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And he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Thisזֹאתis wickedness.”הָרִשְׁעָהAnd he threwוַיַּשְׁלֵךְherאֹתָהּintoאֶלthe midstתּוֹךְof the ephah,הָאֵיפָהand threwוַיַּשְׁלֵךְthe stoneאֶבֶןof leadהָעֹפֶרֶתonאֶלits mouth.פִּיהָ
Zechariah 5:8
Study it in the app“And he said, “This is wickedness.” And he threw her into the midst of the ephah, and threw the stone of lead on its mouth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 5:8, word by word
- And he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- is wickednessרִשְׁעָהrisha
wickedness
Wickedness: unjust and evil conduct.
Where else “risha” appears- And he threwיַּשְׁלֵךְyashlech
throw
To throw something with force, far off or down.
Where else “yashlech” appears- the midstתּוֹךְtoch
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 stoneאֶבֶןeven
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “even” appears- of leadעֹפֶרֶתoferet
lead
Lead.
Where else “oferet” appears- its mouthפִּיpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears
The context
7And look, a round cover of lead was lifted up, and this was a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.
8 · This verse (above)
9And I lifted up my eyes and saw, and look, two women coming out, and wind was in their wings; and they had wings like the wings of the stork; and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heavens.