And it will happenוְהָיָהthat asכַּאֲשֶׁרyou wereהֱיִיתֶםa curseקְלָלָהamong the nations,בַּגּוֹיִםhouseבֵּיתof Judahיְהוּדָהand houseוּבֵיתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלsoכֵּןI will saveאוֹשִׁיעַyou,אֶתְכֶםand you will beוִהְיִיתֶםa blessing.בְּרָכָהDo notאַלfear;תִּירָאוּlet your handsיְדֵיכֶםbe strong.תֶּחֱזַקְנָה
Zechariah 8:13
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With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 8:13, word by word
- And it will happenהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- a curseקְלָלָהkelala
curse
Curse: words calling down evil on someone; the opposite of a blessing.
Where else “kelala” appears- among the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- I will saveאוֹשִׁיעַoshia
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “oshia” appears- a blessingבְּרָכָהberacha
blessing
The good God gives, or words asking for it.
Where else “beracha” appears- fearתִּירָאוּtirau
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “tirau” appears- let your handsיְדֵיyede
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yede” appears- be strongתֶּחֱזַקְנָהtechezakna
be strong
To stand firm and brave, not giving in to fear.
Where else “techezakna” appears
The context
12For there will be a seed of peace: the vine will give its fruit, and the earth will give its produce, and the heavens will give their dew; and I will give as an inheritance to the remnant of this people all these things.
13 · This verse (above)
14For thus says YHWH Tsevaot: As I purposed to do harm to you when your fathers provoked me to anger, says YHWH Tsevaot, and I did not relent,