Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
* Woe to the idoll ſhepheard that leaueth the flocke: the ſword ſhall be vpon his arme, and vpon his right eye: his arme ſhall be cleane dryed vp, and his right eye ſhall be vtterly darkened.
אֱלִיל , masculine adjective, ʾeliyl — insufficiency, worthlessness (value 71)
H457,
אֱלִיל ʼĕlîyl, el-eel'; apparently from H408; good for nothing, by analogy vain or vanity; specifically an idol:—idol, no value, thing of nought.of nought, good for nothing, worthless
of physicians, a shepherd, a divination
of false gods
Used in 17 Verses, 8 Books 19  Occurrence Count
הוֹי , interjection, hoy — ah! alas! ha! (value 21)
H1945,
הוֹי hôwy, hoh'ee; a prolonged form of H1930 (akin to H188); oh!:—ah, alas, ho, O, woe.ah!, alas!, ha!, ho!, O!, woe!
Used in 47 Verses, 10 Books 50  Occurrence Count
זְרוֹעַ , feminine noun, zəroaʿ — arm, shoulder, strength (value 283)
H2220,
זְרוֹעַ zerôwaʻ, zer-o'-ah; or (shortened) זְרֹעַ zerôaʻ; and (feminine) זְרוֹעָה zerôwʻâh; or זְרֹעָה zerôʻâh; from H2232; the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force:—arm, help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.arm, forearm, shoulder, strength
arm
arm (as symbol of strength)
forces (political and military)
shoulder (of animal sacrificed)
Used in 84 Verses, 20 Books 91  Occurrence Count
חֶרֶב , feminine noun, herev — a sword (value 210)
H2719,
חֶרֶב chereb, kheh'-reb; from H2717; drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement:—axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.sword, knife
sword
knife
tools for cutting stone
Used in 371 Verses, 33 Books 408  Occurrence Count
יָבֵשׁ , verb, yaveysh — to be dry, dried up, or withered (value 312)
H3001,
יָבֵשׁ yâbêsh, yaw-bashe'; a primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage):—be ashamed, clean, be confounded, (make) dry (up), (do) shame(-fully), × utterly, wither (away).to make dry, wither, be dry, become dry, be dried up, be withered
(Qal)
to be dry, be dried up, be without moisture
to be dried up
(Piel) to make dry, dry up
(Hiphil)
to dry up, make dry
to dry up (water)
to make dry, wither
to exhibit dryness
Used in 62 Verses, 17 Books 71  Occurrence Count
יָמִין , feminine noun, yamiyn — right hand (value 110)
H3225,
יָמִין yâmîyn, yaw-meen'; from H3231; the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south:— left-handed, right (hand, side), south.right, right hand, right side
right hand
right (of direction)
south (the direction of the right hand when facing East)
Used in 134 Verses, 27 Books 138  Occurrence Count
כָּהָה , verb, kaha — to be or grow dim or faint (value 30)
H3543,
כָּהָה kâhâh, kaw-haw'; a primitive root; to be weak, i.e. (figuratively) to despond (causatively, rebuke), or (of light, the eye) to grow dull:—darken, be dim, fail, faint, restrain, × utterly.to grow weak, grow dim, grow faint, falter, be weak, be dim, be darkened, be restrained, be faint, fail
(Qal) to grow dim, grow faint
(Piel) to faint, grow weak, grow faint
Used in 7 Verses, 7 Books 7  Occurrence Count
עָזַב , verb, ʿazav — to leave, forsake, loose (value 79)
H5800,
עָזַב ʻâzab, aw-zab'; a primitive root; to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.:—commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, × surely.to leave, loose, forsake
(Qal) to leave
to depart from, leave behind, leave, let alone
to leave, abandon, forsake, neglect, apostatise
to let loose, set free, let go, free
(Niphal)
to be left to
to be forsaken
(Pual) to be deserted
to restore, repair
(Qal) to repair
Used in 206 Verses, 29 Books 213  Occurrence Count
עַיִן , masculine/feminine noun, ʿayin — an eye (value 130)
H5869,
עַיִן ʻayin, ah'-yin; probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape):—affliction, outward appearance, before, think best, colour, conceit, be content, countenance, displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), × him, humble, knowledge, look, (+ well), × me, open(-ly), + (not) please, presence, regard, resemblance, sight, × thee, × them, + think, × us, well, × you(-rselves).eye
eye
of physical eye
as showing mental qualities
of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.)
spring, fountain
Used in 827 Verses, 37 Books 882  Occurrence Count
עַל , conjunction, preposition, ʿal — upon, above, over (value 100)
H5921,
עַל ʻal, al; properly, the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications:—above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, × as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, × both and, by (reason of), × had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, × with.preposition
upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
above, beyond, over (of excess)
above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
over (of suspension or extension)
by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to,, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
to (as a dative)
conjunction
because that, because, notwithstanding, although
Used in 4492 Verses, 39 Books 5753  Occurrence Count
צֹאן , collective feminine noun, tzon — small cattle, sheep and goats, flock (value 141)
H6629,
צֹאן tsôʼn, tsone; or צאוֹן tsʼôwn; (Psalm 144:13), from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men):—(small) cattle, flock (+ -s), lamb (+ -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
small cattle (usually of sheep and goats)
of multitude (simile)
of multitude (metaphor)
Used in 247 Verses, 30 Books 272  Occurrence Count
רֹעִי , verb, roʿiy — shepherd (value 280)
H7473,
רֹעִי rôʻîy, ro-ee'; from active participle of H7462; pastoral; as noun, a shepherd:—shipherd.Used in 8 Verses, 4 Books 11  Occurrence Count
| Zechariah 11:17Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| ה֣וֹי רֹעִ֤י הֽ͏ָאֱלִיל֙ עֹזְבִ֣י הַצֹּ֔אן חֶ֥רֶב עַל־זְרוֹע֖וֹ וְעַל־עֵ֣ין יְמִינ֑וֹ זְרֹעוֹ֙ יָב֣וֹשׁ תִּיבָ֔שׁ וְעֵ֥ין יְמִינ֖וֹ כָּהֹ֥ה תִכְהֶֽה׃ ס |
| Verse #23046 (Ch. #922) — 18 words, 68 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Woe |
H1945hoy |
הוֹי |
21 |
| to the idol |
H457ʾeliyl |
אֱלִיל |
71 |
| shepherd |
H7473roʿiy |
רֹעִי |
280 |
| that leaveth |
H5800ʿazav |
עָזַב |
79 |
| the flock! |
H6629tzon |
צֹאן |
141 |
| the sword |
H2719herev |
חֶרֶב |
210 |
| shall be upon his arm, |
H2220zəroaʿ |
זְרוֹעַ |
283 |
| and upon his right |
H3225yamiyn |
יָמִין |
110 |
| eye: |
H5869ʿayin |
עַיִן |
130 |
| his arm |
H2220zəroaʿ |
זְרוֹעַ |
283 |
| shall be clean |
H3001yaveysh |
יָבֵשׁ |
312 |
| dried up, |
H3001yaveysh |
יָבֵשׁ |
312 |
| and his right |
H3225yamiyn |
יָמִין |
110 |
| eye |
H5869ʿayin |
עַיִן |
130 |
| shall be utterly |
H3543kaha |
כָּהָה |
30 |
| darkened. |
H3543kaha |
כָּהָה |
30 |
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