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Wail,הֵילֵלcypress,בְּרוֹשׁforכִּיthe cedarאֶרֶזhas fallen,נָפַלbecauseאֲשֶׁרthe noblesאַדִּרִיםhave been devastated.שֻׁדָּדוּWail,הֵילִילוּoaksאַלּוֹנֵיof Bashan,בָשָׁןforכִּיthe impenetrableהַבָּצִירforestיַעַרhas come down.יָרַד
Zechariah 11:2
Study it in the app“Wail, cypress, for the cedar has fallen, because the nobles have been devastated. Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the impenetrable forest has come down.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 11:2, word by word
- Wailהֵילֵלhelel
howl, wail
To howl, to wail: to cry out loud in grief or alarm.
Where else “helel” appears- cypressבְּרוֹשׁberosh
cypress
Cypress (or a similar tree with good wood); also what is made from that wood: spears or musical instruments.
Where else “berosh” appears- the cedarאֶרֶזerez
cedar
Cedar: a large tree with fragrant, lasting wood.
Where else “erez” appears- has fallenנָפַלnafal
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “nafal” appears- the noblesאַדִּרִיםadirim
noble
The important men of a people, those of highest rank.
Where else “adirim” appears- have been devastatedשֻׁדָּדוּshudadu
devastate
To leave a country or city empty and in ruins by force.
Where else “shudadu” appears- oaksאַלּוֹנֵיalone
oak
Oak.
Where else “alone” appears- of Bashanבָשָׁןvashan
Bashan
See it on the mapWhere else “vashan” appears- the impenetrableבָּצִירbatsir
fortify
To surround a city with walls.
Where else “batsir” appears- forestיַעַרyaar
forest
Land covered with trees, where many grow together.
Where else “yaar” appears- has come downיָרַדyarad
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yarad” appears
Places in this verse
Bashan
Today: southern Syria and the Golan Heights
A fertile region east of the Sea of Galilee, reaching to Mount Hermon, now southern Syria and northwest Jordan.
Israel defeated King Og there (Num 21:33-35). It was known for its cattle (Ps 22:12).
The context
1Open, Lebanon, your doors, and let fire devour your cedars.
2 · This verse (above)
3The sound of the wailing of the shepherds, for their splendor has been devastated; the sound of the roaring of young lions, for the thicket of the Jordan has been devastated.