Ezekiel

Ezekiel 23:3

³and they played in Egypt, prostituting themselves from their youth. Their breasts were fondled there, and their virgin bosoms caressed.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and they played	וַתִּזְנֶ֣ינָה	wat·tiz·ne·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
in Egypt	בְמִצְרַ֔יִם	ḇə·miṣ·ra·yim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
prostituting themselves	זָנ֑וּ	zā·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
from their youth	בִּנְעוּרֵיהֶ֖ן	bin·‘ū·rê·hen	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine plural	H5271 youth, juvenility, young
Their breasts	שְׁדֵיהֶ֔ן	šə·ḏê·hen	Noun - masculine dual construct; third person feminine plural	H7699 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin
were fondled	מֹעֲכ֣וּ	mō·‘ă·ḵū	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural	H4600 press, squeeze
there	שָׁ֚מָּה	šām·māh	Adverb; third person feminine singular	H8033 there, thither
and their virgin	בְּתוּלֵיהֶֽן׃	bə·ṯū·lê·hen	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine plural	H1331 virginity
bosoms	דַּדֵּ֖י	dad·dê	Noun - masculine dual construct	H1717 breast
caressed	עִשּׂ֔וּ	‘iś·śū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make

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