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The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty. (KJV)
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אֲרָזִ֣ים'a.ra.Zimcedars
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶז (e.rez) · Strong's: H0730
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: cedar
Used 73 times. Also: Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:49, Leviticus 14:51, Leviticus 14:52, Numbers 19:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0730; TAHOT Ezekiel 31:8 word 1
לֹֽא\־lo'-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 31:8 word 2
עֲמָמֻהוּ֮'a.ma.mu.Huthey eclipsed it
Lemma: עָמַם (a.mam) · Strong's: H6004
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to darken
Used 3 times. Also: Lamentations 4:1, Ezekiel 28:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6004; TAHOT Ezekiel 31:8 word 3
בְּגַן\־be.gan-in [the] garden of
Lemma: גַּן (gan) · Strong's: H1588M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: garden
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1588M; TAHOT Ezekiel 31:8 word 4
אֱלֹהִים֒'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 31:8 word 5
בְּרוֹשִׁ֗יםbe.ro.Shimfir trees
Lemma: בְּרוֹשׁ (be.rosh) · Strong's: H1265
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: cypress
Used 20 times. Also: 2 Samuel 6:5, 1 Kings 5:8, 1 Kings 5:10, 1 Kings 6:15, 1 Kings 6:34, 1 Kings 9:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1265; TAHOT Ezekiel 31:8 word 6
לֹ֤אlo'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 31:8 word 7
דָמוּ֙da.Muthey were like
Lemma: דָּמָה (da.mah) · Strong's: H1819
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to resemble
Used 30 times. Also: Numbers 33:56, Judges 20:5, 2 Samuel 21:5, Esther 4:13, Psalms 48:9, Psalms 50:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1819; TAHOT Ezekiel 31:8 word 8
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 31:8 word 9
סְעַפֹּתָ֔יוse.'a.po.Tavboughs its
Lemma: סְעַפָּה (se.ap.pah) · Strong's: H5589
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: bough
Used 2 times. Also: Ezekiel 31:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5589; TAHOT Ezekiel 31:8 word 10
וְעַרְמֹנִ֥יםve.'ar.mo.Nimand plane trees
Lemma: עַרְמוֹן (ar.mon) · Strong's: H6196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: plane tree
Used 2 times. Also: Genesis 30:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6196; TAHOT Ezekiel 31:8 word 11
לֹֽא\־lo'-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 31:8 word 12
הָי֖וּha.Yuthey were
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
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 31:8 word 13
כְּפֹֽארֹתָ֑יוke.fo.ro.Tavlike branches its
Lemma: פֹּארָה (pe.o.rah) · Strong's: H6288A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: bough
Used 5 times. Also: Ezekiel 17:6, Ezekiel 31:6, Ezekiel 31:12, Ezekiel 31:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6288A; TAHOT Ezekiel 31:8 word 14
כָּל\־kol-every
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Ezekiel 31:8 word 15
עֵץ֙'etztree
Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tree
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6086H; TAHOT Ezekiel 31:8 word 16
בְּגַן\־be.gan-in [the] garden of
Lemma: גַּן (gan) · Strong's: H1588M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: garden
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1588M; TAHOT Ezekiel 31:8 word 17
אֱלֹהִ֔ים'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 31:8 word 18
לֹא\־lo'-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 31:8 word 19
דָמָ֥הda.Mahit was like
Lemma: דָּמָה (da.mah) · Strong's: H1819
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to resemble
Used 30 times. Also: Numbers 33:56, Judges 20:5, 2 Samuel 21:5, Esther 4:13, Psalms 48:9, Psalms 50:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1819; TAHOT Ezekiel 31:8 word 20
אֵלָ֖יו'e.Lav<to> it
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 31:8 word 21
בְּיָפְיֽוֹ\׃be.ya.fe.Yoin beauty its
Lemma: יֳפִי (yo.phi) · Strong's: H3308
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: beauty
Used 19 times. Also: Esther 1:11, Psalms 45:11, Psalms 50:2, Proverbs 6:25, Proverbs 31:30, Isaiah 3:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3308; TAHOT Ezekiel 31:8 word 22
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The cedars | → | אֶ֫רֶז H0730 cedar |
| in the garden | → | גַּן H1588M garden |
| of God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| could not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| rival it | → | עָמַם H6004 to darken |
| the cypresses | → | בְּרוֹשׁ H1265 cypress |
| could not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| compare | → | דָּמָה H1819 to resemble |
| with | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| its branches | → | סְעַפָּה H5589 bough |
| nor | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| the plane trees | → | עַרְמוֹן H6196 plane tree |
| match | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| its boughs | → | פֹּארָה H6288A bough |
| No | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| . . . | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| tree | → | עֵץ H6086H tree |
| in the garden | → | גַּן H1588M garden |
| of God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| could compare | → | דָּמָה H1819 to resemble |
| with | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| its beauty | → | יֳפִי H3308 beauty |
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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