Zephaniah 1:11
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.”
כָּרַת
to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)
כֶּסֶף
silver
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כֶּסֶף
Silver, money. Keseph. Come buy without money and without price. The most valuable things God offers cannot be purchased. They are received by faith.
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יָשַׁב
O inhabitants of
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יָשַׁב
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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עַם
the people of
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עַם
People, nation, folk. Am. You are My people and I am your God. This mutual belonging is the heart of the covenant.
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דָּמָה
it will be destroyed
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דָּמָה
to be dumb or silent; hence, to fail or perish; trans. to destroy
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יָלַל
wail
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יָלַל
to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)
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כְּנַעַן
Canaan
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כְּנַעַן
Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him
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נְטִיל
the weighers of
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נְטִיל
laden
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