And I lifted upוָאֶשָּׂאmy eyesעֵינַיand saw,וָאֵרֶאand look,וְהִנֵּהtwoשְׁתַּיִםwomenנָשִׁיםcoming out,יוֹצְאוֹתand windוְרוּחַwas in their wings;בְּכַנְפֵיהֶםand they hadוְלָהֵנָּהwingsכְנָפַיִםlike the wingsכְּכַנְפֵיof the stork;הַחֲסִידָהand they lifted upוַתִּשֶּׂאנָהthe ephahהָאֵיפָהbetweenבֵּיןthe earthהָאָרֶץandוּבֵיןthe heavens.הַשָּׁמָיִם
Zechariah 5:9
Study it in the app“And 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.”
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Zechariah 5:9, 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- twoשְׁתַּיִםshetayim
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shetayim” appears- womenנָשִׁיםnashim
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “nashim” appears- coming outיוֹצְאוֹתyotsot
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yotsot” appears- and windרוּחַruach
wind
Moving air; also the four quarters of the horizon.
Where else “ruach” appears- was in their wingsכַנְפֵיchanfe
wing
A bird's wing; shelter under God's wings.
Where else “chanfe” appears- of the storkחֲסִידָהchasida
stork
Stork.
Where else “chasida” appears- the ephahאֵיפָהefa
ephah
Ephah: a measure for grain, about twenty-two liters; also a measure in general.
Where else “efa” appears- the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- the heavensשָּׁמָיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears
The context
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.
9 · This verse (above)
10And I said to the angel who talked with me, “Where are they taking the ephah?”