Zephaniah 2:6
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יָם
yâm
a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif...
גְּבוּל
gᵉbûwl
properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
מִשְׁכָּן
mishkân
a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its w...
רָעָה
râʻâh
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frien...
גְּדֵרָה
gᵉdêrâh
enclosure (especially for flocks)
צֹאן
tsôʼn
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
Key Terms in This Verse
מִשְׁכָּן mishkân
a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)
Study H4908 →רָעָה râʻâh
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
Study H7462 →גְּבוּל gᵉbûwl
properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
Study H1366 →צֹאן tsôʼn
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
Study H6629 →יָם yâm
a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the sou...
Study H3220 →Cross References
And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couching place for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
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