Ezekiel 15:5 Go deeper
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Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned? (KJV)
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הִנֵּה֙hi.Nehthere!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Ezekiel 15:5 word 1
בִּֽהְיוֹת֣וֹbih.yo.Towhen was it
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Ezekiel 15:5 word 2
תָמִ֔יםta.Mimcomplete
Lemma: תָּמִים (ta.mim) · Strong's: H8549I
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: unblemished: complete
Used 6 times. Also: Leviticus 3:9, Leviticus 23:15, Leviticus 25:30, Joshua 10:13, Proverbs 1:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8549I; TAHOT Ezekiel 15:5 word 3
לֹ֥אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Ezekiel 15:5 word 4
יֵֽעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.Sehit was made
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Ezekiel 15:5 word 5
לִמְלָאכָ֑הlim.la.Khahinto a product
Lemma: מְלָאכָה (me.la.khah) · Strong's: H4399
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: work
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 33:14, Genesis 39:11, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 20:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4399; TAHOT Ezekiel 15:5 word 6
אַ֣ף'afindeed?
Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0637
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: also
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:1, Genesis 18:13, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 40:16, Leviticus 26:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0637; TAHOT Ezekiel 15:5 word 7
כִּי\־ki-if
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Ezekiel 15:5 word 8
אֵ֤שׁ'esha fire
Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: fire
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Ezekiel 15:5 word 9
אֲכָלַ֙תְהוּ֙'a.kha.Lat.huit has consumed it
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Ezekiel 15:5 word 10
וַיֵּחָ֔רvai.ye.Charand it has been charred
Lemma: חָרַר (cha.rar) · Strong's: H2787
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)
Meaning: to scorch
Used 10 times. Also: Job 30:30, Psalms 69:3, Psalms 102:3, Proverbs 26:21, Isaiah 24:6, Jeremiah 6:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2787; TAHOT Ezekiel 15:5 word 11
וְנַעֲשָׂ֥הve.na.'a.Sahand will it be made?
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNq3ms)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Ezekiel 15:5 word 12
ע֖וֹדodagain
Lemma: עוֹד (od) · Strong's: H5750
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)
Meaning: still
Used 489 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 8:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5750; TAHOT Ezekiel 15:5 word 13
לִמְלָאכָֽה\׃\ \סlim.la.Khahinto a product
Lemma: מְלָאכָה (me.la.khah) · Strong's: H4399
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: work
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 33:14, Genesis 39:11, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 20:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4399; TAHOT Ezekiel 15:5 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Even | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| when it was | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| whole | → | תָּמִים H8549I unblemished: complete |
| it could not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| be made | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| useful | → | מְלָאכָה H4399 work |
| How much less | → | אַף H0637 also |
| can it ever | → | עוֹד H5750 still |
| be | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| useful | → | מְלָאכָה H4399 work |
| when | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the fire | → | אֵשׁ H0784 fire |
| has consumed it | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| and charred it | → | חָרַר H2787 to scorch |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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