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“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםwhatמַהisיִּהְיֶהthe woodעֵץof the vineהַגֶּפֶןmore than anyמִכָּלwood,עֵץthe branchהַזְּמוֹרָהthatאֲשֶׁרwasהָיָהamong the treesבַּעֲצֵיof the forest?הַיָּעַר
Ezekiel 15:2
Study it in the app““Son of man, what is the wood of the vine more than any wood, the branch that was among the trees of the forest?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 15:2, word by word
- “Sonבֶּןben
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “ben” appears- of manאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- isיִּהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- the woodעֵץets
wood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “ets” appears- of the vineגֶּפֶןgefen
vine
Vine: the plant that bears grapes.
Where else “gefen” appears- the branchזְּמוֹרָהzemora
branch, vine shoot
Branch: a shoot of the vine.
Where else “zemora” appears- of the forestיָּעַרyaar
forest
Land covered with trees, where many grow together.
Where else “yaar” appears
The context
1And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,
2 · This verse (above)
3Is wood taken from it to make something useful? Or do they take from it a peg to hang on it any vessel?