Ezekiel 19:2
Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
אֵם
ʼêm
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
לָבִיא
lâbîyʼ
to roar; a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;))
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
כְּפִיר
kᵉphîyr
a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
כּוּל
kûwl
properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
כְּפִיר
kᵉphîyr
a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
Key Terms in This Verse
לָבִיא lâbîyʼ
to roar; a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;))
Study H3833 →כּוּל kûwl
properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)
Study H3557 →בֵּן bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Study H1121 →כְּפִיר kᵉphîyr
a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
Study H3715 →כְּפִיר kᵉphîyr
a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
Study H3715 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →בֵּן bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Study H1121 →אֵם ʼêm
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
Study H517 →Cross References
Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion’s whelps are scattered abroad.
Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.
There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.
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