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But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; his it was. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַתִּבְטְחִ֣יva.tiv.te.Chiand you trusted

Lemma: בָּטַח (ba.tach) · Strong's: H0982

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqw2fs)

Meaning: to trust

Used 120 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:52, Judges 9:26, Judges 18:7, Judges 18:10, Judges 18:27, Judges 20:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0982; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:15 word 1

בְיָפְיֵ֔ךְve.ya.fe.Yekhin beauty your

Lemma: יֳפִי (yo.phi) · Strong's: H3308

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: beauty

Used 19 times. Also: Esther 1:11, Psalms 45:11, Psalms 50:2, Proverbs 6:25, Proverbs 31:30, Isaiah 3:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3308; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:15 word 2

וַתִּזְנִ֖יva.tiz.Niand you acted as a prostitute

Lemma: זָנָה (za.nah) · Strong's: H2181

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqw2fs)

Meaning: to fornicate

Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 34:31, Genesis 38:15, Genesis 38:24, Exodus 34:15, Exodus 34:16, Leviticus 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2181; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:15 word 3

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:15 word 4

שְׁמֵ֑ךְshe.Mekhname your

Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: name

Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:15 word 5

וַתִּשְׁפְּכִ֧יva.tish.pe.Khiand you poured out

Lemma: שָׁפַךְ (sha.phakh) · Strong's: H8210J

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqw2fs)

Meaning: to pour: scatter

Used 3 times. Also: Lamentations 4:1, Ezekiel 26:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8210J; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:15 word 6

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:15 word 7

תַּזְנוּתַ֛יִךְtaz.nu.Ta.yikhprostitution<s> your

Lemma: תַּזְנוּת (taz.nut) · Strong's: H8457

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: fornication

Used 18 times. Also: Ezekiel 16:22, Ezekiel 16:26, Ezekiel 16:29, Ezekiel 16:33, Ezekiel 16:34, Ezekiel 16:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8457; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:15 word 8

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:15 word 9

כָּל\־kol-every

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:15 word 10

עוֹבֵ֖רo.Ver[one who] passed by

Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to pass

Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:15 word 11

יֶֽהִי\׃Ye.hilet it belong

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqj3ms)

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 16:15 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But because of	→	עַל H5921A upon
your fame	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
you trusted	→	בָּטַח H0982 to trust
in your beauty	→	יֳפִי H3308 beauty
and played the harlot	→	זָנָה H2181 to fornicate
You lavished	→	שָׁפַךְ H8210J to pour: scatter
your favors	→	תַּזְנוּת H8457 fornication
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
everyone	→	כֹּל H3605 all
who passed by	→	עָבַר H5674A to pass
and your beauty was theirs for the asking	→	הָיָה H1961 to be

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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