Ezekiel 23:11 — Word Study
WLCוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙ אֲחוֹתָ֣הּ אָהֳלִיבָ֔ה וַתַּשְׁחֵ֥ת עַגְבָתָ֖הּ מִמֶּ֑נָּה וְאֶת־ תַּ֨זְנוּתֶ֔יהָ מִזְּנוּנֵ֖י אֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃
BSAHer sisterʼâchôwth [biological sibling, close relative] OholibahʼOhŏlîybâh saw [this]râʼâh▸ [perceived, looked after] yet in her lustʻăgâbâh△ [excessive love, selfish desire] andʼêth prostitutiontaznûwth [fornication, idolatry] she was more depravedshâchath▸ [corrupt, ruined] than her sisterʼâchôwth [in her sinful ways, by comparison]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙ | and she saw | Verb, Qal, sequential imperfect third person feminine singular |
| אֲחוֹתָ֣הּ | sister her | Noun common feminine singular construct, suffix |
| אָהֳלִיבָ֔ה | Oholibah | Noun proper feminine |
| וַתַּשְׁחֵ֥ת | and she acted corruptly | Verb, Hiphil, sequential imperfect third person feminine singular |
| עַגְבָתָ֖הּ | lust her | Noun common feminine singular construct, suffix |
| מִמֶּ֑נָּה | more than her | Preposition, suffix |
| וְאֶת־ | and the object marker | Conjunction, particle |
| תַּ֨זְנוּתֶ֔יהָ | prostitution her | Noun common masculine plural construct, suffix |
| מִזְּנוּנֵ֖י | more than [the] prostitutions of | Preposition, noun common masculine plural construct |
| אֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃ | sister her | Noun common feminine singular construct, suffix |
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| BSB | Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister. |
| KJV | And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms. |
| ASV | And her sister Oholibah saw this, yet was she more corrupt in her doting than she, and in her whoredoms which were more than the whoredoms of her sister. |
| YLT | And see doth her sister Aholibah, And she maketh her doting love more corrupt than she, And her whoredoms than the whoredoms of her sister. |
| WEB | “Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet she was more corrupt in her lusting than she, and in her prostitution which was more depraved than the prostitution of her sister. |
| BBE | And her sister Oholibah saw this, but her desire was even more unmeasured, and her loose behaviour was worse than that of her sister. |
The translations agree on the meaning of וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙ as 'and she saw.'
The sentence begins with a main clause followed by a contrasting clause that highlights Oholibah's greater depravity.







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verbרָאָה
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Deep Study — Ezekiel 23:11
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Context — The Unfaithfulness of Oholah and Oholibahgenerated
Ezekiel 23:11 depicts the moral decline of Oholibah, who, despite witnessing the downfall of her sister, becomes even more depraved in her actions. This passage serves as a stark warning about the consequences of unfaithfulness and the dangers of unchecked desires. The imagery of sisters represents the divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah, emphasizing their shared fate and spiritual corruption.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ezekiel 23:4 | The older was named Oholah, and her sister was named Oholibah. They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their identities, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem. |
| 2 | Jeremiah 3:8 | She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well. |
| 3 | Ezekiel 16:47–51 | And you not only walked in their ways and practiced their abominations, but soon you were more depraved than they were. |
| 4 | Jeremiah 3:8–11 | She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 4 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙, va.Te.re'generated
The verb רָאָה (ra'ah) means 'to see' and encompasses a range of visual actions, including observing and understanding. In this context, it indicates that Oholibah perceived the consequences of her sister's actions but chose to ignore them.
The parsing as a sequential imperfect third person feminine singular suggests an ongoing action, emphasizing that Oholibah not only saw but continued to act upon her desires despite the warning signs.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
The translations generally agree on the meaning of וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙ as 'and she saw.' The BSB, KJV, ASV, YLT, WEB, and BBE all convey the same idea of perception.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main verb וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙ (and she saw) governs the sentence, with a noun phrase as the subject and multiple clauses describing her actions and state. The structure emphasizes Oholibah's awareness and subsequent actions.
The Hebrew word order places the subject prominently at the beginning, highlighting Oholibah's role in the narrative and her direct comparison to her sister.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint uses εἶδεν to translate וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙, which also means 'to see.' This choice maintains the focus on perception but may imply a deeper understanding of the consequences.
This translation choice suggests that the translators viewed Oholibah's sight not just as a physical act but as a moral awareness of her sister's fate.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Ezekiel 23:11 tells us that Oholibah saw what happened to her sister but still chose to act even more corruptly. This verse highlights the dangers of ignoring warnings and the consequences of unchecked desires.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
It indicates that Oholibah was aware of the consequences of her sister's actions but chose to ignore them.
This emphasizes the severity of her actions compared to her sister, highlighting a deeper moral corruption.
They symbolize the two kingdoms of Israel and Judah, representing their unfaithfulness to God.
It shows how people can be aware of the consequences of sin yet still choose to engage in it, illustrating a common struggle with moral integrity.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what ways have I seen the consequences of my actions, and how can I learn from them?
- How do I respond when I see others making poor choices?
- What steps can I take to ensure I remain faithful in my commitments?
- How can I help others who may be struggling with similar temptations?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Jerome comments on this verse, noting how Oholibah became more wicked than her sister, highlighting the theme of moral decline.
When her sister Oholibah saw this, she became more wicked than her, and her desire for sexual immorality surpassed that of her sister.Early Church Fathers on Ezekiel 23 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Ezekiel 23:11 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAnd when her sister Aholibah saw this,.... The two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, when, they saw the idolatries the ten tribes fell into, and the destruction which came upon them for the same; instead
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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryAnd when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms. When her sister Aholibah saw this.
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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleAholibah; Judah, yet two tribes. Saw this; both the sins and punishments of the kingdom of Israel, which should have been her admonition. She was more corrupt, ran more violently into both friendship, confederacies, and idolatries with the Assyrians, than her sister, Samaria; Jerusalem had more idols in it, and more abominable idolatry, than any we read of in Samaria that, at present, I can remember.
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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsEzekiel 23:11 And when her sister Aholibah saw [this], she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in [her] whoredoms.Ver. 11. And when her sister Aholibah saw this.] And yet would not be warned; which was a just both presage and desert of her utter destruction. She was more corrupt.] She was therefore the worse, because she should have been better.
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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(11) She was more corrupt.—Enough having been said of Aholah to form the basis for a comparison, the prophet now turns to Aholibah. The idolatries of Judah not only comparatively but actually exceeded those of her sister kingdom. See, e.g., the account of Manaseeh’s reign (2 Kings 21:1-16; 2 Chronicles 33:1-9). In addition to her connection with Assyria, Judah also formed alliances with Chaldæa, and intrigued with Egypt and other nations.
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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges11–21. The infidelities of Judah with Assyria, Babylon and Egypt 11. On the greater excesses of Judah cf. Ezekiel 16:47; Ezekiel 16:51; Jeremiah 3:8; Jeremiah 3:11.
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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleThe idolatries of Manasseh’s reign exceeded all that had gone before either in Israel or in Judah 2 Kings 21:1-16; 2 Chronicles 33:1-10.
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Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible11. Aholibah… was more corrupt — Judah, though with greater privileges, was even worse than her sister Samaria (Ezekiel 16:47; Ezekiel 16:51; Jeremiah 3:8; Jeremiah 3:11).
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Ezekiel 23 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister.
“Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet she was more corrupt in her lusting than she, and in her prostitution which was more depraved than the prostitution of her sister.
Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet in her lust and prostitution she was more depraved than her sister.
“Her sister Oholibah watched this, but she became more corrupt in her lust than her sister had been, and her acts of prostitution were more numerous than those of her sister.
Tyndale line
And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms.
And her sister Oholibah saw this, yet was she more corrupt in her doting than she, and in her whoredoms which were more than the whoredoms of her sister.
And her sister Oholibah saw this, yet was she more corrupt in her doting than she, and in her whoredoms which were more than the whoredoms of her sister.
And when her sister Aholibah saw this , she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her prostitutions more than her sister in her prostitutions.
And when her sister Aholibah sawe this, she marred her selfe with inordinate loue, more then she, and with her fornications more then her sister with her fornications.
Strictly literal
And her sister Oholibah saw [this], and was more corrupt in her passion than she, and in her fornications more than the whoredoms of her sister.
And see doth her sister Aholibah, And she maketh her doting love more corrupt than she, And her whoredoms than the whoredoms of her sister.
And her sister Aholibah sees, || And she makes her unhealthy love more corrupt than she, || And her whoredoms than the whoredoms of her sister.
And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she became more corrupt in her longing than she, and in her lewd acts more than her sister's lewdness.
Her sister Oholibah saw this, but she lusted even more passionately and acted like a prostitute even more than her sister.
From the Latin
And when her sister Ooliba saw this, she was mad with lust more than she: and she carried her fornication beyond the fornication of her sister.
Simplified
Oholibah saw what happened to her sister, but she became even worse than her in her wanting sex and practicing prostitution.
And her sister Oholibah saw this, but her desire was even more unmeasured, and her loose behaviour was worse than that of her sister.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint agree closely on the wording of this verse, with all ten words matching in the Hebrew and Greek texts. This consistency underscores the shared understanding of Oholibah's actions and the moral implications.
וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙ אֲחוֹתָ֣הּ אָהֳלִיבָ֔ה וַתַּשְׁחֵ֥ת עַגְבָתָ֖הּ מִמֶּ֑נָּה וְאֶת־ תַּ֨זְנוּתֶ֔יהָ מִזְּנוּנֵ֖י אֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃
10 of the 10 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
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Lexicons — every word in Ezekiel 23:11
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
רָאָה (ra'ah) is a Hebrew verb meaning 'to see' and encompasses a wide range of visual and perceptual actions, including looking, observing, and causing others to see. It can refer to both literal sight and figurative understanding, with various grammatical forms indicating different nuances, such as appearing or being visible. The entries indicate a rich semantic field without significant disagreement among lexicographers.
רָאָה 1315 vb. see
Qal 1141
see, subj.
see, c. acc. rei
see, sq. acc. cl. or phr. of closer design
see, so as to learn to know
abs. see, have (power of) vision
see = perceive
look at, see, by direct volition
of mental observation
c. ב, lit., look into, hence look at with interest
see, c. acc. rei
Niph.
appear
be seen
be visible
Pu. appar. his bones are not detected
Hithp. recipr. look at each other
Hiph.
cause one to see something, shew
cause to experience something
cause to look intently at, to behold
Hoph.
be caused to see, be shewn
be exhibited to
base
H7200a רָאָה see .. . see, subj.
. see, c. acc. rei
. see, sq. acc. + cl. or phr. of closer design
. see, so as to learn to know
. abs. see, have (power of) vision
. see = perceive
. look at, see, by direct volition
. of mental observation
. . c. ב, lit., look into, hence look at with interest
. see, c. acc. rei
. . appear
. be seen
. be visible
. appar. his bones are not detected
. recipr. look at each other
. . . cause one to see something, shew
. cause to experience something
. cause to look intently at, to behold
. . be caused to see, be shewn
. be exhibited to
H7200b רְאוּת look
7200 ra'ah raw-aw'
a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in
numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive,
intransitive and causative):--advise self, appear, approve,
behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have
experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look
(on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up,
upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide,
regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one
another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X
surely, X think, view, visions.
רָאָה (ra.ah) — to see: see.
: see/show
1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to see
1a2) to see, perceive
1a3) to see, have vision
1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out
1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish
1a6) to look at, gaze at
1a7) to provide, choose
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to appear, present oneself
1b2) to be seen
1b3) to be visible
1c) (Pual) to be seen
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to see, show
1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at
1e) (Hophal)
1e1) to be caused to see, be shown
1e2) to be exhibited to
1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face
רָאָה (ra.ah) — to see: examine.
: examine/consider
1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to see
1a2) to see, perceive
1a3) to see, have vision
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs — Verb · Qal · sequential imperfect third person feminine singularHc/Vqw3fs
so.
See TOOLS.
Egyptian saws, so far as has yet been discovered, are single-handed. As is the case in modern Oriental saws, the teeth usually incline toward the handle, instead of away from it like ours. They have, in most cases, bronze blades, apparently attached to the handles by leathern thongs. No evidence exists of the use of the saw applied to stone in Egypt, but we read of sawn stones used in the temple. (1 Kings 7:9) The saws "under" or "in" which David is said to have placed his captives were of iron. The expression in (2 Samuel 12:31) does not necessarily imply torture, but the word "cut" in (1 Chronicles 20:3) can hardly be understood otherwise.
אָחוֹת (achowth) means 'sister' and can refer to a full sister, half-sister, or a relative. It is used both literally and figuratively, symbolizing relationships such as that of Israel and Judah, and can also imply intimacy or connection. The word is built from a feminine form related to other terms for kinship.
אָחוֹת 114 n.f. sister
sister
= beloved
symbol. of Judah, Samaria, Sodom & Jerusalem
fig. of intimate connection
another
base
H269 אָחוֹת sister
269 'achowth aw-khoth'
irregular feminine of 251; a sister (used very widely (like
250), literally and figuratively):--(an-)other, sister,
together.
see HEBREW for 0251
see HEBREW for 0250
אָחוֹת (a.chot) — sister.
1) sister
1a) sister (same parents)
1b) half-sister (same father)
1c) relative
1c1) (metaph) of Israel's and Judah's relationship
1d) beloved
1d1) bride
1e) (fig.) of intimate connection
1f) another
N-fs | Suff — Noun common feminine singular construct · suffixHNcfsc/Sp3fs
אָהֳלִיבָה (Oholiybah) is a proper noun meaning 'tent is in her' or 'woman of the tent.' It symbolizes Jerusalem as an adulterous wife of God, first mentioned in Ezekiel 23:4. The name is derived from a root meaning 'tent,' and it is closely related to the name Oholah (H170).
אָהֳלִיבָה n.pr.f. Ohŏliba (= tent in her) of Jerusalem as adulterous wife of י׳
base
H172 אָהֳלִיבָה
172 'Oholiybah o''-hol-ee-baw'
(similarly with 170) for hOholiybahh {o''-hol-e-baw'}; from
168; my tent (is) in her; Oholibah, a symbolic name for
Judah:--Aholibah.
see HEBREW for 0170
see HEBREW for 0168
אׇהֳלִיבָה (o.ho.li.vah) — Oholibah.
A woman living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezk.23.4;
sister of: Oholah (H0170)
§ Aholibah = "woman of the tent" or "the tent is in her"
(metaph) Jerusalem as adulterous wife of Jehovah
N-proper — Noun proper feminineHNpf
W. W. Davies
שָׁחַת (shachath) is a Hebrew verb meaning to ruin or corrupt. It encompasses a range of actions including decay, spoilage, and moral perversion, with various grammatical forms indicating different nuances of destruction or corruption. The word appears in contexts that suggest both physical and moral degradation.
[שָׁחַת] 161 vb. go to ruin (?)
Niph. be marred, spoiled
Pi.
spoil, ruin
pervert, corrupt
Hiph.
spoil, ruin
pervert, corrupt
Hoph. spoiled, ruined
base
H7843 [שָׁחַת] go to ruin (?) . be marred, spoiled
. . spoil, ruin
. pervert, corrupt
. . spoil, ruin
. pervert, corrupt
. spoiled, ruined
7843 shachath shaw-khath'
a primitive root; to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin
(literally or figuratively):--batter, cast off, corrupt(-er,
thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill,
spoiler, X utterly, waste(-r).
שָׁחַת (sha.chat) — to ruin.
1) to destroy, corrupt, go to ruin, decay
1a) (Niphal) to be marred, be spoiled, be corrupted, be corrupt, be injured, be ruined, be rotted
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to spoil, ruin
1b2) to pervert, corrupt, deal corruptly (morally)
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to spoil, ruin, destroy
1c2) to pervert, corrupt (morally)
1c3) destroyer (participle)
1d) (Hophal) spoiled, ruined (participle)
Aramaic equivalent: she.chat (שְׁחַת "to corrupt" H7844)
Conj | V-Hiphil-ConsecImperf-3fs — Verb · Hiphil · sequential imperfect third person feminine singularHc/Vhw3fs
עֲגָבָה (agabah) refers to lustfulness or inordinate love, derived from the root word for love. It appears in the context of amorousness, specifically noted in Ezekiel 23:11.
[עֲגָבָה] n.f. lustfulness;—sf. Ez 23:11
ref
H5691 עֲגָבָה
5691 `agabah ag-aw-baw'
from 5689; love (abstractly), i.e. amorousness:--inordinate
love.
see HEBREW for 05689
עֲגָבָה (a.ga.vah) — lust.
lustfulness
N-fs | Suff — Noun common feminine singular construct · suffixHNcfsc/Sp3fs
The Hebrew word מִן־ (*min*) is a preposition meaning 'from' or 'out of,' indicating separation or origin. It covers various uses, including temporal references, comparisons, and causal relationships. Additionally, it can denote a portion when used as a noun מֵן (*men*). The entries highlight its versatility in expressing different nuances of separation and position.
מִן־, and מִ, before יְ, prep. expressing the idea of separation, hence out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
with verbs expressing (or implying) separation or removal
from, against
מן also, without a verb of similar significance, sometimes expresses the idea of separation, away from, far from
of position, off, on the side of, on
Out of, Gk. ἐκ, Lat. ex
Partitively
Of time—
as marking the terminus a quo, the anterior limit of a continuous period from, since
as marking the period immediately succeeding the limit after
towards, to
(וְעַד) עַד … מִן from … even to
In comparisons, beyond, above
מן is prefixed to an infin.:
with causal force, from, on account of, through
after verbs implying restraint, prevention, cessation, etc.
with a temporal force, since, after
Once as a conj. before a finite verb. that
In compounds:
base
H4480a מִן־, מִ, prep. expressing the idea of separation, hence out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not . with verbs expressing (or implying) separation or removal . from, against
. מן also, without a verb of similar significance, sometimes expresses the idea of separation, away from, far from
. of position, off, on the side of, on
. Out of, Gk. ἐκ, Lat. ex
. Partitively
. Of time— . as marking the terminus a quo, the anterior limit of a continuous period from, since
. as marking the period immediately succeeding the limit after
. towards, to
. (וְעַד) עַד … מִן from … even to
. In comparisons, beyond, above
. מן is prefixed to an infin.: . with causal force, from, on account of, through
. after verbs implying restraint, prevention, cessation, etc.
. with a temporal force, since, after
. Once as a conj. before a finite verb. that
4480 min min
or minniy {min-nee'}; or minney (constructive plural)
{min-nay'}; (Isaiah 30:11); for 4482; properly, a part of;
hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses (as
follows):--above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason
of), from (among), in, X neither, X nor, (out) of, over,
since, X then, through, X whether, with.
see HEBREW for 04482
מִן־ (min) — from.
prep
1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than
1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of
1b) out of
1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling)
1b2) (of material from which something is made)
1b3) (of source or origin)
1c) out of, some of, from (partitively)
1d) from, since, after (of time)
1e) than, more than (in comparison)
1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or
1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons)
1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive)
conj
2) that
Aramaic equivalent: min (מִן־ "from" H4481)
מֵן (men) — portion.
n.m.
portion
HR/Sp3fs — Preposition · suffixHR/Sp3fs
אֵת (eth) is primarily a grammatical marker in Hebrew, indicating the definite direct object of a verb. It is not translated into English and typically precedes nouns that are definite. The word is derived from a demonstrative sense of entity, related to the Hebrew word for 'self.' Its Aramaic equivalent is יָת (yat).
אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite
base
H853 אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite
853 'eth ayth
apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of
entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more
definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or
namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).
see HEBREW for 0226
אֵת (et) — [Obj.].
sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)
Conj | DirObjM — Conjunction · particleHC/To
תַּזְנוּת (taznuwth) refers to fornication or harlotry, and is derived from the root meaning to commit sexual immorality. It can also figuratively denote idolatry. The term appears in contexts related to both sexual and spiritual unfaithfulness.
[תַּזְנוּת] n.f.abstr. fornication
base
H8457 תַּזְנוּת
8457 taznuwth taz-nooth'
or taznuth {taz-nooth'}; from 2181; harlotry, i.e.
(figuratively) idolatry:--fornication, whoredom.
see HEBREW for 02181
תַּזְנוּת (taz.nut) — fornication.
fornication, harlotry
N-fp | Suff — Noun common masculine plural construct · suffixHNcmpc/Sp3fs
זְנוּנִים (zanuwn) refers to fornication, with implications of adultery and idolatry. It is built from the root word for sexual immorality and can denote both literal and figurative forms of unfaithfulness. The term appears in contexts that suggest a range of sexual and religious connotations.
זְנוּנִים n.[m.] fornication
sexual
international
religious
base
H2183 זְנוּנִים fornication
2183 zanuwn zaw-noon'
from 2181; adultery; figuratively, idolatry:--whoredom.
see HEBREW for 02181
זְנוּנִים (za.nun) — fornication.
adultery, fornication, prostitution
HR/Ncmpc — Preposition · noun common masculine plural constructHR/Ncmpc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
אָחוֹת (achowth) means 'sister' and can refer to a full sister, half-sister, or a relative. It is used both literally and figuratively, symbolizing relationships such as that of Israel and Judah, and can also imply intimacy or connection. The word is built from a feminine form related to other terms for kinship.
אָחוֹת 114 n.f. sister
sister
= beloved
symbol. of Judah, Samaria, Sodom & Jerusalem
fig. of intimate connection
another
base
H269 אָחוֹת sister
269 'achowth aw-khoth'
irregular feminine of 251; a sister (used very widely (like
250), literally and figuratively):--(an-)other, sister,
together.
see HEBREW for 0251
see HEBREW for 0250
אָחוֹת (a.chot) — sister.
1) sister
1a) sister (same parents)
1b) half-sister (same father)
1c) relative
1c1) (metaph) of Israel's and Judah's relationship
1d) beloved
1d1) bride
1e) (fig.) of intimate connection
1f) another
N-fs | Suff — Noun common feminine singular construct · suffixHNcfsc/Sp3fs
