Ezekiel
Ezekiel 16:44
44Behold, all who speak in proverbs will quote this proverb about you:
‘Like mother, like daughter.’
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behold | הִנֵּה֙ | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| who speak in proverbs | הַמֹּשֵׁ֔ל | ham·mō·šêl | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H4911 represent, be like |
| will quote this proverb | יִמְשֹׁ֖ל | yim·šōl | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4911 represent, be like |
| about you | עָלַ֥יִךְ | ‘ā·la·yiḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| Like mother | כְּאִמָּ֖ה | kə·’im·māh | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H517 mother |
| like daughter | בִּתָּֽהּ׃ | bit·tāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H1323 daughter |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 18:2–3 · Psalm 106:35–38 · 1 Samuel 24:13 · Ezekiel 16:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.