Ezekiel

Ezekiel 31:3

³Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon,

with beautiful branches that shaded the forest.

It towered on high;

its top was among the clouds.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Look at	הִנֵּ֨ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
Assyria	אַשּׁ֜וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
a cedar	אֶ֣רֶז	’e·rez	Noun - masculine singular	H730 cedar
in Lebanon	בַּלְּבָנ֗וֹן	bal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3844 Lebanon
with beautiful	יְפֵ֥ה	yə·p̄êh	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H3303 fair, beautiful
branches	עָנָ֛ף	‘ā·nāp̄	Noun - masculine singular	H6057 branch(es), bough(s)
that shaded	מֵצַ֖ל	mê·ṣal	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H6751 be or grow dark
the forest	וְחֹ֥רֶשׁ	wə·ḥō·reš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2793 wood, wooded height
It towered	וּגְבַ֣הּ	ū·ḡə·ḇah	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct	H1364 high, exalted
on high	קוֹמָ֑ה	qō·w·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H6967 height
its top	צַמַּרְתּֽוֹ׃	ṣam·mar·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6788 top
was	הָיְתָ֖ה	hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
among	וּבֵ֣ין	ū·ḇên	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the clouds	עֲבֹתִ֔ים	‘ă·ḇō·ṯîm	Noun - common plural	H5688 (twisted) cord, rope; cordage; interwoven foliage (?)

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.