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Hebrew wordlink #378370

OSHB Zec 8:19 צוֹם (ʦōm) Strongs=6685 Lemma=‘צוֹם’
contextual word gloss=‘the_fast_of’ word gloss=‘fast_of’
Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct
Year=-518 TimeSeries=Prophecies_of_Zechariah

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Only use of identical word form ‘צוֹם’ (Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘צוֹם’ (Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) is always and only glossed as ‘the_fast_of’.

ZEC 8:19 contextual word gloss=‘the_fast_of’ word gloss=‘fast_of’ OSHB ZEC 8:19 word 5

OET-LV: 19 Thus YHWH he _says soldiers/messengers the _fast _of the_fourth and_the _fast _of the _fifth_month and_the _fast _of the_seventh and_the _fast _of the _tenth_month it _will _become for_the _house _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) (into)_joy and_(into)_gladness and _(into)_appointed_feasts good and_(the)_truth and_(the)_peace love. (ZEC_8:19)

OET-RV: 19 “Commander-in-chief Yahweh says this: The fasts of the fourth month, the fifth month, the seventh month, and the tenth month will become times of joy, gladness, and happy festivals for the house of Yehudah. Therefore appreciate and strive for truth and peace. (ZEC 8:19)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘צוֹם’’ have 4 different glosses: ‘[the]_fast’, ‘a_fast’, ‘fasting’, ‘the_fast_of’.