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Zechariah 1:8

I looked out into the night and saw a man riding on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the hollow, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.
Zechariah 1:8
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Original language (Hebrew)

רָאִ֣יתִי׀ הַלַּ֗יְלָה וְהִנֵּה־אִישׁ֙ רֹכֵב֙ עַל־ס֣וּס אָדֹ֔ם וְה֣וּא עֹמֵ֔ד בֵּ֥ין הַהֲדַסִּ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּמְּצֻלָ֑ה וְאַחֲרָיו֙ סוּסִ֣ים אֲדֻמִּ֔ים שְׂרֻקִּ֖ים וּלְבָנִֽים׃

  1. רָאִ֣יתִי׀ra.'I.ti“I saw”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from רָאָה · “seer” · Strong's H7200L
  2. הַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lah“the night”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
  3. וְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-“and there!”
    Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  4. אִישׁ֙'ish“a man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  5. רֹכֵב֙ro.Khev“[was] riding”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רָכַב · “to ride” · Strong's H7392
  6. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  7. ס֣וּסsus“a horse”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from סוּס · “horse” · Strong's H5483M
  8. אָדֹ֔ם'a.Dom“red”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדֹם · “red” · Strong's H0122A
  9. וְה֣וּאve.Hu'“and he”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  10. עֹמֵ֔ד'o.Med“[was] standing”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from עָמַד · “stand” · Strong's H5975G
  11. בֵּ֥יןbein“between”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
  12. הַהֲדַסִּ֖יםha.ha.da.Sim“the myrtle trees”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from הֲדַס · “myrtle” · Strong's H1918
  13. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  14. בַּמְּצֻלָ֑הba.me.tzu.Lah“[were] in the hollow”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מְצֻלָה · “ravine” · Strong's H4699
  15. וְאַחֲרָיו֙ve.'a.cha.Rav“and [were] behind him”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  16. סוּסִ֣יםsu.Sim“horses”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from סוּס · “horse” · Strong's H5483M
  17. אֲדֻמִּ֔ים'a.du.Mim“red”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from אָדֹם · “red” · Strong's H0122A
  18. שְׂרֻקִּ֖יםse.ru.Kim“sorrel”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׂרֹק · “sorrel” · Strong's H8320
  19. וּלְבָנִֽים׃u.le.va.Nim“and white”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from לָבָן · “white” · Strong's H3836
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)