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But they refusedוַיְמָאֲנוּto pay attention,לְהַקְשִׁיבand gaveוַיִּתְּנוּa rebelliousסֹרָרֶתshoulder,כָתֵףand their earsוְאָזְנֵיהֶםthey made heavyהִכְבִּידוּso as not to hear.מִשְּׁמוֹעַ
Zechariah 7:11
Study it in the app“But they refused to pay attention, and gave a rebellious shoulder, and their ears they made heavy so as not to hear.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 7:11, word by word
- But they refusedיְמָאֲנוּyemaanu
refuse
Refuse, be unwilling.
Where else “yemaanu” appears- to pay attentionהַקְשִׁיבhakshiv
pay attention, listen
To pay attention, to listen carefully, to prick up the ears. It is more than hearing: it is heeding what is said.
Where else “hakshiv” appears- and gaveיִּתְּנוּyitnu
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yitnu” appears- a rebelliousסֹרָרֶתsoraret
be stubborn
Be stubborn: turn away from what one is told, refuse to be led.
Where else “soraret” appears- shoulderכָתֵףchatef
shoulder
The part of the body between neck and arm, where loads are carried.
Where else “chatef” appears- and their earsאָזְנֵיazne
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “azne” appears- they made heavyהִכְבִּידוּhichbidu
be heavy
To weigh much, like a burden.
Where else “hichbidu” appears- so as not to hearשְּׁמוֹעַshemoa
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shemoa” appears
The context
10and the widow and the orphan, the resident alien and the afflicted, do not exploit; and evil against his brother, each one, do not plan in your heart.”
11 · This verse (above)
12And their heart they made like diamond, so as not to hear the instruction and the words that YHWH Tsevaot sent by his spirit through the former prophets; and there was great anger from YHWH Tsevaot.