Ezekiel 22:27 Go deeper

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Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain. (KJV)

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שָׂרֶ֣יהָsa.Rei.haprinces its

Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: ruler

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Ezekiel 22:27 word 1

בְקִרְבָּ֔הּve.kir.Bahin midst its

Lemma: קֶ֫רֶב (qe.rev) · Strong's: H7130G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: entrails: among

Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 18:12, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 41:21, Genesis 45:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7130G; TAHOT Ezekiel 22:27 word 2

כִּזְאֵבִ֖יםkiz.'e.Vim[are] like wolves

Lemma: זְאֵב (ze.ev) · Strong's: H2061

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: wolf

Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 49:27, Isaiah 11:6, Isaiah 65:25, Jeremiah 5:6, Habakkuk 1:8, Zephaniah 3:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2061; TAHOT Ezekiel 22:27 word 3

טֹ֣רְפֵיTo.re.feitearing

Lemma: טָרַף (ta.raph) · Strong's: H2963

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to tear

Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 37:33, Genesis 44:28, Genesis 49:27, Exodus 22:13, Deuteronomy 33:20, Job 16:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2963; TAHOT Ezekiel 22:27 word 4

טָ֑רֶףTa.ref<of> prey

Lemma: טֶ֫רֶף (te.reph) · Strong's: H2964

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: prey

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 49:9, Numbers 23:24, Job 4:11, Job 24:5, Job 29:17, Job 38:39 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2964; TAHOT Ezekiel 22:27 word 5

לִשְׁפָּךְ\־lish.pokh-to shed

Lemma: שָׁפַךְ (sha.phakh) · Strong's: H8210H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to pour: kill

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22, Leviticus 17:4, Numbers 35:33, Deuteronomy 19:10, 1 Samuel 25:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8210H; TAHOT Ezekiel 22:27 word 6

דָּם֙damblood

Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: blood

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Ezekiel 22:27 word 7

לְאַבֵּ֣דle.'a.Bedto destroy

Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to perish

Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Leviticus 23:30, Leviticus 26:38, Numbers 16:33, Numbers 17:12, Numbers 21:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0006; TAHOT Ezekiel 22:27 word 8

נְפָשׁ֔וֹתne.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 22:27 word 9

לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anso as

Lemma: מַ֫עַן (ma.an) · Strong's: H4616

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: because

Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 12:13, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 50:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4616; TAHOT Ezekiel 22:27 word 10

בְּצֹ֥עַbe.Tzo.a'to make unjust gain

Lemma: בָּצַע (ba.tsa) · Strong's: H1214I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to cut off: to gain

Used 9 times. Also: Psalms 10:3, Proverbs 1:19, Proverbs 15:27, Jeremiah 6:13, Jeremiah 8:10, Lamentations 2:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1214I; TAHOT Ezekiel 22:27 word 11

בָּֽצַע\׃Ba.tza'unjust gain

Lemma: בֶּ֫צַע (be.tsa) · Strong's: H1215

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: unjust-gain

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 37:26, Exodus 18:21, Judges 5:19, 1 Samuel 8:3, Job 22:3, Psalms 30:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1215; TAHOT Ezekiel 22:27 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Her officials	→	שַׂר H8269 ruler
within her	→	קֶ֫רֶב H7130G entrails: among
are like wolves	→	זְאֵב H2061 wolf
tearing	→	טָרַף H2963 to tear
their prey	→	טֶ֫רֶף H2964 prey
shedding	→	שָׁפַךְ H8210H to pour: kill
blood	→	דָּם H1818 blood
and destroying	→	אָבַד H0006 to perish
lives	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life
for	→	מַ֫עַן H4616 because
dishonest gain	→	בָּצַע H1214I to cut off: to gain
. . .	→	בֶּ֫צַע H1215 unjust-gain

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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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