- *ḥōdeš*
- noun masculine singular construct - month
- *šᵉmînî*
- adjective masculine singular with definite article - eighth
- *šānat*
- noun feminine singular construct - year of
- *šᵉtayim*
- numeral feminine dual - two
- *dārᵉyāveš*
- proper noun with preposition *lᵉ* - to/for Darius
- *hāyāh*
- verb qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was/happened/came
- *dᵉbar*
- noun masculine singular construct - word of
- *YHWH*
- proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh
- *zᵉkarᵉyāh*
- proper noun with preposition *ʾel* - to Zechariah
- *ben*
- noun masculine singular construct - son of
- *bereḵᵉyāh*
- proper noun - Berechiah
- *ʿiddô*
- proper noun - Iddo
- *nāḇî*
- noun masculine singular with definite article - the prophet
- *lēʾmōr*
- preposition with qal infinitive construct - to say/saying