Ezekiel 16:34 Go deeper
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And the contrary is in thee from other women in thy whoredoms, whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms: and in that thou givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee, therefore thou art contrary. (KJV)
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וַיְהִי\־vay.hi-and it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 16:34 word 1
הֵ֤פֶךְHe.fekhcontrariness
Lemma: הֶ֫פֶךְ (he.phekh) · Strong's: H2016
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: contrariness
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2016; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:34 word 2
מִן\־min-from
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:34 word 3
הַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.Shimthe women
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: woman
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:34 word 4
בְּתַזְנוּתַ֔יִךְbe.taz.nu.Ta.yikhin prostitution<s> your
Lemma: תַּזְנוּת (taz.nut) · Strong's: H8457
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: fornication
Used 18 times. Also: Ezekiel 16:15, Ezekiel 16:22, Ezekiel 16:26, Ezekiel 16:29, Ezekiel 16:33, Ezekiel 16:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8457; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:34 word 5
וְאַחֲרַ֖יִךְve.'a.cha.Ra.yikhand after you
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Acmpc (Acmpc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:34 word 6
לֹ֣אlo'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 16:34 word 7
זוּנָּ֑הzu.Nahit was approached for prostitution
Lemma: זָנָה (za.nah) · Strong's: H2181
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVPp3ms)
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 16:34 word 8
וּבְתִתֵּ֣ךְu.ve.ti.Tekhand because gave you
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 16:34 word 9
אֶתְנָ֗ן'et.Nan[the] hire of a prostitute
Lemma: אֶתְנַן (et.nan) · Strong's: H0868
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wages
Used 11 times. Also: Deuteronomy 23:18, Isaiah 23:17, Isaiah 23:18, Ezekiel 16:31, Ezekiel 16:41, Hosea 9:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0868; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:34 word 10
וְאֶתְנַ֛ןve.'et.Nanand [the] hire of a prostitute
Lemma: אֶתְנַן (et.nan) · Strong's: H0868
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wages
Used 11 times. Also: Deuteronomy 23:18, Isaiah 23:17, Isaiah 23:18, Ezekiel 16:31, Ezekiel 16:41, Hosea 9:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0868; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:34 word 11
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 16:34 word 12
נִתַּן\־ni.tan-it was given
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNp3ms)
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 16:34 word 13
וַתְּהִ֥יva.te.Hiand you became
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
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 16:34 word 14
לְהֶֽפֶךְ\׃le.He.fekh<into> contrariness
Lemma: הֶ֫פֶךְ (he.phekh) · Strong's: H2016
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: contrariness
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2016; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:34 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So your | → | |
| prostitution | → | תַּזְנוּת H8457 fornication |
| is | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| the opposite | → | הֶ֫פֶךְ H2016 contrariness |
| of that | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| of other women | → | אִשָּׁה H0802G woman |
| No one | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| solicited | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| your favors | → | זָנָה H2181 to fornicate |
| and you paid | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| a fee | → | אֶתְנַן H0868 wages |
| instead of | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| receiving | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| one | → | אֶתְנַן H0868 wages |
| so you | → | |
| are | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| the very opposite | → | הֶ֫פֶךְ H2016 contrariness |
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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