ThusכֹּהAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWHיְהוִהshowed me:הִרְאַנִיand look,וְהִנֵּהhe was formingיוֹצֵרlocustsגֹּבַיat the beginningבִּתְחִלַּתof the sproutingעֲלוֹתof the late grass;הַלָּקֶשׁand look,וְהִנֵּהit was the late grassלֶקֶשׁafterאַחַרthe mowingsגִּזֵּיof the king.הַמֶּלֶךְ
Amos 7:1
Study it in the app“Thus Adonai YHWH showed me: and look, he was forming locusts at the beginning of the sprouting of the late grass; and look, it was the late grass after the mowings of the king.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Amos 7:1, word by word
- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- YHWHיְהוִהyehvi
YHWH (with Adonai)
The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".
Where else “yehvi” appears- showed meהִרְאַhira
show
To make someone see something.
Where else “hira” appears- he was formingיוֹצֵרyotser
mold
To mold, as God molded man from dust.
Where else “yotser” appears- locustsגֹּבַיgovay
locust
A locust, a swarm of locusts.
Where else “govay” appears- at the beginningתְחִלַּתtechilat
beginning
Beginning, start; "at first".
Where else “techilat” appears- of the sproutingעֲלוֹתalot
rise
To rise: the sun, the smoke.
Where else “alot” appears- of the late grassלָּקֶשׁlakesh
late crop
The late crop, the grass that grows after the first mowing.
Where else “lakesh” appears- the mowingsגִּזֵּיgize
mown grass
Cutting of grass; freshly cut field.
Where else “gize” appears- of the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears
Translation note
“The mowings of the king”: perhaps the first grass, which was cut for the king.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And it happened, when they had finished eating the grass of the land, that I said, “Adonai YHWH, forgive, please! How will Jacob stand? For he is small.”