Bible Verse Dictionary
Zephaniah 2:6 - Dwellings
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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And the sea | H3220 | יָם |
[Noun Masculine] a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article) the Mediterranean; sometimes a large {river} or an artificial basin; {locally} the {west} or (rarely) the south |
coast | H2256 | חֶבֶל |
[Noun Masculine] a rope (as {twisted }) especially a measuring line; by implication a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruin |
shall be | H1961 | הָיָה |
[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
dwellings | H5116 | נָוֶה |
[Noun Masculine] (adjective) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a {home} of God ({temple}) men ({residence}) flocks ({pasture}) or wild animals (den) |
and cottages | H3741 | כָּרָה |
[Noun Feminine] a meadow |
for shepherds | H7462 | רָעָה |
[Verb] to tend a {flock} that {is} pasture it; intransitively to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension to associate with (as a friend) |
and folds | H1448 | גְּדֵרָה |
[Noun Feminine] inclosure (especially for flocks) |
for flocks | H6629 | צֹאן |
[Noun Feminine] a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.