697 |
| 7 | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | of Yahweh | H3068 |
| 8 | עֲלֵיכֶ֗ם | ‘ă·lê·ḵem, | [is] against you | H5921 |
| 9 | כְּנַ֙עַן֙､ | kə·na·‘an | Canaan | H3667 |
| 10 | אֶ֣רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | land | H0776 |
| 11 | פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים､ | pə·liš·tîm, | of the Philistines | H6430 |
| 12 | וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יךְ | wə·ha·’ă·ḇaḏ·tîḵ | and I will destroy you | H0006 |
| 13 | מֵאֵ֥ין | mê·’ên | so there shall be no | H0369 |
| 14 | יוֹשֵֽׁב׃. | yō·wō·šêḇ. | inhabitant | H3427 |
Verse 6
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה | wə·hā·yə·ṯāh | And shall be | H1961 |
| 1 | חֶ֣בֶל | ḥe·ḇel | coast | H2256 |
| 2 | הַיָּ֗ם | hay·yām, | the seacoast | H3220 |
| 3 | נְוֺ֛ת | nə·wōṯ | pastures | H5116 |
| 4 | כְּרֹ֥ת | kə·rōṯ | with shelters for | H3741 |
| 5 | רֹעִ֖ים､ | rō·‘îm | shepherds | H7462 |
| 6 | וְגִדְר֥וֹת | wə·ḡiḏ·rō·wṯ | and folds for | H1448 |
| 7 | צֹֽאן׃. | ṣōn. | flocks | H6629 |
Verse 7
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | וְהָ֣יָה | wə·hā·yāh | And shall be | H1961 |
| 1 | חֶ֗בֶל | ḥe·ḇel, | the coast | H2256 |
| 2 | לִשְׁאֵרִ֛ית | liš·’ê·rîṯ | for the remnant | H7611 |
| 3 | בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ | of the house | H1004 |
| 4 | יְהוּדָ֖ה– | yə·hū·ḏāh | of Judah | H3063 |
| 5 | עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם– | ‘ă·lê·hem | there | H5921 |
| 6 | יִרְע֑וּן | yir·‘ūn; | they shall feed [their] flocks | H7462 |
| 7 | בְּבָתֵּ֣י | bə·ḇāt·tê | in the houses | H1004 |
| 8 | אַשְׁקְל֗וֹן | ’aš·qə·lō·wn, | of Ashkelon | H0831 |
| 9 | בָּעֶ֙רֶב֙– | bā·‘e·reḇ | at evening | H6153 |
| 10 | יִרְבָּצ֔וּן | yir·bā·ṣūn, | they shall lie down | H7257 |
| 11 | כִּ֧י | kî | for | H3588 |
| 12 | יִפְקְדֵ֛ם | yip̄·qə·ḏêm | will intervene for them | H6485 |
| 13 | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Yahweh | H3068 |
| 14 | אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם | ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem | their God | H0430 |
| 15 | וְשָׁ֥ב | wə·šāḇ | and return | H7725 |
| 16 | [שבותם] | šə·ḇū·ṯām | - | |
| 17 | (שְׁבִיתָֽם׃). | šə·ḇî·ṯām. | their captives | H7622 |
Verse 8
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ | šā·ma‘·tî | I have heard | H8085 |
| 1 | חֶרְפַּ֣ת | ḥer·paṯ | the reproach | H2781 |
| 2 | מוֹאָ֔ב､ | mō·w·’āḇ, | of Moab | H4124 |
| 3 | וְגִדּוּפֵ֖י | wə·ḡid·dū·p̄ê | and the insults | H1421 |
| 4 | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | of the sons | H1121 |
| 5 | עַמּ֑וֹן､ | ‘am·mō·wn; | of Ammon | H5983 |
| 6 | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | with which | H0834 |
| 7 | חֵֽרְפוּ֙ | ḥê·rə·p̄ū | they have reproached | H2778 |
| 8 | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | - | H0853 |
| 9 | עַמִּ֔י､ | ‘am·mî, | My people | H5971 |
| 10 | וַיַּגְדִּ֖ילוּ | way·yaḡ·dî·lū | and made arrogant threats | H1431 |
| 11 | עַל־ | ‘al- | against | H5921 |
| 12 | גְּבוּלָֽם׃. | gə·ḇū·lām. | their borders | H1366 |
Verse 9
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | לָכֵ֣ן | lā·ḵên | Therefore | H3651 |
| 1 | חַי־､ | ḥay- | as live | H2416 |
| 2 | אָ֡נִי | ’ā·nî | I | H0589 |
| 3 | נְאֻם֩ | nə·’um | says | H5002 |
| 4 | יְהוָ֨ה | Yah·weh | Yahweh | H3068 |
| 5 | צְבָא֜וֹת､ | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | of hosts | H6635 |
| 6 | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | the God | H0430 |
| 7 | יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל､ | yiś·rā·’êl, | of Israel | H3478 |
| 8 | כִּֽי־ | kî- | surely | H3588 |
| 9 | מוֹאָ֞ב | mō·w·’āḇ | Moab | H4124 |
| 10 | כִּסְדֹ֤ם､ | kis·ḏōm | like Sodom | H5467 |
| 11 | תִּֽהְיֶה֙ | tih·yeh | shall be | H1961 |
| 12 | וּבְנֵ֤י | ū·ḇə·nê | and the sons | H1121 |
| 13 | עַמּוֹן֙ | ‘am·mō·wn | of Ammon | H5983 |
| 14 | כַּֽעֲמֹרָ֔ה､ | ka·‘ă·mō·rāh, | like Gomorrah | H6017 |
| 15 | מִמְשַׁ֥ק | mim·šaq | Overrun with | H4476 |
| 16 | חָר֛וּל､ | ḥā·rūl | weeds | H2738 |
| 17 | וּמִכְרֵה־ | ū·miḵ·rêh- | and | H0953 |
| 18 | מֶ֥לַח､ | me·laḥ | saltpits | H4417 |
| 19 | וּשְׁמָמָ֖ה. | ū·šə·mā·māh | and a desolation | H8077 |
| 20 | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Even to | H5704 |
| 21 | עוֹלָ֑ם | ‘ō·w·lām; | perpetual | H5769 |
| 22 | שְׁאֵרִ֤ית | šə·’ê·rîṯ | the residue | H7611 |
| 23 | עַמִּי֙ | ‘am·mî | of My people | H5971 |
| 24 | יְבָזּ֔וּם | yə·ḇāz·zūm, | shall plunder them | H0962 |
| 25 | וְיֶ֥תֶר | wə·ye·ṯer | and the remnant | H3499 |
| 26 | [גוי] | gō·w | of | |
| 27 | (גּוֹיִ֖י) | gō·w·yî | My people | H1471 |
| 28 | יִנְחָלֽוּם׃. | yin·ḥā·lūm. | shall possess them | H5157 |
Verse 10
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | זֹ֥את | zōṯ | This | H2063 |
| 1 | לָהֶ֖ם | lā·hem | they shall have | H1992 |
| 2 | תַּ֣חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | for | H8478 |
| 3 | גְּאוֹנָ֑ם､ | gə·’ō·w·nām; | their pride | H1347 |
| 4 | כִּ֤י | kî | because | H3588 |
| 5 | חֵֽרְפוּ֙ | ḥê·rə·p̄ū | they have reproached | H2778 |
| 6 | וַיַּגְדִּ֔לוּ | way·yaḡ·di·lū, | and made arrogant threats | H1431 |
| 7 | עַל־ | ‘al- | Against | H5921 |
| 8 | עַ֖ם | ‘am | the people of | H5971 |
| 9 | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Yahweh | H3069 |
| 10 | צְבָאֽוֹת׃. | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ. | of hosts | H6635 |
Verse 11
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | נוֹרָ֤א | nō·w·rā | Awesome | H3372 |
| 1 | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Yahweh [will be] | H3068 |
| 2 | עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם | ‘ă·lê·hem, | to them | H5921 |
| 3 | כִּ֣י | kî | for | H3588 |
| 4 | רָזָ֔ה | rā·zāh, | He will reduce to nothing | H7329 |
| 5 | אֵ֖ת | ’êṯ | - | H0853 |
| 6 | כָּל־ | kāl- | all | H3605 |
| 7 | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | the gods | H0430 |
| 8 | הָאָ֑רֶץ– | hā·’ā·reṣ; | of the earth | H0776 |
| 9 | וְיִשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־ | wə·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū- | and [People] shall worship | H7812 |
| 10 | לוֹ֙ | lōw | Him | |
| 11 | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | each one | H0376 |
| 12 | מִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹ､ | mim·mə·qō·w·mōw, | from his place | H4725 |
| 13 | כֹּ֖ל | kōl | [Indeed] all | H3605 |
| 14 | אִיֵּ֥י | ’î·yê | the shores | H0339 |
| 15 | הַגּוֹיִֽם׃. | hag·gō·w·yim. | of the nations | H1471 |
Verse 12
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | גַּם־､ | gam- | Also | H1571 |
| 1 | אַתֶּ֣ם | ’at·tem | You | H0859 |
| 2 | כּוּשִׁ֔ים | kū·šîm, | Ethiopians | H3569 |
| 3 | חַֽלְלֵ֥י | ḥal·lê | slain by | H2491 |
| 4 | חַרְבִּ֖י | ḥar·bî | My sword | H2719 |
| 5 | הֵֽמָּה׃. | hêm·māh. | are | H1992 |
Verse 13
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | וְיֵ֤ט | wə·yêṭ | And He will stretch out | H5186 |
| 1 | יָדוֹ֙ | yā·ḏōw | His hand | H3027 |
| 2 | עַל־ | ‘al- | against | H5921 |
| 3 | צָפ֔וֹן､ | ṣā·p̄ō·wn, | the north | H6828 |
| 4 | וִֽיאַבֵּ֖ד | wî·’ab·bêḏ | Destroy | H0006 |
| 5 | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | - | H0853 |
| 6 | אַשּׁ֑וּר– | ’aš·šūr; | Assyria | H0804 |
| 7 | וְיָשֵׂ֤ם | wə·yā·śêm | and make | H7760 |
| 8 | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | - | H0853 |
| 9 | נִֽינְוֵה֙ | nî·nə·wêh | Nineveh | H5210 |
| 10 | לִשְׁמָמָ֔ה､ | liš·mā·māh, | a desolation | H8077 |
| 11 | צִיָּ֖ה | ṣî·yāh | as dry | H6723 |
| 12 | כַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃. | kam·miḏ·bār. | as the wilderness | H4057 |
Verse 14
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | וְרָבְצ֨וּ | wə·rā·ḇə·ṣū | And shall lie down | H7257 |
| 1 | בְתוֹכָ֤הּ | ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵāh | in her midst | H8432 |
| 2 | עֲדָרִים֙ | ‘ă·ḏā·rîm | the herds | H5739 |
| 3 | כָּל־ | kāl- | every | H3605 |
| 4 | חַיְתוֹ־ | ḥay·ṯōw- | beast | H2416 |
| 5 | ג֔וֹי– | ḡō·w, | of the nation | H1471 |
| 6 | גַּם־ | gam- | both | H1571 |
| 7 | קָאַת֙ | qā·’aṯ | the pelican | H6893 |
| 8 | גַּם־ | gam- | and | H1571 |
| 9 | קִפֹּ֔ד | qip·pōḏ, | the bittern | H7090 |
| 10 | בְּכַפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ | bə·ḵap̄·tō·re·hā | on the capitals [of] her [pillars] | H3730 |
| 11 | יָלִ֑ינוּ | yā·lî·nū; | shall lodge | H3885 |
| 12 | ק֠וֹל | qō·wl | their voice | H6963 |
| 13 | יְשׁוֹרֵ֤ר | yə·šō·w·rêr | shall sing | H7891 |
| 14 | בַּֽחַלּוֹן֙– | ba·ḥal·lō·wn | in the windows | H2474 |
| 15 | חֹ֣רֶב | ḥō·reḇ | Desolation [shall be] | H2721 |
| 16 | בַּסַּ֔ף– | bas·sap̄, | at the threshold | H5592 |
| 17 | כִּ֥י | kî | for | H3588 |
| 18 | אַרְזָ֖ה | ’ar·zāh | the cedar work | H0731 |
| 19 | עֵרָֽה׃. | ‘ê·rāh. | He will lay bare | H6168 |
Verse 15
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | זֹ֞֠את | zōṯ | This [is] | H2063 |
| 1 | הָעִ֤יר | hā·‘îr | the city | H5892 |
| 2 | הָעַלִּיזָה֙ | hā·‘al·lî·zāh | rejoicing | H5947 |
| 3 | הַיּוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת | hay·yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ | that dwelt | H3427 |
| 4 | לָבֶ֔טַח､ | lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ, | securely | H0983 |
| 5 | הָאֹֽמְרָה֙ | hā·’ō·mə·rāh | that said | H0559 |
| 6 | בִּלְבָבָ֔הּ､ | bil·ḇā·ḇāh, | in her heart | H3824 |
| 7 | אֲנִ֖י | ’ă·nî | I [am it] | H0589 |
| 8 | וְאַפְסִ֣י | wə·’ap̄·sî | and [there is] none | H0657 |
| 9 | ע֑וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ; | besides me | H5750 |
| 10 | אֵ֣יךְ ׀ | ’êḵ | how | H0349 |
| 11 | הָיְתָ֣ה | hā·yə·ṯāh | has she become | H1961 |
| 12 | לְשַׁמָּ֗ה､ | lə·šam·māh, | a desolation | H8047 |
| 13 | מַרְבֵּץ֙ | mar·bêṣ | a resting place | H4769 |
| 14 | לַֽחַיָּ֔ה | la·ḥay·yāh, | for beasts | H2416 |
| 15 | כֹּ֚ל | kōl | Everyone | H3605 |
| 16 | עוֹבֵ֣ר | ‘ō·w·ḇêr | who passes | H5674 |
| 17 | עָלֶ֔יהָ | ‘ā·le·hā, | by her | H5921 |
| 18 | יִשְׁרֹ֖ק､ | yiš·rōq | shall hiss | H8319 |
| 19 | יָנִ֥יעַ | yā·nî·a‘ | and shake | H5128 |
| 20 | יָדֽוֹ׃. | yā·ḏōw. | his fist | H3027 |
| 21 | ס | s | - |