Ezekiel
Ezekiel 8:14
14Then He brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the LORD, and I saw women sitting there, weeping for Tammuz.c
Footnotes
- c 8:14 Tammuz, meaning Sprout of Life, was a Sumerian god of fertility.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then He brought | וַיָּבֵ֣א | way·yā·ḇê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| me | אֹתִ֗י | ’ō·ṯî | Direct object marker; first person common singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the entrance | פֶּ֙תַח֙ | pe·ṯaḥ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6607 opening, doorway, entrance |
| of the north | הַצָּפ֑וֹנָה | haṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·w·nāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H6828 north |
| gate | שַׁ֣עַר | ša·‘ar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8179 gate |
| of the house | בֵּית־ | bêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and I saw | וְהִנֵּה־ | wə·hin·nêh- | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| women | הַנָּשִׁ֣ים | han·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H802 woman, wife, female |
| sitting | יֹֽשְׁב֔וֹת | yō·šə·ḇō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| there | שָׁם֙ | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| weeping | מְבַכּ֖וֹת | mə·ḇak·kō·wṯ | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural | H1058 weep, bewail |
| for Tammuz | הַתַּמּֽוּז׃ס | hat·tam·mūz | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8542 Tammuz |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.