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Zephaniah 2:15

“This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

זֹאתzôʼth · zothe'
H2063 · Hebrew

Definition: this (often used adverb)
Derivation: irregular feminine of H2089 (זֶה);
KJV renderings: hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.
Grammar: זֹ֞֠את — demonstrative pronoun, feminine, singular
Code HPdxfs
Usage: Occurs 605 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:23 Genesis 2:23 Genesis 2:23 Genesis 3:13 Genesis 3:14

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read זֹאת here.

Verse 14

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.