Ezekiel 24:5
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein."
Word-by-Word Analysis
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
צֹאן
tsôʼn
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
שָׂרַף
sâraph
to be (causatively, set) on fire
עֶצֶם
ʻetsem
a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
יָטַב
yâṭab
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
בָּשַׁל
bâshal
properly, to boil up; hence, to be done in cooking; figuratively to ripen
עֶצֶם
ʻetsem
a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame
שָׁם
shâm
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
Key Terms in This Verse
בָּשַׁל bâshal
properly, to boil up; hence, to be done in cooking; figuratively to ripen
Study H1310 →עֶצֶם ʻetsem
a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame
Study H6106 →עֶצֶם ʻetsem
a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame
Study H6106 →צֹאן tsôʼn
a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
Study H6629 →יָטַב yâṭab
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
Study H3190 →Cross References
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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.
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