Ezekiel
Ezekiel 19:2
2and say:
‘What was your mother?
A lioness among the lions!
She lay down among the young lions;
she reared her cubs.
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| 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.