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Zechariah 7

Zac. 7:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And it came to pass in the fourth
'arba` (Hebrew #702)
from 7251; four
KJV usage: four.
Pronounce: ar-bah'
Origin: masculine oarbaah {ar-baw-aw'}
year
shaneh (Hebrew #8141)
from 8138; a year (as a revolution of time)
KJV usage: + whole age, X long, + old, year(X -ly).
Pronounce: shaw-neh'
Origin: (in plura or (feminine) shanah {shaw-naw'}
of king
melek (Hebrew #4428)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: from 4427
Darius
Dar`yavesh (Hebrew #1867)
Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings
KJV usage: Darius.
Pronounce: daw-reh-yaw-vaysh'
Origin: of Persian origin
, that the word
dabar (Hebrew #1697)
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
KJV usage: act, advice, affair, answer, X any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, + chronicles, commandment, X commune(-ication), + concern(-ing), + confer, counsel, + dearth, decree, deed, X disease, due, duty, effect, + eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-)ness, + glory, + harm, hurt, + iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, X ought, X parts, + pertaining, + please, portion, + power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, X (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, + sign, + so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, + song, speech, X spoken, talk, task, + that, X there done, thing (concerning), thought, + thus, tidings, what(-soever), + wherewith, which, word, work.
Pronounce: daw-baw'
Origin: from 1696
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
came unto Zechariah
Zkaryah (Hebrew #2148)
from 2142 and 3050; Jah has remembered; Zecarjah, the name of twenty-nine Israelites
KJV usage: Zachariah, Zechariah.
Pronounce: zek-ar-yaw'
Origin: or Zkaryahuw {zek-ar-yaw'-hoo}
in the fourth
'arba` (Hebrew #702)
from 7251; four
KJV usage: four.
Pronounce: ar-bah'
Origin: masculine oarbaah {ar-baw-aw'}
day of the ninth
tshiy`iy (Hebrew #8671)
ninth
KJV usage: ninth.
Pronounce: tesh-ee-ee'
Origin: ord. from 8672
month
chodesh (Hebrew #2320)
the new moon; by implication, a month
KJV usage: month(-ly), new moon.
Pronounce: kho'-desh
Origin: from 2318
, even in Chisleu
Kiclev (Hebrew #3691)
Kisleu, the 9th Heb. month
KJV usage: Chisleu.
Pronounce: kis-lave'
Origin: probably of foreign origin
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Chisleu,
Darius,
Day,
King,
Months,
Year,
Zechariah

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-3:  The captives enquire concerning the set fasts.
4-7:  Zechariah reproves the hypocrisy of their fasting.
8-14:  Sin the cause of their captivity.
the fourth.
Zac. 1:1• 1En el mes octavo, en el año segundo de Darío, fué palabra de Jehová á Zacarías profeta, hijo de Berechîas, hijo de Iddo, diciendo: (Zac. 1:1)
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Esd. 6:14‑15• 14Y los ancianos de los Judíos edificaban y prosperaban, conforme á la profecía de Haggeo profeta, y de Zacarías hijo de Iddo. Edificaron pues, y acabaron, por el mandamiento del Dios de Israel, y por el mandamiento de Ciro, y de Darío, y de Artajerjes rey de Persia.
 15Y esta casa fué acabada al tercer día del mes de Adar, que era el sexto año del reinado del rey Darío. (Esd. 6:14‑15)
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Hag. 2:10,20• 10A veinticuatro del noveno mes, en el segundo año de Darío, fué palabra de Jehová por mano del profeta Haggeo, diciendo:
 20Y fué segunda vez palabra de Jehová á Haggeo, á los veinticuatro del mismo mes, diciendo: (Hag. 2:10,20)
Chisleu.Answering to part of November and part of December.
Neh. 1:1• 1Palabras de Nehemías, hijo de Hachâlías. Y acaeció en el mes de Chisleu, en el año veinte, estando yo en Susán, capital del reino, (Neh. 1:1)
• The main object of this portion is to bring in the introduction of Messiah, and to show the consequences of His rejection, issuing finally in the attack of the enemy, in the last days, on Jerusalem, and the interposition of God on behalf of His people, as preparatory to the establishment of Messiah’s throne in righteousness, when the Lord shall be King over all the earth. (“Zechariah 7” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chislev,