Ezekiel 17:8 Go deeper
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It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine. (KJV)
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אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:8 word 1
שָׂ֥דֶהSa.deha field
Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: land: soil
Used 6 times. Also: 1 Samuel 14:25, 2 Samuel 23:11, 2 Kings 9:25, 1 Chronicles 11:13, Ezekiel 17:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7704B; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:8 word 2
טּ֛וֹבTovgood
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: pleasant
Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:8 word 3
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:8 word 4
מַ֥יִםMa.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 17:8 word 5
רַבִּ֖יםra.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 17:8 word 6
הִ֣יאhi'it
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:8 word 7
שְׁתוּלָ֑הshe.tu.Lah[was] planted
Lemma: שָׁתַל (sha.tal) · Strong's: H8362
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsfsa)
Meaning: to transplant
Used 10 times. Also: Psalms 1:3, Psalms 92:13, Jeremiah 17:8, Ezekiel 17:10, Ezekiel 17:22, Ezekiel 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8362; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:8 word 8
לַעֲשׂ֤וֹתla.'a.Sotto produce
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 17:8 word 9
עָנָף֙'a.Nafbranch[es]
Lemma: עָנָף (a.naph) · Strong's: H6057
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: branch
Used 7 times. Also: Leviticus 23:40, Psalms 80:10, Ezekiel 17:23, Ezekiel 31:3, Ezekiel 36:8, Malachi 4:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6057; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:8 word 10
וְלָשֵׂ֣אתve.la.Setand to bear
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to lift: bear
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 4:13, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:26, Genesis 37:25, Genesis 39:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375H; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:8 word 11
פֶּ֔רִיPe.rifruit
Lemma: פְּרִי (pe.ri) · Strong's: H6529
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: fruit
Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6529; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:8 word 12
לִהְי֖וֹתlih.Yotto become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 17:8 word 13
לְגֶ֥פֶןle.Ge.fen<into> a vine of
Lemma: גֶּ֫פֶן (ge.phen) · Strong's: H1612
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: vine
Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 40:9, Genesis 40:10, Genesis 49:11, Numbers 6:4, Numbers 20:5, Deuteronomy 8:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1612; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:8 word 14
אַדָּֽרֶת\׃\ \ס'a.Da.retsplendor
Lemma: אַדֶּ֫רֶת (ad.de.ret) · Strong's: H0155
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: clothing
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 25:25, Joshua 7:21, Joshua 7:24, 1 Kings 19:13, 1 Kings 19:19, 2 Kings 2:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0155; TAHOT Ezekiel 17:8 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| It | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| had been planted | → | שָׁתַל H8362 to transplant |
| in | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| good | → | טוֹב H2896A pleasant |
| soil | → | שָׂדֶה H7704B land: soil |
| by | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| abundant | → | רַב H7227A many |
| waters | → | מַי H4325G water |
| in order to yield | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| branches | → | עָנָף H6057 branch |
| and bear | → | נָשָׂא H5375H to lift: bear |
| fruit | → | פְּרִי H6529 fruit |
| and become | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| a splendid | → | אַדֶּ֫רֶת H0155 clothing |
| vine | → | גֶּ֫פֶן H1612 vine |
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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