Ezekiel
Ezekiel 17:7
7But there was another great eagle
with great wings and many feathers.
And behold, this vine bent its roots toward him.
It stretched out its branches to him from its planting bed,
so that he might water it.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But there was | וַיְהִ֤י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| another | אֶחָד֙ | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| great | גָּד֔וֹל | gā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| eagle | נֶֽשֶׁר־ | ne·šer- | Noun - masculine singular | H5404 griffon-vulture, eagle |
| with great | גְּד֥וֹל | gə·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H1419 great |
| wings | כְּנָפַ֖יִם | kə·nā·p̄a·yim | Noun - fd | H3671 wing, extremity |
| and many | וְרַב־ | wə·raḇ- | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct | H7227 much, many, great |
| feathers | נוֹצָ֑ה | nō·w·ṣāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5133 plumage |
| And behold | וְהִנֵּה֩ | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| this | הַזֹּ֜את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| vine | הַגֶּ֨פֶן | hag·ge·p̄en | Article; Noun - common singular | H1612 vine |
| bent | כָּֽפְנָ֧ה | kā·p̄ə·nāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3719 be hungry, hunger |
| its roots | שָׁרֳשֶׁ֣יהָ | šā·ro·še·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H8328 root |
| toward him | עָלָ֗יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| It stretched out | שִׁלְחָה־ | šil·ḥāh- | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7971 send |
| its branches | וְדָֽלִיּוֹתָיו֙ | wə·ḏā·lî·yō·w·ṯāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1808 dangling, bough |
| to him | לּ֔וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| from its planting | מַטָּעָֽהּ׃ | maṭ·ṭā·‘āh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H4302 place, or act of planting; plantation |
| bed | מֵעֲרֻג֖וֹת | mê·‘ă·ru·ḡō·wṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct | H6170 garden terrace or bed |
| so that he might water it | לְהַשְׁק֣וֹת | lə·haš·qō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.