Ezekiel

Ezekiel 16:45–46

⁴⁵You are the daughter of your mother, who despised her husband and children. You are the sister of your sisters, who despised their husbands and children. Your mother was a Hittite and your father an Amorite. ⁴⁶Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters to your north; and your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters to your south.

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Ezekiel 16:45

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	אַ֔תְּ	’at	Pronoun - second person feminine singular	H859 thou
are the daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of your mother	אִמֵּ֣ךְ	’im·mêḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H517 mother
who despised	גֹּעֶ֥לֶת	gō·‘e·leṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H1602 abhor, loathe
her husband	אִישָׁ֖הּ	’î·šāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H376 man
and children	וּבָנֶ֑יהָ	ū·ḇā·ne·hā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1121 son
You	אַ֗תְּ	’at	Pronoun - second person feminine singular	H859 thou
are the sister	וַאֲח֨וֹת	wa·’ă·ḥō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H269 sister
of your sisters	אֲחוֹתֵ֜ךְ	’ă·ḥō·w·ṯêḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H269 sister
who	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
despised	גָּֽעֲ֙לוּ֙	gā·‘ă·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1602 abhor, loathe
their husbands	אַנְשֵׁיהֶ֣ן	’an·šê·hen	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine plural	H582 man, mankind
and children	וּבְנֵיהֶ֔ן	ū·ḇə·nê·hen	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine plural	H1121 son
Your mother	אִמְּכֶ֣ן	’im·mə·ḵen	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine plural	H517 mother
was a Hittite	חִתִּ֔ית	ḥit·tîṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2850 Hittite(s)
and your father	וַאֲבִיכֶ֖ן	wa·’ă·ḇî·ḵen	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine plural	H1 father
an Amorite	אֱמֹרִֽי׃	’ĕ·mō·rî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H567 Amorites

Ezekiel 16:46

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your older	הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה	hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
sister	וַאֲחוֹתֵ֨ךְ	wa·’ă·ḥō·w·ṯêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H269 sister
was Samaria	שֹֽׁמְרוֹן֙	šō·mə·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron
who	הִ֣יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
lived	הַיּוֹשֶׁ֖בֶת	hay·yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
with her daughters	וּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ	ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·hā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1323 daughter
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your north	שְׂמֹאולֵ֑ךְ	śə·mō·w·lêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H8040 the left
and your younger	הַקְּטַנָּ֣ה	haq·qə·ṭan·nāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H6996 small, young, unimportant
sister	וַאֲחוֹתֵ֞ךְ	wa·’ă·ḥō·w·ṯêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H269 sister
was Sodom	סְדֹ֖ם	sə·ḏōm	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5467 Sodom
who lived	הַיּוֹשֶׁ֙בֶת֙	hay·yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
with her daughters	וּבְנוֹתֶֽיהָ׃	ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯe·hā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1323 daughter
to	מִמֵּ֗ךְ	mim·mêḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
your south	מִֽימִינֵ֔ךְ	mî·mî·nêḵ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H3225 right hand

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Ezekiel 16:45 Zechariah 11:8 · Isaiah 1:4 · Ezekiel 23:2 · Deuteronomy 12:31 · Ezekiel 16:15 · Ezekiel 23:37–39 · Ezekiel 16:8

Ezekiel 16:46 Ezekiel 23:4 · Ezekiel 16:53–56 · Ezekiel 16:48–49 · Genesis 13:10–13 · Jeremiah 3:8–11 · Ezekiel 16:51 · Ezekiel 16:61

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.