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.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then He broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אway·yā·ḇêConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
meאֹתִ֗י’ō·ṯîDirect object marker; first person common singularH853 mark of the accusative
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the entranceפֶּ֙תַח֙pe·ṯaḥNoun - masculine singular constructH6607 opening, doorway, entrance
of the northהַצָּפ֑וֹנָהhaṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·w·nāhArticle; Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singularH6828 north
gateשַׁ֣עַרša·‘arNoun - masculine singular constructH8179 gate
of the houseבֵּית־bêṯ-Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
and I sawוְהִנֵּה־wə·hin·nêh-Conjunctive waw; InterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
womenהַנָּשִׁ֣יםhan·nā·šîmArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH802 woman, wife, female
sittingיֹֽשְׁב֔וֹתyō·šə·ḇō·wṯVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine pluralH3427 sit, remain, dwell
thereשָׁם֙šāmAdverbH8033 there, thither
weepingמְבַכּ֖וֹתmə·ḇak·kō·wṯVerb - Piel - Participle - feminine pluralH1058 weep, bewail
for Tammuzהַתַּמּֽוּז׃סhat·tam·mūzArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH8542 Tammuz

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.