And I will strikeוְהִכֵּיתִיthe winterהַחֹרֶףhouseבֵיתalong withעַלthe summerהַקָּיִץhouse;בֵּיתand the housesוְ בָּתֵּיof ivoryהַשֵּׁןwill perish,אָבְדוּand manyרַבִּיםhousesבָּתִּיםwill come to an end,וְסָפוּdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
Amos 3:15
Study it in the app“And I will strike the winter house along with the summer house; and the houses of ivory will perish, and many houses will come to an end, declares YHWH.”
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Amos 3:15, word by word
- And I will strikeהִכֵּיתִיhiketi
strike
To give a blow to someone or something, with the hand or a weapon.
Where else “hiketi” appears- the winterחֹרֶףchoref
winter
Winter: the rainy season; also autumn, the time of youth.
Where else “choref” appears- houseבֵיתvet
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “vet” appears- the summerקָּיִץkayits
summer
The hot, dry season of the year, when fruit ripens.
Where else “kayits” appears- of ivoryשֵּׁןshen
ivory
The hard white material of elephant tusks, very valuable.
Where else “shen” appears- will perishאָבְדוּavdu
perish
To die, be ruined.
Where else “avdu” appears- and manyרַבִּיםrabim
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabim” appears- will come to an endסָפוּsafu
end
Reach a close and leave nothing.
Where else “safu” appears- declaresנְאֻםneum
declaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears
The context
14For on the day I call to account the transgressions of Israel upon him, I will also call to account the altars of Bethel; and the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.
15 · This verse (above)