Ezekiel 16:56 Go deeper
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For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride, (KJV)
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וְל֤וֹאve.Lo'and 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 16:56 word 1
הָֽיְתָה֙ha.ye.Tahdid she become?
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
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 16:56 word 2
סְדֹ֣םse.DomSodom
Lemma: סְדֹם (se.dom) · Strong's: H5467
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Sodom
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5467; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:56 word 3
אֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ'a.cho.Tekhsister your
Lemma: אָחוֹת (a.chot) · Strong's: H0269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: sister
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 20:2, Genesis 20:5, Genesis 20:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0269; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:56 word 4
לִשְׁמוּעָ֖הlish.mu.'Ah<into> a mention
Lemma: שְׁמוּעָה (she.mu.ah) · Strong's: H8052
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: tidings
Used 27 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:24, 1 Samuel 4:19, 2 Samuel 4:4, 2 Samuel 13:30, 1 Kings 2:28, 1 Kings 10:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8052; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:56 word 5
בְּפִ֑יךְbe.Fikhin mouth your
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:56 word 6
בְּי֖וֹםbe.Yomin [the] day of
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:56 word 7
גְּאוֹנָֽיִךְ\׃ge.'o.Na.yikhpride<s> your
Lemma: גָּאוֹן (ga.on) · Strong's: H1347
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: pride
Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 15:7, Leviticus 26:19, Job 35:12, Job 37:4, Job 38:11, Job 40:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1347; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:56 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Did you not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| treat | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| . . . | → | פֶּה H6310G lip |
| your sister | → | אָחוֹת H0269 sister |
| Sodom | → | סְדֹם H5467 Sodom |
| as an object of scorn | → | שְׁמוּעָה H8052 tidings |
| in the day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| of your pride | → | גָּאוֹן H1347 pride |
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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