Zechariah 1:14

Then the angel who was speaking with me said, “Proclaim this word: This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion,
Zechariah 1:14
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י הַמַּלְאָךְ֙ הַדֹּבֵ֣ר בִּ֔י קְרָ֣א לֵאמֹ֔ר כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת קִנֵּ֧אתִי לִירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם וּלְצִיּ֖וֹן קִנְאָ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה׃

  1. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֵלַ֗י'e.Lai“to me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. הַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKh“the angel”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַלְאָךְ · “angel” · Strong's H4397H
  4. הַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.Ver“who was speaking”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  5. בִּ֔יBi“with me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  6. קְרָ֣אke.Ra'“proclaim”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call out” · Strong's H7121I
  7. לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  8. כֹּ֥הkoh“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  9. אָמַ֖ר'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  10. יְהוָ֣הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  11. צְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'ot“of hosts”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from צָבָא · “Hosts” · Strong's H6635B
  12. קִנֵּ֧אתִיki.Ne.ti“I am jealous”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from קָנָא · “be jealous” · Strong's H7065
  13. לִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םli.ru.sha.Lim“for Jerusalem”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3389
  14. וּלְצִיּ֖וֹןu.le.tzi.Yon“and for Zion”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from צִיּוֹן · “Zion” · Strong's H6726
  15. קִנְאָ֥הkin.'Ah“jealousy”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from קִנְאָה · “jealousy” · Strong's H7068
  16. גְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.Lah“great”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)