Ezekiel 16:13

“And you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was fine linen and silk and embroidered cloth; fine flour and honey and oil you ate; and you became beautiful exceedingly, and you prospered to royalty.”

Ezekiel 16:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 16:13, word by word

And you were adornedתַּעְדִּיtadi

adorn oneself

To put on jewelry to look fine.

Where else “tadi” appears
with goldזָהָבzahav

gold

Gold.

Where else “zahav” appears
and silverכֶסֶףchesef

silver

A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.

Where else “chesef” appears
and your clothingמַלְבּוּשֵׁmalbushe

clothing, garment

Garment, clothing: what someone has on.

Where else “malbushe” appears
was fine linenשֵׁשׁshesh

fine linen

Delicate white flax cloth.

Where else “shesh” appears
and silkמֶשִׁיmeshi

silk, fine fabric

Silk, or another fine and precious fabric.

Where else “meshi” appears
and embroidered clothרִקְמָהrikma

embroidery

Cloth decorated with colored threads.

Where else “rikma” appears
fine flourסֹלֶתsolet

fine flour

Fine flour, the best kind.

Where else “solet” appears
and honeyדְבַשׁdevash

honey

Honey; also sweet fruit syrup.

Where else “devash” appears
and oilשֶׁמֶןshemen

oil

The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.

Where else “shemen” appears
you ateאָכָלְתְּachalt

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “achalt” appears
and you became beautifulתִּיפִיtifi

be beautiful

To be beautiful, lovely; originally "to be bright". Also "to make beautiful, to adorn".

Where else “tifi” appears
exceedinglyמְאֹדmeod

very

To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.

Where else “meod” appears
and you prosperedתִּצְלְחִיtitslchi

prosper

To go well, thrive.

Where else “titslchi” appears
to royaltyמְלוּכָהmelucha

kingdom, kingship

Kingdom, kingship: the power and the office of the king.

Where else “melucha” appears

The context

12And I put a ring in your nose and earrings in your ears and a crown of beauty on your head.

13 · This verse (above)

14And your name went out among the nations because of your beauty, for it was complete through my splendor that I had set upon you, declares Adonai YHWH.

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