the familyמִשְׁפַּחַתof the houseבֵּיתof Leviלֵוִיapart,לְבָדand their wivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶםapart;לְבָדthe familyמִשְׁפַּחַתof Shimeiהַשִּׁמְעִיapart,לְבָדand their wivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶםapart;לְבָד
Zechariah 12:13
Study it in the app“the family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.