Zechariah 11 — Rabbi

Zechariah 11:1

פְּתַ֥ח

pâthach

to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve לְבָנ֖וֹן

Lᵉbânôwn

Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine דְּלָתֶ֑יךָ

deleth

something swinging, i.e. the valve of a door וְתֹאכַ֥ל

ʼâkal

and — to eat (literally or figuratively) אֵ֖שׁ

ʼêsh

fire (literally or figuratively) בַּאֲרָזֶֽיךָ

ʼerez

in/with/by — a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)

Zechariah 11:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)

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Open your doors, O Lebanon, That fire may devour your cedars.

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“Open your doors, O Lebanon, That fire may devour your cedars.”

Zechariah 11:1

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