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And the squaresוּרְחֹבוֹתof the cityהָעִירwill be filledיִמָּלְאוּwith boysיְלָדִיםand girlsוִילָדוֹתplayingמְשַׂחֲקִיםin its squares.בִּרְחֹבֹתֶיהָ
Zechariah 8:5
Study it in the app“And the squares of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing in its squares.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 8:5, word by word
- And the squaresרְחֹבוֹתrechovot
square
Square: the open space of a town.
Where else “rechovot” appears- of the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- will be filledיִמָּלְאוּyimalu
fill
To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.
Where else “yimalu” appears- with boysיְלָדִיםyeladim
child
A small child, or a boy who is not yet a grown man.
Where else “yeladim” appears- and girlsילָדוֹתyladot
girl
Girl, young woman.
Where else “yladot” appears- playingמְשַׂחֲקִיםmesachakim
make merry
To make merry with music and dance.
Where else “mesachakim” appears
The context
4Thus says YHWH Tsevaot: Old men and old women will again sit in the squares of Jerusalem, each with his staff in his hand because of the great number of his days.
5 · This verse (above)
6Thus says YHWH Tsevaot: If it is difficult in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, will it also be difficult in my eyes? declares YHWH Tsevaot.