Ezekiel
Ezekiel 23:12
12She too lusted after the Assyrians — governors and commanders, warriors dressed in splendor, horsemen riding on steeds, all desirable young men.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| She too lusted | עָגָ֜בָה | ‘ā·ḡā·ḇāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H5689 have inordinate affection, lust |
| after | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the Assyrians | בְּנֵי֩ | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| governors | פַּח֨וֹת | pa·ḥō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H6346 governor |
| and commanders | וּסְגָנִ֤ים | ū·sə·ḡā·nîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H5461 prefect, ruler |
| warriors | קְרֹבִים֙ | qə·rō·ḇîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7138 near |
| dressed | לְבֻשֵׁ֣י | lə·ḇu·šê | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct | H3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed |
| in splendor | מִכְל֔וֹל | miḵ·lō·wl | Noun - masculine singular | H4358 perfection |
| horsemen | פָּרָשִׁ֖ים | pā·rā·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H6571 horse, steed |
| riding on | רֹכְבֵ֣י | rō·ḵə·ḇê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H7392 mount and ride, ride |
| steeds | סוּסִ֑ים | sū·sîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5483 swallow or swift |
| all | כֻּלָּֽם׃ | kul·lām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| desirable | חֶ֖מֶד | ḥe·meḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H2531 desire, delight |
| young men | בַּח֥וּרֵי | ba·ḥū·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H970 young man |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.