Ezekiel
Ezekiel 23:18
18When Oholibah openly prostituted herself and exposed her nakedness, I turned away from her in disgust, just as I had turned away from her sister.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | וַתְּגַל֙ | wat·tə·ḡal | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1540 uncover, remove |
| prostituted herself | תַּזְנוּתֶ֔יהָ | taz·nū·ṯe·hā | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H8457 fornication |
| and exposed | וַתְּגַ֖ל | wat·tə·ḡal | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1540 uncover, remove |
| her nakedness | עֶרְוָתָ֑הּ | ‘er·wā·ṯāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H6172 nakedness, pudenda |
| I | נַפְשִׁי֙ | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| turned away from her | מֵֽעָלֶ֔יהָ | mê·‘ā·le·hā | Preposition-m; third person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| in disgust | וַתֵּ֤קַע | wat·tê·qa‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3363 be dislocated, alienated |
| just as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I | נַפְשִׁ֖י | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| had turned away | נָקְעָ֥ה | nā·qə·‘āh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H5361 be [severed, figurative] alienated, estranged |
| from | מֵעַ֥ל | mê·‘al | Preposition-m | H5921 height |
| her sister | אֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃ | ’ă·ḥō·w·ṯāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H269 sister |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 12:8 · Psalm 106:40 · Psalm 78:59 · Jeremiah 8:12 · Jeremiah 6:8 · Ezekiel 21:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.