Ezekiel 28:16 Go deeper
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By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. (KJV)
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בְּרֹ֣בbe.Roin [the] abundance of
Lemma: רֹב (rov) · Strong's: H7230
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: abundance
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 16:10, Genesis 27:28, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 48:16, Exodus 15:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7230; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:16 word 1
רְכֻלָּתְךָ֗re.khu.la.te.Khatrading your
Lemma: רְכֻלָּה (re.khul.lah) · Strong's: H7404
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: merchandise
Used 4 times. Also: Ezekiel 26:12, Ezekiel 28:5, Ezekiel 28:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7404; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:16 word 2
מָל֧וּma.Lupeople filled
Lemma: מָלֵא (ma.le) · Strong's: H4390
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to fill
Used 249 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 21:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4390; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:16 word 3
תוֹכְךָ֛tokh.Kha[the] middle of you
Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: midst
Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:16 word 4
חָמָ֖סcha.Masviolence
Lemma: חָמָס (cha.mas) · Strong's: H2555
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: violence
Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 49:5, Exodus 23:1, Deuteronomy 19:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2555; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:16 word 5
וַֽתֶּחֱטָ֑אva.te.che.Ta'and you sinned
Lemma: חָטָא (cha.ta) · Strong's: H2398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqw2ms)
Meaning: to sin
Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 31:39, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 40:1, Genesis 42:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2398; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:16 word 6
וָאֶחַלֶּלְךָ֩va.'e.cha.lel.Khaand I profaned you
Lemma: חָלַל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2490H
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpw1cs)
Meaning: to profane/begin: profane
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 49:4, Exodus 20:25, Exodus 31:14, Leviticus 18:21, Leviticus 19:8, Leviticus 19:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2490H; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:16 word 7
מֵהַ֨רme.Harfrom [the] mountain of
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: mountain: mount
Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:16 word 8
אֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimGod
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:16 word 9
וָֽאַבֶּדְךָ֙va.'a.bed.Khaand I destroyed you
Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpq3ms)
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 28:16 word 10
כְּר֣וּבke.RuvO cherub
Lemma: כְּרוּב (ke.ruv) · Strong's: H3742
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: cherub
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Exodus 25:18, Exodus 25:19, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:22, Exodus 26:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3742; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:16 word 11
הַסֹּכֵ֔ךְha.so.Khekh<the> [one which] covers
Lemma: סָכַךְ (sa.khakh) · Strong's: H5526B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to cover
Used 18 times. Also: Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Exodus 40:3, Exodus 40:21, Judges 3:24, 1 Samuel 24:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5526B; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:16 word 12
מִתּ֖וֹךְmi.Tokhfrom [the] middle of
Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: midst
Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:16 word 13
אַבְנֵי\־'av.nei-[the] stones of
Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: stone
Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:16 word 14
אֵֽשׁ\׃'Eshfire
Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: fire
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:16 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| By the vastness | → | רֹב H7230 abundance |
| of your trade | → | רְכֻלָּה H7404 merchandise |
| you | → | תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst |
| were filled | → | מָלֵא H4390 to fill |
| with violence | → | חָמָס H2555 violence |
| and you sinned | → | חָטָא H2398 to sin |
| So I drove you in disgrace | → | חָלַל H2490H to profane/begin: profane |
| from the mountain | → | הַר H2022G mountain: mount |
| of God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| and I banished you | → | אָבַד H0006 to perish |
| O guardian | → | סָכַךְ H5526B to cover |
| cherub | → | כְּרוּב H3742 cherub |
| from among | → | תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst |
| the fiery | → | אֵשׁ H0784 fire |
| stones | → | אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone |
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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