Hebrew Interlinear

Ezekiel 23:16 Interlinear

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

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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