Zechariah 12:4

בַּיֹּ֨ום הַה֜וּא נְאֻם־יְהוָ֗ה אַכֶּ֤ה כָל־סוּס֙ בַּתִּמָּהֹ֔ון וְרֹכְבֹ֖ו בַּשִּׁגָּעֹ֑ון וְעַל־בֵּ֤ית יְהוּדָה֙ אֶפְקַ֣ח אֶת־עֵינַ֔י וְכֹל֙ ס֣וּס הָֽעַמִּ֔ים אַכֶּ֖ה בַּֽעִוָּרֹֽון׃

On that day,” declares YHWH, “I will strike every horse with bewilderment and its rider with madness, and upon the house of Yehuda I will open my eyes, but every horse of the peoples I will strike with blindness.

Morphology

1. בַּיֹּום (ba-yom) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Preposition בְּ + definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “on the day”; Notes: Temporal setting of the oracle.
2. הַהוּא (ha-hu) – Root: —; Form: Definite demonstrative masculine singular; Translation: “that”; Notes: Points to a specific appointed time.
3. נְאֻם־יְהוָה (neʾum-YHWH) – Root: נאם (naʾam); Form: Noun masculine singular construct + proper name; Translation: “declaration of YHWH”; Notes: Formal prophetic authentication.
4. אַכֶּה (ʾakkeh) – Root: נכה (nakhah); Form: Hiphil imperfect 1st person common singular; Translation: “I will strike”; Notes: Divine action of judgment.
5. כָּל־סוּס (kol-sus) – Root: סוס (sus); Form: Noun masculine singular with quantifier; Translation: “every horse”; Notes: Collective reference to military power.
6. בַּתִּמָּהֹון (ba-timmahon) – Root: מהם (maham); Form: Preposition בְּ + definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “with bewilderment”; Notes: State of confusion inflicted by YHWH.
7. וְרֹכְבֹו (ve-rokhvo) – Root: רכב (rakhav); Form: Conjunction וְ + Qal active participle masculine singular with suffix 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and its rider”; Notes: Paired with the horse as a military unit.
8. בַּשִּׁגָּעֹון (ba-shiggaʿon) – Root: שׁגע (shagaʿ); Form: Preposition בְּ + definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “with madness”; Notes: Loss of rational control.
9. וְעַל־בֵּית (ve-ʿal-beit) – Root: בית (bayit); Form: Conjunction וְ + preposition עַל + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “and upon the house of”; Notes: Introduces contrastive focus.
10. יְהוּדָה (Yehudah) – Root: —; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yehudah”; Notes: The covenant community singled out.
11. אֶפְקַח (ʾefqaḥ) – Root: פקח (paqaḥ); Form: Qal imperfect 1st person common singular; Translation: “I will open”; Notes: Idiom for attentive protection.
12. אֶת־עֵינַי (ʾet-ʿeinai) – Root: עין (ʿayin); Form: Direct object marker אֶת + noun feminine plural with suffix 1st person common singular; Translation: “my eyes”; Notes: Anthropomorphic expression of care.
13. וְכֹל (ve-khol) – Root: —; Form: Conjunction וְ + quantifier; Translation: “and every”; Notes: Resumes judgment on the nations.
14. סוּס (sus) – Root: סוס (sus); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “horse”; Notes: Symbol of foreign military strength.
15. הָעַמִּים (ha-ʿammim) – Root: עם (ʿam); Form: Definite noun masculine plural; Translation: “the peoples”; Notes: Non-Israelite nations.
16. אַכֶּה (ʾakkeh) – Root: נכה (nakhah); Form: Hiphil imperfect 1st person common singular; Translation: “I will strike”; Notes: Repetition intensifies certainty.
17. בַּעִוָּרֹון (ba-ʿivvaron) – Root: עור (ʿavar/ʿiver); Form: Preposition בְּ + definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “with blindness”; Notes: Complete disabling of hostile forces.