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And the chieftainsוְ אַלֻּפֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהwill sayאָמְרוּin their heart,בְּלִבָּם‘The inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםare strengthאַמְצָהto meלִיin YHWHבַּיהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתtheir Elohim.’אֱלֹהֵיהֶם
Zechariah 12:5
Study it in the app“And the chieftains of Judah will say in their heart, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem are strength to me in YHWH Tsevaot, their Elohim.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 12:5, word by word
- And the chieftainsאַלֻּפֵיalufe
chieftain
The head of a clan, above all of the clans of Edom and of the Horites.
Where else “alufe” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- will sayאָמְרוּamru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amru” appears- in their heartלִבָּliba
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “liba” appears- ‘The inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshve” appears- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- are strengthאַמְצָהamtsa
strength
Strength, firm support. It appears only in Zechariah 12:5: the chieftains of Judah see their strength in the inhabitants of Jerusalem, in YHWH.
Where else “amtsa” appears- in YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot
Tsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appears- their Elohim.’אֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
4On that day, declares YHWH, I will strike every horse with bewilderment, and its rider with madness; but on the house of Judah I will open my eyes, and every horse of the peoples I will strike with blindness.
5 · This verse (above)
6On that day I will make the chieftains of Judah like a brazier of fire among wood, and like a torch of fire among sheaves; and they will devour, on the right and on the left, all the peoples around; and Jerusalem will again dwell in its place, in Jerusalem.