Zechariah 14:12:3Zech.14.12.W3TAB
הַמַּגֵּפָ֗ה
hamaggefa
“the plague”
- Transliteration
- ha-mag-ge-FA
- Extended
- hah-mahg-geh-FAA
- IPA
- /ham.mag.geːˈfaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the plague
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-mag-ge-FA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ZOT tih-ye ha-mag-ge-FA
- clause
ve-ZOT tih-ye ha-mag-ge-FA a-SHER yig-GOF ye-ho-VAH et-kol-ha-am-MIM a-SHER tsa-ve-U al-ye-ru-sha-LA-im
- sentence
ve-ZOT tih-ye ha-mag-ge-FA a-SHER yig-GOF ye-ho-VAH et-kol-ha-am-MIM a-SHER tsa-ve-U al-ye-ru-sha-LA-im ha-MEK be-sa-RO ve-HU o-MED al-rag-LAV ve-e-NAIV tim-mak-NA ve-kho-re-HEN u-le-sho-NO tim-MAK be-fi-HEM
Exegesis
The definite noun hamaggefah {הַמַּגֵּפָה | ham-mag-gē-pāh} ‘the plague’ specifies the type of judgment.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–gimel–pe
“to strike”
In context — Zechariah 14:12
And this will be the plague with which the LORD will strike all the peoples who have assembled against Jerusalem: their flesh will waste away as they stand on their feet, and their eyes will waste away in their sockets, and their tongues will waste away in their mouths.
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Zechariah 14:12, so the Hebrew word הַמַּגֵּפָ֗ה (hamaggefa) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Zech.14.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.12.W3.S1) and character.