Zephaniah 3:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.”

Zephaniah 3:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Zephaniah 3:49 words

HebrewMeaning

נְבִיאֶ֨י/הָ֙nəbiyʾeyhā

prophecynounH5030

that prophesy · prophet

פֹּֽחֲזִ֔יםpōḥăziym

lightverbH6348

אַנְשֵׁ֖יʾanəšēy

mannounH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

בֹּֽגְד֑וֹתbōgədwōt

treacherousnounH900

כֹּהֲנֶ֨י/הָ֙kōhăneyhā

chief rulernounH3548

own · priest · prince · principal officer

חִלְּלוּḥiləlw

beginverbH2490

defile · break · defile · eat ···

קֹ֔דֶשׁqōdeš

consecratednounH6944

dedicated · hallowed · holiness · holy ( day ···

חָמְס֖וּḥāməsw

make bareverbH2554

shake off · violate · do violence · take away violently ···

תּוֹרָֽהtwōrāh

lawnounH8451

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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