Ezekiel

Ezekiel 16:7

⁷I made you thrive like a plant of the field. You grew up and matured and became very beautiful. Your breasts were formed and your hair grew, but you were naked and bare.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I made	נְתַתִּ֔יךְ	nə·ṯat·tîḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
you thrive	רְבָבָ֗ה	rə·ḇā·ḇāh	Number - feminine singular	H7233 multitude, myriad, ten thousand
like a plant	כְּצֶ֤מַח	kə·ṣe·maḥ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6780 sprout, growth
of the field	הַשָּׂדֶה֙	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
You grew up	וַתִּרְבִּי֙	wat·tir·bî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
and matured	וַֽתִּגְדְּלִ֔י	wat·tiḡ·də·lî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H1431 grow up, become great
and became	וַתָּבֹ֖אִי	wat·tā·ḇō·’î	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
very beautiful	עֲדָיִ֑ים	‘ă·ḏā·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5716 ornaments
Your breasts	שָׁדַ֤יִם	šā·ḏa·yim	Noun - md	H7699 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin
were formed	נָכֹ֙נוּ֙	nā·ḵō·nū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3559 be firm
and your hair	וּשְׂעָרֵ֣ךְ	ū·śə·‘ā·rêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H8181 hair
grew	צִמֵּ֔חַ	ṣim·mê·aḥ	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6779 sprout, spring up
but you	וְאַ֖תְּ	wə·’at	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person feminine singular	H859 thou
were naked	עֵרֹ֥ם	‘ê·rōm	Adjective - masculine singular	H5903 naked
and bare	וְעֶרְיָֽה׃	wə·‘er·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H6181 nakedness

Cross-references

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Exodus 1:7 · Deuteronomy 1:10 · Isaiah 62:3 · Ezekiel 16:10–13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.