Zephaniah
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Zephaniah 3

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16 In that day, it will be said to Jerusalem, “Don’t be afraid, Zion. Don’t let your hands be weak.”

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Zephaniah 3:16. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 58
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא יֵאָמֵ֥ר לִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖ם אַל־תִּירָ֑אִי צִיּ֖וֹן אַל־יִרְפּ֥וּ יָדָֽיִךְ׃

10 word entries
בַּיּ֣וֹם
Lemma
b/3117
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H3117
Occurrences
662
הַה֔וּא
Lemma
d/1931
Morphology
Hebrew: particle definite article + pronoun
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H1931
Occurrences
440
יֵאָמֵ֥ר
Lemma
559
Morphology
Hebrew: verb niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H559
Occurrences
1301
לִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖ם
Lemma
l/3389
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun proper
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H3389
Occurrences
27
אַל
Lemma
408
Morphology
Hebrew: particle
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H408
Occurrences
576
תִּירָ֑אִי
Lemma
3372
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal jussive 2rd person feminine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H3372
Occurrences
220
צִיּ֖וֹן
Lemma
6726
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H6726
Occurrences
107
אַל
Lemma
408
Morphology
Hebrew: particle
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H408
Occurrences
576
יִרְפּ֥וּ
Lemma
7503
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal jussive 3rd person masculine plural
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H7503
Occurrences
42
יָדָֽיִךְ
Lemma
3027
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common both gender dual construct + suffix
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3027
Occurrences
747
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Ἐν τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ ἐρεῖ Κύριος τῇ Ἱερουσαλὴμ, θάρσει Σιὼν, μὴ παρείσθωσαν αἱ χεῖρές σου.

15 word entries
Ἐν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ἐν
Transliteration
en
Morphology
preposition with dative
Gloss
in, among, with
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Preposition commonly taking the dative.
Strong's
G1722
Occurrences
13086
τῷ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
καιρῷ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
kairo
Morphology
noun, masculine dative singular
Gloss
time, season
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Time, season, or appointed moment.
Occurrences
329
ἐκείνῳ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
ekeino
Morphology
demonstrative pronoun, dative masculine/neuter singular
Gloss
to/for that one
Part of Speech
demonstrative pronoun
Definition
That, that one.
Occurrences
490
ἐρεῖ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
erei
Morphology
verb, future active indicative, 3rd singular
Gloss
he/she/it will say
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To say or speak.
Occurrences
5490
Κύριος
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
kyrios
Morphology
noun, masculine nominative singular
Gloss
Lord, master
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Lord, master, owner, or title for God.
Occurrences
7934
τῇ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
Ἱερουσαλὴμ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
Hierousalem
Morphology
proper noun, indeclinable
Gloss
Jerusalem
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
Jerusalem.
Occurrences
763
θάρσει
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
tharsei
Morphology
dative singular or indeclinable form pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
11
Σιὼν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
Sion
Morphology
proper noun, indeclinable
Gloss
Zion
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
Zion.
Occurrences
181
μὴ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
μή
Transliteration
me
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not, lest
Part of Speech
particle
Definition
Negative particle commonly used with non-indicative moods.
Occurrences
2979
παρείσθωσαν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
pareisthosan
Morphology
verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd plural pattern
Gloss
they ...
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
1
αἱ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
χεῖρές
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
cheires
Morphology
nominative/vocative plural masculine/feminine pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
14
σου
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
σύ
Transliteration
sy
Morphology
pronoun, nominative second-person singular
Gloss
you
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
Second-person personal pronoun.
Occurrences
12950
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܒܗ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܢܬܐܡܪ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠܝܢ ܘܠܨܗܝܘܢ ܠܐ ܢܬܪ̈ܦܝܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܟܝ

11 word entries
ܒܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܒܗ
Transliteration
bh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
571
ܒܝܘܡܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
bywm'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
327
ܗ̇ܘ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܗܘ
Transliteration
hu
Morphology
pronoun/copula, masculine singular
Gloss
he, it, is
Occurrences
2003
ܢܬܐܡܪ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
nt'mr
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
7
ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
l'wrshlm
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
152
ܠܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܠܐ
Transliteration
la
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Occurrences
2566
ܬܕܚܠܝܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
tdhlyn
Morphology
possible plural/participle or finite verbal ending
Occurrences
13
ܘܠܨܗܝܘܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wlshywn
Morphology
possible masculine plural or verbal/pronominal ending; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
2
ܠܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܠܐ
Transliteration
la
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Occurrences
2566
ܢܬܪ̈ܦܝܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
ntrpyn
Morphology
possible plural/participle or finite verbal ending
Occurrences
2
ܐ̈ܝܕܝܟܝ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
'ydyky
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
5
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

בְּעִדָנָא הַהִיא יִתְאַמַר לִירוּשְׁלֵם לָא תִדְחֲלוּן צִיוֹן לָא יִתְרַשְׁלָן יְדָךְ׃

10 word entries
בְּעִדָנָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
b'dn'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
140
הַהִיא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
hhy'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
175
יִתְאַמַר
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
yt'mr
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
15
לִירוּשְׁלֵם
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Transliteration
lyrwshlm
Morphology
prefixed preposition ל + proper noun
Gloss
to/for Jerusalem
Occurrences
642
לָא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
לא
Transliteration
l'
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Occurrences
2611
תִדְחֲלוּן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
tdchlwn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
31
צִיוֹן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
tsywn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
154
לָא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
לא
Transliteration
l'
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Occurrences
2611
יִתְרַשְׁלָן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
ytrshln
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
4
יְדָךְ׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
ידך
Transliteration
ydk
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
98
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

In die illa dicetur Jerusalem: Noli timere; Sion: Non dissolvantur manus tuæ.

12 word entries
in
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
in
Transliteration
in
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Gloss
in
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
in, into, among, on
Etymology
Latin preposition used with ablative for location or with accusative for motion.
Occurrences
22264
die
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
dies
Transliteration
die
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
2559
illa
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ille
Transliteration
illa
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
4947
dicetur
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
dico
Transliteration
dicetur
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
6477
Hierusalem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
Hierusalem
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
852
noli
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
nolo
Transliteration
noli
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
620
timere
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
timeo
Transliteration
timere
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
477
Sion
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Sion
Transliteration
Sion
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
174
non
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
non
Transliteration
non
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
7320
dissolvantur
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
dissolvantur
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
36
manus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
manus
Transliteration
manus
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
1822
tuae
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
tuus
Transliteration
tuae
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
5615

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Hebrews 12:12

Therefore lift up the hands that hang down and the feeble knees,

9 relevance votes

Ephesians 3:13

Therefore I ask that you may not lose heart at my troubles for you, which are your glory.

5 relevance votes

Isaiah 41:10

Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

5 relevance votes

Galatians 6:9

Let’s not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season if we don’t give up.

4 relevance votes

Isaiah 44:2

This is what the LORD who made you, and formed you from the womb, who will help you says: “Don’t be afraid, Jacob my servant; and you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.

3 relevance votes

2 Corinthians 4:1

Therefore, seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we don’t faint.

3 relevance votes

Revelation 2:3

You have perseverance and have endured for my name’s sake, and have not grown weary.

3 relevance votes

Job 4:3

Behold, you have instructed many, you have strengthened the weak hands.

2 relevance votes

Zechariah 8:15

so again I have thought in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Don’t be afraid.

2 relevance votes

Isaiah 40:9

You who tell good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who tell good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with strength! Lift it up! Don’t be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold, your God!”

2 relevance votes

John 12:12

On the next day a great multitude had come to the feast. When they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

2 relevance votes

Isaiah 54:4

“Don’t be afraid, for you will not be ashamed. Don’t be confounded, for you will not be disappointed. For you will forget the shame of your youth. You will remember the reproach of your widowhood no more.

1 relevance votes
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