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And it will happenוְהָיָהon that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאthat there will beיִהְיֶהnoלֹאlight;אוֹרthe splendorsיְקָרוֹתwill congeal.וְקִפָּאוֹן
Zechariah 14:6
Study it in the app“And it will happen on that day that there will be no light; the splendors will congeal.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 14:6, word by word
- And it will happenהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- on that dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- lightאוֹרor
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appears- the splendorsיְקָרוֹתyekarot
calm
Radiant and splendid; or calm in spirit, not easily stirred.
Where else “yekarot” appears- will congealקִפָּאוֹןkipaon
congeal
Curdle, thicken as something that freezes.
Where else “kipaon” appears
Translation note
A difficult phrase. The written Hebrew says “the splendors (the stars) will congeal”; with other vowels: “there will be no light, nor cold nor frost.”
The context
5And you will flee by the valley of my mountains, for the valley of the mountains will reach to Azal; and you will flee as you fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. And YHWH my Elohim will come, and all the holy ones with you.
6 · This verse (above)
7And it will be a unique day —it is known to YHWH— not day and not night; and it will happen that at the time of evening there will be light.