Ezekiel
Ezekiel 21:22
22In his right hand appears the portent for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to call for the slaughter, to lift a battle cry, to direct the battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp, and to erect a siege wall.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In his right hand | בִּֽימִינ֞וֹ | bî·mî·nōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3225 right hand |
| appears | הָיָ֣ה׀ | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the portent | הַקֶּ֣סֶם | haq·qe·sem | Article; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7081 divination |
| for Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| where he is to set up | לָשׂ֤וּם | lā·śūm | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7760 put, place, set |
| battering rams | כָּרִים֙ | kā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3733 basket-saddle |
| to call for | לִפְתֹּ֤חַ | lip̄·tō·aḥ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6605 open |
| the slaughter | בְּרֶ֔צַח | bə·re·ṣaḥ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H7524 shattering |
| to lift | לְהָרִ֥ים | lə·hā·rîm | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7311 be high, exalted, rise |
| a battle cry | ק֖וֹל | qō·wl | Noun - masculine singular | H6963 sound, voice |
| to direct | לָשׂ֤וּם | lā·śūm | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7760 put, place, set |
| the battering rams | כָּרִים֙ | kā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3733 basket-saddle |
| against | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the gates | שְׁעָרִ֔ים | šə·‘ā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H8179 gate |
| to build | לִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ | liš·pōḵ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8210 pour out, pour |
| a ramp | סֹלְלָ֖ה | sō·lə·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5550 mound |
| and to erect | לִבְנ֥וֹת | liḇ·nō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1129 build |
| a siege wall | דָּיֵֽק׃ | dā·yêq | Noun - masculine singular | H1785 bulwark, siege-wall |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.