Ezekiel 17:17 Go deeper
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Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons: (KJV)
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וְלֹא֩ve.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 17:17 word 1
בְחַ֨יִלve.Cha.yilwith an army
Lemma: חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) · Strong's: H2428A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: strength: soldiers
Used 109 times. Also: Exodus 14:4, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:28, Exodus 15:4, Numbers 31:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2428A; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:17 word 2
גָּד֜וֹלga.Dollarge
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: great: large
Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:17 word 3
וּבְקָהָ֣לu.ve.ka.Haland with a company
Lemma: קָהָל (qa.hal) · Strong's: H6951
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: assembly
Used 123 times. Also: Genesis 28:3, Genesis 35:11, Genesis 48:4, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 16:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6951; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:17 word 4
רָ֗בRavgreat
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: many
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:17 word 5
יַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.Sehhe will do with
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
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 17:17 word 6
אוֹת֤וֹ'o.To<obj.> him
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 17:17 word 7
פַרְעֹה֙far.'OhPharaoh
Lemma: פַּרְעֹה (par.oh) · Strong's: H6547R
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: Pharaoh
Used 18 times. Also: Jeremiah 37:5, Jeremiah 37:7, Jeremiah 37:11, Jeremiah 43:9, Jeremiah 47:1, Ezekiel 29:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6547R; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:17 word 8
בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.Mahin <the> battle
Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: battle
Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Exodus 1:10, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:17 word 9
בִּשְׁפֹּ֥ךְbish.Pokhwhen pour out
Lemma: שָׁפַךְ (sha.phakh) · Strong's: H8210I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to pour: build siege mound
Used 8 times. Also: 2 Samuel 20:15, 2 Kings 19:32, Isaiah 37:33, Jeremiah 6:6, Ezekiel 4:2, Ezekiel 21:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8210I; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:17 word 10
סֹלְלָ֖הso.le.Laha mound
Lemma: סֹלְלָה (so.le.lah) · Strong's: H5550
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: mound
Used 11 times. Also: 2 Samuel 20:15, 2 Kings 19:32, Isaiah 37:33, Jeremiah 6:6, Jeremiah 32:24, Jeremiah 33:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5550; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:17 word 11
וּבִבְנ֣וֹתu.viv.Notand when build
Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to build
Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:17 word 12
דָּיֵ֑קda.Yeka siege-wall
Lemma: דָּיֵק (da.yeq) · Strong's: H1785
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: siegework
Used 6 times. Also: 2 Kings 25:1, Jeremiah 52:4, Ezekiel 4:2, Ezekiel 21:22, Ezekiel 26:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1785; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:17 word 13
לְהַכְרִ֖יתle.hakh.Ritto cut off
Lemma: כָּרַת (ka.rat) · Strong's: H3772I
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to cut: eliminate
Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 9:11, Genesis 17:14, Genesis 41:36, Exodus 8:9, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3772I; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:17 word 14
נְפָשׁ֥וֹתne.fa.Shotlives
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: soul: life
Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:17 word 15
רַבּֽוֹת\׃ra.Botmany
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAafpa)
Meaning: many
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:17 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Pharaoh | → | פַּרְעֹה H6547R Pharaoh |
| with [his] mighty | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| army | → | חַ֫יִל H2428A strength: soldiers |
| and vast | → | רַב H7227A many |
| horde | → | קָהָל H6951 assembly |
| will not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| help | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| him | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| in battle | → | מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle |
| when ramps | → | סֹלְלָה H5550 mound |
| are built | → | שָׁפַךְ H8210I to pour: build siege mound |
| and siege walls | → | דָּיֵק H1785 siegework |
| constructed | → | בָּנָה H1129 to build |
| to destroy | → | כָּרַת H3772I to cut: eliminate |
| many | → | רַב H7227A many |
| lives | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life |
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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