Hebrew Interlinear
Ezekiel 16:31 Interlinear
“In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way thine high place and makest in every street and hast not been as an harlot in that thou scornest hire”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | בִּבְנוֹתַ֤יִךְ | H1129 | In that thou buildest | to build (literally and figuratively) |
| 2 | גַּבֵּךְ֙ | H1354 | thine eminent place | the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc |
| 3 | בְּרֹ֣אשׁ | H7218 | in the head | the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) |
| 4 | כָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 5 | דֶּ֔רֶךְ | H1870 | of every way | a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb |
| 6 | וְרָמָתֵ֥ךְ | H7413 | thine high place | a height (as a seat of idolatry) |
| 7 | עָשִׂ֖יתי | H6213 | and makest | to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application |
| 8 | בְּכָל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 9 | רְח֑וֹב | H7339 | in every street | a width, i.e., (concretely) avenue or area |
| 10 | וְלֹא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 11 | הָיִ֥יתי | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 12 | כַּזּוֹנָ֖ה | H2181 | and hast not been as an harlot | to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry ( |
| 13 | לְקַלֵּ֥ס | H7046 | in that thou scornest | to disparage, i.e., ridicule |
| 14 | אֶתְנָֽן׃ | H868 | hire | a gift (as the price of harlotry or idolatry) |
Verse Context
Ezekiel 16:30 How weak is thine heart saith the Lord GOD...
Ezekiel 16:31 (current)In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way thine high place and makest in every street and hast not been as an harlot in that thou scornest hire
Ezekiel 16:32But as a wife that committeth adultery instead of her husband which taketh ...