Ezekiel 5:1
Old Testament • 18 words with Strong's data
"And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber’s razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair."
Word-by-Word Analysis
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 ...
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
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)
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
שָׁנַן
shânan
to point (transitive or intransitive); intensively, to pierce; figuratively, to inculcate
מַאֲכֶלֶת
maʼăkeleth
something to eat with,i.e. a knife
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
עָבַר
ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...
רֹאשׁ
rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
מֹאזֵן
môʼzên
(only in the dual) a pair of scales
שָׁקַל
shâqal
to suspend or poise (especially in trade)
חָלַק
châlaq
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁנַן shânan
to point (transitive or intransitive); intensively, to pierce; figuratively, to inculcate
Study H8150 →חָלַק châlaq
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
Study H2505 →Cross References
They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.
Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.
TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
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