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And look,וְהִנֵּהa round coverכִּכַּרof leadעֹפֶרֶתwas lifted up,נִשֵּׂאתand thisוְזֹאתwas a womanאִשָּׁה אַחַתsittingיוֹשֶׁבֶתin the midstבְּתוֹךְof the ephah.הָאֵיפָה
Zechariah 5:7
Study it in the app“And look, a round cover of lead was lifted up, and this was a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 5:7, word by word
- a round coverכִּכַּרkikar
talent
A very large weight for metals, about 3,000 shekels.
Where else “kikar” appears- of leadעֹפֶרֶתoferet
lead
Lead.
Where else “oferet” appears- was lifted upנִשֵּׂאתniset
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “niset” appears- was a womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- was a womanאַחַתachat
a certain
Used as "a" or "some", to introduce someone.
Where else “achat” appears- sittingיוֹשֶׁבֶתyoshevet
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yoshevet” appears- in the midstתוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- of the ephahאֵיפָהefa
ephah
Ephah: a measure for grain, about twenty-two liters; also a measure in general.
Where else “efa” appears
The context
6And I said, “What is it?” And he said, “This is the ephah that is going out.” And he said, “This is their appearance in all the land.”
7 · This verse (above)
8And he said, “This is wickedness.” And he threw her into the midst of the ephah, and threw the stone of lead on its mouth.