7
And it will beוְהָיָהa uniqueאֶחָדdayיוֹם—itהוּאis knownיִוָּדַעto YHWH—לַיהוָהnotלֹאdayיוֹםand notוְלֹאnight;לָיְלָהand it will happenוְהָיָהthat at the timeלְעֵתof eveningעֶרֶבthere will beיִהְיֶהlight.אוֹר
Zechariah 14:7
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 14:7, word by word
- And it will beהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- a uniqueאֶחָדechad
a certain
Used as "a" or "some", to introduce someone.
Where else “echad” appears- dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- is knownיִוָּדַעyivada
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yivada” appears- to YHWH—יהוָהyhva
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- nightלָיְלָהlayla
night
Night.
Where else “layla” appears- that at the timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- of eveningעֶרֶבerev
evening
Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.
Where else “erev” appears- lightאוֹרor
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appears
The context
6And it will happen on that day that there will be no light; the splendors will congeal.
7 · This verse (above)
8And it will happen on that day that living waters will go out from Jerusalem, half of them toward the eastern sea and half of them toward the western sea; in summer and in winter it will be so.