Zechariah 9:17

“For how great is his goodness, and how great his beauty! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine will make flourish the virgins.”

Zechariah 9:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Zechariah 9:17, word by word

is his goodnessטּוּבtuv

goodness

What is good in a person, shown in how he treats others, like God's character.

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his beautyיָפְיyafy

beauty

Beauty, loveliness.

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Grainדָּגָןdagan

grain

Grain: wheat and barley.

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will make the young men flourishבַּחוּרִיםbachurim

young man

A young man in the fullness of his strength.

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and new wineתִירוֹשׁtirosh

new wine

New wine: the juice of freshly trodden grapes.

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will make flourishיְנוֹבֵבyenovev

bear fruit, flourish

To sprout, to bear fruit, to grow; figuratively, to flourish or increase. Of words, to utter them.

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the virginsבְּתֻלוֹתbetulot

virgin

Young woman not yet married; virgin.

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The context

16And YHWH their Elohim will save them on that day as the flock of his people; for they will be the stones of a diadem, sparkling over his land.

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