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And I lifted upוָאֶשָּׂאmy eyesעֵינַיand saw,וָאֵרֶאand look,וְהִנֵּהa man,אִישׁand in his handוּבְיָדוֹa measuringמִדָּהline.חֶבֶל
Zechariah 2:1
Study it in the app“And I lifted up my eyes and saw, and look, a man, and in his hand a measuring line.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 2:1, word by word
- And I lifted upאֶשָּׂאesa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “esa” appears- my eyesעֵינַena
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ena” appears- and sawאֵרֶאere
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “ere” appears- a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- and in his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- a measuringמִדָּהmida
measure
The size or measure of something.
Where else “mida” appears- lineחֶבֶלchevel
cord
A rope of twisted fibers, for tying, measuring or letting something down.
Where else “chevel” appears
Translation note
In the Hebrew, 2:1-13 are 2:5-17.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see how much its width is and how much its length.”