Hebrew Interlinear

Ezekiel 23:16 Interlinear

Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Ezekiel 23:16, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.

she doted And as soon as she saw them with her eyes upon them and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַתַּעְגְּבָ֥H5689she dotedto breathe after, i.e., to love (sensually)
2עֲלֵיהֶ֖םH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
3לְמַרְאֵ֣הH4758And as soon as she sawa view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks),
4עֵינֶ֑יהָH5869them with her eyesan eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
5וַתִּשְׁלַ֧חH7971upon them and sentto send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
6מַלְאָכִ֛יםH4397messengersa messenger; specifically, of god, i.e., an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
7אֲלֵיהֶ֖םH413near, with or among; often in general, to
8כַּשְׂדִּֽימָה׃H3778unto them into Chaldeaa kasdite, or descendant of kesed; by implication, a chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people

Geographic Context

Verse Context

Ezekiel 23:15Girded with girdles upon their loins exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads...
Ezekiel 23:16 (current)she doted And as soon as she saw them with her eyes upon them and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea
Ezekiel 23:17came And the Babylonians to her into the bed of love...

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