Author Archives: Nevi’im

תִּקְע֥וּ שֹׁופָ֖ר בְּצִיֹּ֑ון קַדְּשׁוּ־צֹ֖ום קִרְא֥וּ עֲצָרָֽה׃ Blow the shofar in Tsiyon, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly.   Morphology תִּקְע֥וּ (tiqʿu) – Root: תקע (taqaʿ); Form: Qal imperative 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “blow”; Notes: A command to sound … Continue reading →

מִ֥י יֹודֵ֖עַ יָשׁ֣וּב וְנִחָ֑ם וְהִשְׁאִ֤יר אַֽחֲרָיו֙ בְּרָכָ֔ה מִנְחָ֣ה וָנֶ֔סֶךְ לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ פ Who knows? He may turn and relent, and leave behind Him a blessing, grain offering and drink offering for YHWH your God.   Morphology מִ֥י (mi) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְקִרְע֤וּ לְבַבְכֶם֙ וְאַל־בִּגְדֵיכֶ֔ם וְשׁ֖וּבוּ אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־חַנּ֤וּן וְרַחוּם֙ ה֔וּא אֶ֤רֶךְ אַפַּ֨יִם֙ וְרַב־חֶ֔סֶד וְנִחָ֖ם עַל־הָרָעָֽה׃ And rend your heart and not your garments, and return to YHWH your God, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abundant in … Continue reading →

וְגַם־עַתָּה֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה שֻׁ֥בוּ עָדַ֖י בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶ֑ם וּבְצֹ֥ום וּבְבְכִ֖י וּבְמִסְפֵּֽד׃ “And even now,” declares YHWH, “return to Me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.”   Morphology וְגַם־ (ve-gam) – Root: גם (gam); Form: Conjunction + … Continue reading →

וַֽיהוָ֗ה נָתַ֤ן קֹולֹו֙ לִפְנֵ֣י חֵילֹ֔ו כִּ֣י רַ֤ב מְאֹד֙ מַחֲנֵ֔הוּ כִּ֥י עָצ֖וּם עֹשֵׂ֣ה דְבָרֹ֑ו כִּֽי־גָדֹ֧ול יֹום־יְהוָ֛ה וְנֹורָ֥א מְאֹ֖ד וּמִ֥י יְכִילֶֽנּוּ׃ And YHWH gives His voice before His army, for very great is His camp; for mighty is He who executes His … Continue reading →

לְפָנָיו֙ רָ֣גְזָה אֶ֔רֶץ רָעֲשׁ֖וּ שָׁמָ֑יִם שֶׁ֤מֶשׁ וְיָרֵ֨חַ֙ קָדָ֔רוּ וְכֹוכָבִ֖ים אָסְפ֥וּ נָגְהָֽם׃ Before Him the earth trembles, the heavens quake; the sun and the moon grow dark, and the stars withdraw their brightness.   Morphology לְפָנָיו֙ (le-fanav) – Root: פנה (panah); … Continue reading →

בָּעִ֣יר יָשֹׁ֗קּוּ בַּֽחֹומָה֙ יְרֻצ֔וּן בַּבָּתִּ֖ים יַעֲל֑וּ בְּעַ֧ד הַחַלֹּונִ֛ים יָבֹ֖אוּ כַּגַּנָּֽב׃ In the city they rush, on the wall they run, into the houses they go up, through the windows they come in like a thief.   Morphology בָּעִ֣יר (ba-ʿir) – … Continue reading →

וְאִ֤ישׁ אָחִיו֙ לֹ֣א יִדְחָק֔וּן גֶּ֥בֶר בִּמְסִלָּתֹ֖ו יֵֽלֵכ֑וּן וּבְעַ֥ד הַשֶּׁ֛לַח יִפֹּ֖לוּ לֹ֥א יִבְצָֽעוּ׃ And each man does not press his brother; each man goes in his path; though they fall upon the weapon, they are not wounded.   Morphology וְאִ֤ישׁ (ve-ʾish) … Continue reading →

כְּגִבֹּורִ֣ים יְרֻצ֔וּן כְּאַנְשֵׁ֥י מִלְחָמָ֖ה יַעֲל֣וּ חֹומָ֑ה וְאִ֤ישׁ בִּדְרָכָיו֙ יֵֽלֵכ֔וּן וְלֹ֥א יְעַבְּט֖וּן אֹרְחֹותָֽם׃ Like mighty men they run, like men of war they go up the wall; and each in his paths they go, and they do not twist their ways. … Continue reading →

מִפָּנָ֖יו יָחִ֣ילוּ עַמִּ֑ים כָּל־פָּנִ֖ים קִבְּצ֥וּ פָארֽוּר׃ Before him peoples tremble; all faces gather paleness.   Morphology מִפָּנָ֖יו (mi-phanav) – Root: פנה (panah); Form: Preposition מִן + noun masculine plural construct with suffix 3ms; Translation: “before him”; Notes: Indicates the cause … Continue reading →

כְּקֹ֣ול מַרְכָּבֹ֗ות עַל־רָאשֵׁ֤י הֶֽהָרִים֙ יְרַקֵּד֔וּן כְּקֹול֙ לַ֣הַב אֵ֔שׁ אֹכְלָ֖ה קָ֑שׁ כְּעַ֣ם עָצ֔וּם עֱר֖וּךְ מִלְחָמָֽה׃ Like the sound of chariots on the tops of the mountains they leap, like the sound of a flame of fire devouring stubble, like a mighty … Continue reading →

כְּמַרְאֵ֥ה סוּסִ֖ים מַרְאֵ֑הוּ וּכְפָרָשִׁ֖ים כֵּ֥ן יְרוּצֽוּן׃ Like the appearance of horses is their appearance, and like horsemen, so they run.   Morphology כְּמַרְאֵ֥ה (ke-marʾeh) – Root: ראה (raʾah); Form: Preposition כְּ + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “like the appearance … Continue reading →

לְפָנָיו֙ אָ֣כְלָה אֵ֔שׁ וְאַחֲרָ֖יו תְּלַהֵ֣ט לֶֽהָבָ֑ה כְּגַן־עֵ֨דֶן הָאָ֜רֶץ לְפָנָ֗יו וְאַֽחֲרָיו֙ מִדְבַּ֣ר שְׁמָמָ֔ה וְגַם־פְּלֵיטָ֖ה לֹא־הָ֥יְתָה לֹּֽו׃ Before it a fire devours, and after it a flame burns; like the garden of ʿEden is the land before it, and after it a … Continue reading →

יֹ֧ום חֹ֣שֶׁךְ וַאֲפֵלָ֗ה יֹ֤ום עָנָן֙ וַעֲרָפֶ֔ל כְּשַׁ֖חַר פָּרֻ֣שׂ עַל־הֶֽהָרִ֑ים עַ֚ם רַ֣ב וְעָצ֔וּם כָּמֹ֗הוּ לֹ֤א נִֽהְיָה֙ מִן־הָ֣עֹולָ֔ם וְאַֽחֲרָיו֙ לֹ֣א יֹוסֵ֔ף עַד־שְׁנֵ֖י דֹּ֥ור וָדֹֽור׃ A day of darkness and gloom, a day of cloud and thick darkness, like the dawn spread upon … Continue reading →

תִּקְע֨וּ שֹׁופָ֜ר בְּצִיֹּ֗ון וְהָרִ֨יעוּ֙ בְּהַ֣ר קָדְשִׁ֔י יִרְגְּז֕וּ כֹּ֖ל יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּֽי־בָ֥א יֹום־יְהוָ֖ה כִּ֥י קָרֹֽוב׃ Blow a shofar in Tsiyon, and sound an alarm on My holy mountain; let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of YHWH … Continue reading →

גַּם־בַּהֲמֹ֥ות שָׂדֶ֖ה תַּעֲרֹ֣וג אֵלֶ֑יךָ כִּ֤י יָֽבְשׁוּ֙ אֲפִ֣יקֵי מָ֔יִם וְאֵ֕שׁ אָכְלָ֖ה נְאֹ֥ות הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ פ Even the beasts of the field pant after You, for the channels of water are dried up, and fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.   … Continue reading →

אֵלֶ֥יךָ יְהוָ֖ה אֶקְרָ֑א כִּ֣י אֵ֗שׁ אָֽכְלָה֙ נְאֹ֣ות מִדְבָּ֔ר וְלֶ֣הָבָ֔ה לִהֲטָ֖ה כָּל־עֲצֵ֥י הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ To You, O YHWH, I call, for fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and flame has burned all the trees of the field.   Morphology אֵלֶיךָ … Continue reading →

מַה־נֶּאֶנְחָ֣ה בְהֵמָ֗ה נָבֹ֨כוּ֙ עֶדְרֵ֣י בָקָ֔ר כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין מִרְעֶ֖ה לָהֶ֑ם גַּם־עֶדְרֵ֥י הַצֹּ֖אן נֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃ How the beasts groan! The herds of cattle are perplexed, for there is no pasture for them; even the flocks of sheep suffer punishment.   Morphology מַה (mah) … Continue reading →

עָבְשׁ֣וּ פְרֻדֹ֗ות תַּ֚חַת מֶגְרְפֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם נָשַׁ֨מּוּ֙ אֹֽצָרֹ֔ות נֶהֶרְס֖וּ מַמְּגֻרֹ֑ות כִּ֥י הֹבִ֖ישׁ דָּגָֽן׃ The seeds have shriveled under their clods; the storehouses are desolate, the granaries are broken down, for the grain has dried up.   Morphology עָבְשׁוּ (ʿavshu) – Root: עבשׁ; … Continue reading →

הֲלֹ֛וא נֶ֥גֶד עֵינֵ֖ינוּ אֹ֣כֶל נִכְרָ֑ת מִבֵּ֥ית אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ שִׂמְחָ֥ה וָגִֽיל׃ Is not food cut off before our eyes, joy and gladness from the house of our God?   Morphology הֲלֹא (halo) – Root: לא; Form: Interrogative particle + negative particle; Translation: … Continue reading →

אֲהָ֖הּ לַיֹּ֑ום כִּ֤י קָרֹוב֙ יֹ֣ום יְהוָ֔ה וּכְשֹׁ֖ד מִשַׁדַּ֥י יָבֹֽוא׃ Alas for the day! For the day of YHWH is near, and as destruction from Almighty it comes.   Morphology אֲהָהּ (ʾahah) – Root: אהה; Form: Interjection; Translation: “Alas!”; Notes: A … Continue reading →

קַדְּשׁוּ־צֹום֙ קִרְא֣וּ עֲצָרָ֔ה אִסְפ֣וּ זְקֵנִ֗ים כֹּ֚ל יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ בֵּ֖ית יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם וְזַעֲק֖וּ אֶל־יְהוָֽה׃ Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly; gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of YHWH your God, and cry out … Continue reading →

חִגְר֨וּ וְסִפְד֜וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים הֵילִ֨ילוּ֙ מְשָׁרְתֵ֣י מִזְבֵּ֔חַ בֹּ֚אוּ לִ֣ינוּ בַשַּׂקִּ֔ים מְשָׁרְתֵ֖י אֱלֹהָ֑י כִּ֥י נִמְנַ֛ע מִבֵּ֥ית אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם מִנְחָ֥ה וָנָֽסֶךְ׃ Gird yourselves and lament, O priests; wail, O ministers of the altar; come, spend the night in sackcloth, O ministers of my God, … Continue reading →

הַגֶּ֣פֶן הֹובִ֔ישָׁה וְהַתְּאֵנָ֖ה אֻמְלָ֑לָה רִמֹּ֞ון גַּם־תָּמָ֣ר וְתַפּ֗וּחַ כָּל־עֲצֵ֤י הַשָּׂדֶה֙ יָבֵ֔שׁוּ כִּֽי־הֹבִ֥ישׁ שָׂשֹׂ֖ון מִן־בְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃ ס The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languishes; the pomegranate, the palm also, and the apple—all the trees of the field are dried … Continue reading →

הֹבִ֣ישׁוּ אִכָּרִ֗ים הֵילִ֨ילוּ֙ כֹּֽרְמִ֔ים עַל־חִטָּ֖ה וְעַל־שְׂעֹרָ֑ה כִּ֥י אָבַ֖ד קְצִ֥יר שָׂדֶֽה׃ Be ashamed, O farmers; wail, O vine-dressers, for the wheat and for the barley, for the harvest of the field has perished.   Morphology הֹבִישׁוּ (hovishu) – Root: בושׁ; Form: … Continue reading →

שֻׁדַּ֣ד שָׂדֶ֔ה אָבְלָ֖ה אֲדָמָ֑ה כִּ֚י שֻׁדַּ֣ד דָּגָ֔ן הֹובִ֥ישׁ תִּירֹ֖ושׁ אֻמְלַ֥ל יִצְהָֽר׃ The field is devastated, the ground mourns, for the grain is destroyed; the new wine is dried up, the oil languishes.   Morphology שֻׁדַּד (shuddad) – Root: שׁדד; Form: … Continue reading →

הָכְרַ֥ת מִנְחָ֛ה וָנֶ֖סֶךְ מִבֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה אָֽבְלוּ֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים מְשָׁרְתֵ֖י יְהוָֽה׃ The grain offering and the drink offering have been cut off from the house of YHWH; the priests, ministers of YHWH, mourn.   Morphology הָכְרַת (hokhrat) – Root: כרת; Form: Hofʿal … Continue reading →

אֱלִ֕י כִּבְתוּלָ֥ה חֲגֻֽרַת־שַׂ֖ק עַל־בַּ֥עַל נְעוּרֶֽיהָ׃ Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.   Morphology אֱלִי (ʾeli) – Root: ילל; Form: Qal imperative feminine singular; Translation: “lament”; Notes: A direct command addressed in the feminine … Continue reading →

שָׂ֤ם גַּפְנִי֙ לְשַׁמָּ֔ה וּתְאֵנָתִ֖י לִקְצָפָ֑ה חָשֹׂ֤ף חֲשָׂפָהּ֙ וְהִשְׁלִ֔יךְ הִלְבִּ֖ינוּ שָׂרִיגֶֽיהָ׃ He has laid waste my vine and splintered my fig tree; He has stripped it bare and cast it away; its branches have turned white.   Morphology שָׂם (sam) – … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־גֹוי֙ עָלָ֣ה עַל־אַרְצִ֔י עָצ֖וּם וְאֵ֣ין מִסְפָּ֑ר שִׁנָּיו֙ שִׁנֵּ֣י אַרְיֵ֔ה וּֽמְתַלְּעֹ֥ות לָבִ֖יא לֹֽו׃ For a nation has come up against my land, strong and without number; its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and it has the fangs of a … Continue reading →