Ezekiel

Ezekiel 8:5

⁵“Son of man,” He said to me, “now lift up your eyes to the north.”

So I lifted up my eyes to the north, and in the entrance north of the Altar Gate^b I saw this idol of jealousy.

Footnotes

b 8:5 Or gate of the altar

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of man	אָדָ֕ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
He said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to me	אֵלַ֔י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
now	נָ֥א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
lift up	שָׂא־	śā-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
your eyes	עֵינֶ֖יךָ	‘ê·ne·ḵā	Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye
to	דֶּ֣רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
the north	צָפ֑וֹנָה	ṣā·p̄ō·w·nāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H6828 north
So I lifted up	וָאֶשָּׂ֤א	wā·’eś·śā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
my eyes	עֵינַי֙	‘ê·nay	Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
to	דֶּ֣רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
the north	צָפ֔וֹנָה	ṣā·p̄ō·w·nāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H6828 north
and in the entrance	בַּבִּאָֽה׃	bab·bi·’āh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H872 entrance, entry
north	מִצָּפוֹן֙	miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H6828 north
of the Altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ	ham·miz·bê·aḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
Gate	לְשַׁ֣עַר	lə·ša·‘ar	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8179 gate
I saw	וְהִנֵּ֤ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
this	הַזֶּ֖ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
idol	סֵ֛מֶל	sê·mel	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5566 image, statue
of jealousy	הַקִּנְאָ֥ה	haq·qin·’āh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7068 ardour, zeal, jealousy

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Ezekiel 8:3 · Jeremiah 3:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.