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And with greatוְ גָּדוֹלangerקֶצֶףIאֲנִיam angryקֹצֵףwithעַלthe nationsהַגּוֹיִםthat are at ease;הַשַּׁאֲנַנִּיםforאֲשֶׁרIאֲנִיwas angryקָצַפְתִּיonly a little,מְּעָטbut theyוְהֵמָּהhelpedעָזְרוּtoward evil.לְרָעָה
Zechariah 1:15
Study it in the app“And with great anger I am angry with the nations that are at ease; for I was angry only a little, but they helped toward evil.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 1:15, word by word
- And with greatגָּדוֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears- angerקֶצֶףketsef
wrath
A violent anger poured out on someone, above all YHWH's.
Where else “ketsef” appears- am angryקֹצֵףkotsef
be angry
Be angry, burst out in rage; provoke to anger.
Where else “kotsef” appears- the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- that are at easeשַּׁאֲנַנִּיםshaananim
arrogant
Overconfident, with no thought for God or others.
Where else “shaananim” appears- only a littleמְּעָטmeat
few
A small amount: few in number, or a short time.
Where else “meat” appears- helpedעָזְרוּazru
help
To stand beside someone to give him strength or free him from a bind.
Where else “azru” appears- toward evilרָעָהraa
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appears
The context
14And the angel who talked with me said to me, “Call out, saying, ‘Thus says YHWH Tsevaot: I have been jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with great jealousy.
15 · This verse (above)
16Therefore, thus says YHWH: I have returned to Jerusalem with mercy; my house will be built in it, declares YHWH Tsevaot, and the line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.