Ezekiel 16:17 Go deeper
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Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them, (KJV)
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וַתִּקְחִ֞יva.tik.Chiand you took
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqw2fs)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:17 word 1
כְּלֵ֣יke.Lei[the] articles of
Lemma: כְּלִי (ke.li) · Strong's: H3627
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: article/utensil
Used 325 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 42:25, Genesis 43:11, Genesis 45:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3627; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:17 word 2
תִפְאַרְתֵּ֗ךְtif.'ar.Tekhbeauty your
Lemma: תִּפְאָרָה (tiph.a.rah) · Strong's: H8597
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: beauty
Used 51 times. Also: Exodus 28:2, Exodus 28:40, Deuteronomy 26:19, Judges 4:9, 1 Chronicles 22:5, 1 Chronicles 29:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8597; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:17 word 3
מִזְּהָבִ֤יmi.ze.ha.Visome of gold my
Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: gold
Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:17 word 4
וּמִכַּסְפִּי֙u.mi.kas.Piand some of silver my
Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: silver: money
Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:17 word 5
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:17 word 6
נָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiI had given
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:17 word 7
וַתַּעֲשִׂי\־va.ta.'a.si-and you made
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqw2fs)
Meaning: to make
Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:17 word 8
צַלְמֵ֣יtzal.Meiimages of
Lemma: צֶ֫לֶם (tse.lem) · Strong's: H6754
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: image
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 9:6, Numbers 33:52, 1 Samuel 6:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6754; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:17 word 9
זָכָ֑רza.Khara male
Lemma: זָכָר (za.khar) · Strong's: H2145
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: male
Used 82 times. Also: Genesis 1:27, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2145; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:17 word 10
וַתִּזְנִי\־va.tiz.ni-and 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 16:17 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You also took | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| the fine | → | תִּפְאָרָה H8597 beauty |
| jewelry | → | כְּלִי H3627 article/utensil |
| of gold | → | זָהָב H2091 gold |
| and silver | → | כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money |
| I had given | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| you | → | |
| and you made | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| male | → | זָכָר H2145 male |
| idols | → | צֶ֫לֶם H6754 image |
| with which | → | |
| to prostitute yourself | → | זָנָה H2181 to fornicate |
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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