Ezekiel 15:3

“Is wood taken from it to make something useful? Or do they take from it a peg to hang on it any vessel?”

Ezekiel 15:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 15:3, word by word

Is woodעֵץets

wood

What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.

Where else “ets” appears
takenיֻקַּחyukach

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

Where else “yukach” appears
to makeעֲשׂוֹתasot

make

To build or create something.

Where else “asot” appears
something usefulמְלָאכָהmelacha

work

The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.

Where else “melacha” appears
a pegיָתֵדyated

peg

A spike driven in to hold a tent, or a nail in a wall.

Where else “yated” appears
to hangתְלוֹתtelot

hang

Hang; often, hang the body of an executed man in view of all.

Where else “telot” appears
vesselכֶּלִיkeli

vessel

Any container for keeping or carrying liquids and food.

Where else “keli” appears

The context

2“Son of man, what is the wood of the vine more than any wood, the branch that was among the trees of the forest?

3 · This verse (above)

4Look, it is given to the fire for fuel; its two ends the fire consumes, and its middle is charred. Is it useful for any work?

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