Zechariah 1:8

“I saw in the night, and look, a man riding on a red horse, and he was standing among the myrtles that were in the hollow; and behind him were horses, red, sorrel, and white.”

Zechariah 1:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Zechariah 1:8, word by word

I sawרָאִיתִיraiti

see

To see with one's eyes.

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in the nightלַּיְלָהlayla

night

Night.

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a manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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ridingרֹכֵבrochev

ride

To ride an animal or a chariot.

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a redאָדֹםadom

red

Red, reddish.

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horseסוּסsus

horse

A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.

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was standingעֹמֵדomed

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

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the myrtlesהֲדַסִּיםhadasim

myrtle

Myrtle: a shrub with small, evergreen, fragrant leaves.

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were in the hollowמְּצֻלָהmetsula

hollow

A hollow: a low, shaded place among trees (Zechariah 1:8).

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sorrelשְׂרֻקִּיםserukim

sorrel, bay

Sorrel or bay: reddish, said of horses (Zechariah 1:8).

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and whiteלְבָנִיםlevanim

white

White. It is the same word as the name "Laban".

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The context

7On the twenty- fourth day of the eleventh month, which is the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of YHWH came to Zechariah son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,

8 · This verse (above)

9And I said, “What are these, my lord?” And the angel who talked with me said to me, “I will show you what these are.”

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