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Look,הִנֵּהit is givenנִתַּןto the fireלָאֵשׁfor fuel;לְאָכְלָהits twoאֵת שְׁנֵיendsקְצוֹתָיוthe fireהָאֵשׁconsumes,אָכְלָהand its middleוְתוֹכוֹis charred.נָחָרIs it usefulהֲיִצְלַחfor any work?לִמְלָאכָה
Ezekiel 15:4
Study it in the app“Look, 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?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 15:4, word by word
- it is givenנִתַּןnitan
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “nitan” appears- to the fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- for fuelאָכְלָהachla
fuel
What fire or wild beasts eat up.
Where else “achla” appears- its twoשְׁנֵיshene
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shene” appears- endsקְצוֹתָיketsotay
edge
The part where something ends: the tip, the edge or the corner.
Where else “ketsotay” appears- consumesאָכְלָהachla
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “achla” appears- and its middleתוֹכtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- is charredנָחָרnachar
scorch
To be dried, scorched or blackened by fire or heat.
Where else “nachar” appears- Is it usefulיִצְלַחyitslach
prosper
To go well, thrive.
Where else “yitslach” appears- for any workמְלָאכָהmelacha
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melacha” appears
The context
3Is wood taken from it to make something useful? Or do they take from it a peg to hang on it any vessel?
4 · This verse (above)
5Look, when it was whole, it was not made into anything useful; how much less when the fire has consumed it and it is charred, can it still be made into anything useful!”