Zechariah 12:13

“the family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;”

Zechariah 12:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Zechariah 12:13, word by word

the familyמִשְׁפַּחַתmishpachat

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

Where else “mishpachat” appears
of the houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

Where else “bet” appears
of Leviלֵוִיlevi

Levi

Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah; the tribe of the priests comes from him. The name sounds like "be joined".

Where else “levi” appears
apartבָדvad

alone

One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.

Where else “vad” appears
and their wivesנְשֵׁיneshe

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

Where else “neshe” appears
of Shimeiשִּׁמְעִיshimi

Shimeite

Shimeite: a descendant of Shimei, of the Levite family of Gershon.

Where else “shimi” appears

The context

12And the land will lament, family by family apart: the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;

13 · This verse (above)

14all the families that are left, family by family apart, and their wives apart.

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