Ezekiel 17:5 Go deeper
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He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree. (KJV)
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וַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.Kachand it took
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 17:5 word 1
מִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'one of [the] seed of
Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: seed
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 8:22, Genesis 47:19, Genesis 47:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2233G; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:5 word 2
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:5 word 3
וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huand it put it
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to give: put
Used 395 times. Also: Genesis 1:17, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414H; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:5 word 4
בִּשְׂדֵה\־bis.deh-in a field of
Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: land: soil
Used 6 times. Also: 1 Samuel 14:25, 2 Samuel 23:11, 2 Kings 9:25, 1 Chronicles 11:13, Ezekiel 17:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7704B; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:5 word 5
זָ֑רַעZa.ra'seed
Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: seed
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 8:22, Genesis 47:19, Genesis 47:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2233G; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:5 word 6
קָ֚חkach<you> take [it]
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
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 17:5 word 7
עַל\־'al-at
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 17:5 word 8
מַ֣יִםMa.yimwaters
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:5 word 9
רַבִּ֔יםra.Bimmany
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
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 17:5 word 10
צַפְצָפָ֖הtzaf.tza.Faha willow
Lemma: צַפְצָפָה (tsaph.tsa.phah) · Strong's: H6851
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: willow
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6851; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:5 word 11
שָׂמֽוֹ\׃sa.Moit placed it
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to set: make
Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 28:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760A; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:5 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He took | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| some of the seed | → | זֶ֫רַע H2233G seed |
| of the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| and planted | → | נָתַן H5414H to give: put |
| it in fertile | → | זֶ֫רַע H2233G seed |
| soil | → | שָׂדֶה H7704B land: soil |
| he placed [it] | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| by | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| abundant | → | רַב H7227A many |
| waters | → | מַי H4325G water |
| [and] set it out | → | שׂוּם H7760A to set: make |
| like a willow | → | צַפְצָפָה H6851 willow |
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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