Ezekiel

Ezekiel 19:2–3

²and say:

‘What was your mother?

A lioness among the lions!

She lay down among the young lions;

she reared her cubs.

³She brought up one of her cubs,

and he became a young lion.

After learning to tear his prey,

he devoured men.

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
and say	וְאָמַרְתָּ֗	wə·’ā·mar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
What	מָ֤ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
was your mother	אִמְּךָ֙	’im·mə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H517 mother
A lioness	לְבִיָּ֔א	lə·ḇî·yā	Noun - feminine singular	H3833 lioness
among	בֵּ֥ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the lions	אֲרָי֖וֹת	’ă·rā·yō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H738 lion
She lay down	רָבָ֑צָה	rā·ḇā·ṣāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7257 stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out
among	בְּת֥וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
the young lions	כְּפִרִ֖ים	kə·p̄i·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3715 young lion
she reared	רִבְּתָ֥ה	rib·bə·ṯāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
her cubs	גוּרֶֽיהָ׃	ḡū·re·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1482 whelp, young

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
She brought up	וַתַּ֛עַל	wat·ta·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
one	אֶחָ֥ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
of her cubs	מִגֻּרֶ֖יהָ	mig·gu·re·hā	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1482 whelp, young
and he became	הָיָ֑ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a young lion	כְּפִ֣יר	kə·p̄îr	Noun - masculine singular	H3715 young lion
After learning	וַיִּלְמַ֥ד	way·yil·maḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3925 exercise in, learn
to tear	לִטְרָף־	liṭ·rāp̄-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2963 tear, rend, pluck
prey	טֶ֖רֶף	ṭe·rep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H2964 prey, food; leaf
he devoured	אָכָֽל׃	’ā·ḵāl	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
men	אָדָ֥ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.