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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Zephaniah 3:3 - Evening
Zephaniah 3:3 - Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Her princes | H8269 | שַׂר |
[Noun Masculine] a head person (of any rank or class) |
| within | H7130 | קֶרֶב |
[Noun Masculine] properly the nearest {part} that {is} the {centre} whether {literally} figuratively or adverbially (especially with preposition) |
| her are roaring | H7580 | שָׁאַג |
[Verb] to rumble or moan |
| lions | H738 | אֲרִי |
[Noun Masculine] a lion |
| her judges | H8199 | שָׁפַט |
[Verb] to {judge} that {is} pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication to vindicate or punish; by extension to govern; passively to litigate (literally or figuratively) |
| are evening | H6153 | עֶרֶב |
[Noun Masculine] dusk |
| wolves | H2061 | זְאֵב |
[Noun Masculine] a wolf |
| they gnaw not the bones | H1633 | גָּרַם |
[Verb] to be spare or skeleton like; used only as a denominative from H1634; (causatively) to {bone} that {is} denude (by extension craunch) the bones |
| till the morrow | H1242 | בֹּקֶר |
[Noun Masculine] properly dawn (as the break of day); generally morning |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.