Where are your fathers now? And the prophets, do they live forever?Zechariah 1:5
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Original language (Hebrew)
אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם אַיֵּה־הֵ֑ם וְהַ֨נְּבִאִ֔ים הַלְעוֹלָ֖ם יִֽחְיֽוּ׃
- אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.Khem“ancestors your”Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
- אַיֵּה־'ai.yeh-“where?”Particle, interrogative · from אַיֵּה · “where?” · Strong's H0346
- הֵ֑םHem“[are] they”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
- וְהַ֨נְּבִאִ֔יםve.Ha.ne.vi.'Im“and the prophets”Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from נָבִיא · “prophet” · Strong's H5030
- הַלְעוֹלָ֖םhal.'o.Lam“¿ to forever”Particle, interrogative + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹלָם · “enduring” · Strong's H5769G
- יִֽחְיֽוּ׃Yich.Yu“do they live”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חָיָה · “to live” · Strong's H2421
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)