What Does Ezekiel 44:25 Mean?

near, with or among; often in general, to

“at no dead”

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

“person”

ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“And they shall come”

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

“they may defile”

to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not

“themselves but for father”

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

“or for mother”

a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])

“or for son”

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or

“or for daughter”

a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)

“for brother”

a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001])

“or for sister”

a sister (used very widely [like h0251], literally and figuratively)

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

“that hath had no husband”

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

“they may defile”

to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)