Zechariah 2:3 (Zechariah 1:20)

וַיַּרְאֵ֣נִי יְהוָ֔ה אַרְבָּעָ֖ה חָרָשִֽׁים׃

And YHWH showed me four craftsmen.

Morphology

  1. וַיַּרְאֵנִי (va-yarʾeni) — Root: ראה (raʾah); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol 3ms + suffix 1cs; Translation: “And he caused me to see”; Notes: Hifil expresses causative action by YHWH.
  2. יְהוָה (YHWH) — Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper divine name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Subject of the verb.
  3. אַרְבָּעָה (arbaʿah) — Root: ארבע (arbaʿ); Form: Numeral masculine singular; Translation: “four”; Notes: Modifies “craftsmen.”
  4. חָרָשִׁים (ḥarashim) — Root: חרשׁ (ḥarash); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “craftsmen”; Notes: Possibly metalworkers or artisans who oppose the four horns.

 

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