And YHWHוְ יְהוָהwill saveהוֹשִׁיעַthe tentsאָהֳלֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהfirst,בָּרִאשֹׁנָהso thatלְמַעַןthe honorתִּפְאֶרֶתof the houseבֵּיתof Davidדָּוִידand the honorוְתִפְאֶרֶתof the inhabitantיֹשֵׁבof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםmay notלֹאbecome greatתִגְדַּלaboveעַלJudah.יְהוּדָה
Zechariah 12:7
Study it in the app“And YHWH will save the tents of Judah first, so that the honor of the house of David and the honor of the inhabitant of Jerusalem may not become great above Judah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 12:7, word by word
- And YHWHיְהוָהyehva
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 “yehva” appears- will saveהוֹשִׁיעַhoshia
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “hoshia” appears- the tentsאָהֳלֵיahole
tent
A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.
Where else “ahole” 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- firstרִאשֹׁנָהrishona
first
What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.
Where else “rishona” appears- the honorתִּפְאֶרֶתtiferet
honor
The glory or honor of the one who stands out.
Where else “tiferet” appears- of the houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- of Davidדָּוִידdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- of the inhabitantיֹשֵׁבyoshev
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshev” appears- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- become greatתִגְדַּלtigdal
make great
To give someone importance; do wonderful deeds.
Where else “tigdal” 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
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.
7 · This verse (above)
8On that day YHWH will shield the inhabitant of Jerusalem; and the one who stumbles among them will be on that day like David, and the house of David like Elohim, like the angel of YHWH before them.