Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
Her * prophets are light and treacherous perſons: her prieſts haue polluted the Sanctuarie, they haue done * violence to the Law.
אִישׁ , masculine noun, ʾiysh — man (value 311)
H376,
אִישׁ ʼîysh, eesh; contracted for H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation):—also, another, any (man), a certain, champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), none, one, people, person, steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare H802.man
man, male (in contrast to woman, female)
husband
human being, person (in contrast to God)
servant
mankind
champion
great man
whosoever
each (adjective)
Used in 1850 Verses, 38 Books 2146  Occurrence Count
אֱנוֹשׁ , masculine noun, ʾenosh — man, mankind (value 357)
H582,
אֱנוֹשׁ ʼĕnôwsh, en-oshe'; from H605; properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively):—another, × (blood-) thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, × in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some (× of them), stranger, those, their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word. Compare H376.man, mortal man, person, mankind
of an individual
men (collective)
man, mankind
Used in 41 Verses, 6 Books 42  Occurrence Count
בֹּגְדוֹת , feminine noun, bogədot — treachery (value 415)
H900,
בֹּגְדוֹת bôgedôwth, bohg-ed-ohth; feminine plural active participle of H898; treacheries:—treacherous.treacherous, treacherousness, men of treacherous behaviour
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
חָלַל , verb, halal — to bore, pierce (value 68)
H2490,
חָלַל châlal, khaw-lal'; a primitive root (compare H2470); also denominative (from H2485) properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute):—begin (× men began), defile, × break, defile, × eat (as common things), × first, × gather the grape thereof, × take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound.to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin
(Niphal)
to profane oneself, defile oneself, pollute oneself
ritually
sexually
to be polluted, be defiled
(Piel)
to profane, make common, defile, pollute
to violate the honour of, dishonour
to violate (a covenant)
to treat as common
(Pual) to profane (name of God)
(Hiphil)
to let be profaned
to begin
(Hophal) to be begun
to wound (fatally), bore through, pierce, bore
(Qal) to pierce
(Pual) to be slain
(Poel) to wound, pierce
(Poal) to be wounded
(Piel) to play the flute or pipe
Used in 132 Verses, 27 Books 141  Occurrence Count
חָמַס , verb, hamas — to treat violently or wrong (value 108)
H2554,
חָמַס châmaç, khaw-mas'; a primitive root; to be violent; by implication, to maltreat:—make bare, shake off, violate, do violence, take away violently, wrong, imagine wrongfully.to wrong, do violence to, treat violently, do wrongly
(Qal) to treat violently, do wrong
of physical wrong
of ethical wrong
of physical and ethical wrong
(Niphal) to be treated violently
Used in 8 Verses, 6 Books 8  Occurrence Count
כֹּהֵן , masculine noun, koheyn — priest (value 75)
H3548,
כֹּהֵן kôhên, ko-hane'; active participle of H3547; literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman):—chief ruler, × own, priest, prince, principal officer.priest, principal officer or chief ruler
priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah)
pagan priests
priests of Jehovah
Levitical priests
Zadokite priests
Aaronic priests
the high priest
Used in 653 Verses, 29 Books 748  Occurrence Count
נָבִיא , masculine noun, naviyʾ — a spokesman, speaker, prophet (value 63)
H5030,
נָבִיא nâbîyʼ, naw-bee'; from H5012; a prophet or (generally) inspired man:—prophecy, that prophesy, prophet.spokesman, speaker, prophet
prophet
false prophet
heathen prophet
Used in 288 Verses, 27 Books 316  Occurrence Count
פָּחַז , verb, pahaz — to be wanton or reckless (value 95)
H6348,
פָּחַז pâchaz, paw-khaz'; a primitive root; to bubble up or froth (as boiling water), i.e. (figuratively) to be unimportant:—light.(Qal) to be wanton, be reckless, be frothy
Used in 2 Verses, 2 Books 2  Occurrence Count
קֹדֶשׁ , masculine noun, kodesh — apartness, sacredness (value 404)
H6944,
קֹדֶשׁ qôdesh, ko'-desh; from H6942; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity:—consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (× most) holy (× day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness
apartness, sacredness, holiness
of God
of places
of things
set-apartness, separateness
Used in 380 Verses, 29 Books 421  Occurrence Count
תּוֹרָה , feminine noun, tora — direction, instruction, law (value 611)
H8451,
תּוֹרָה tôwrâh, to-raw'; or תֹּרָה tôrâh; from H3384; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch:—law.law, direction, instruction
instruction, direction (human or divine)
body of prophetic teaching
instruction in Messianic age
body of priestly direction or instruction
body of legal directives
law
law of the burnt offering
of special law, codes of law
custom, manner
the Deuteronomic or Mosaic Law
Used in 213 Verses, 28 Books 219  Occurrence Count
| Zephaniah 3:4Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| נְבִיאֶ֙יהָ֙ פֹּֽחֲזִ֔ים אַנְשֵׁ֖י בֹּֽגְד֑וֹת כֹּהֲנֶ֙יהָ֙ חִלְּלוּ־קֹ֔דֶשׁ חָמְס֖וּ תּוֹרָֽה׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Her prophets |
H5030naviyʾ |
נָבִיא |
63 |
| are light |
H6348pahaz |
פָּחַז |
95 |
| and treacherous |
H900bogədot |
בֹּגְדוֹת |
415 |
| persons: |
H582ʾenosh |
אֱנוֹשׁ |
357 |
| her priests |
H3548koheyn |
כֹּהֵן |
75 |
| have polluted |
H2490halal |
חָלַל |
68 |
| the sanctuary, |
H6944kodesh |
קֹדֶשׁ |
404 |
| they have done violence |
H2554hamas |
חָמַס |
108 |
| to the law. |
H8451tora |
תּוֹרָה |
611 |
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