Ezekiel 16:7

“A myriad, like the growth of the field, I made you, and you grew and became tall and came to the ornament of ornaments; your breasts were formed, and your hair had grown; yet you were naked and bare.”

Ezekiel 16:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 16:7, word by word

A myriadרְבָבָהrevava

ten thousand, myriad

Ten thousand; a countless multitude.

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like the growthצֶמַחtsemach

growth, sprout

What springs from the ground: plants, vegetation; a shoot.

Where else “tsemach” appears
of the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade

field

The open country: "the beasts of the field".

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I made youנְתַתִּיnetati

make

To make someone something: "I have made you a father".

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and you grewתִּרְבִּיtirbi

multiply

To grow in number.

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and became tallתִּגְדְּלִיtigdli

grow up

To get bigger, become an adult; to bring up a child.

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and cameתָּבֹאִיtavoi

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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to the ornamentעֲדִיadi

ornaments

Ornaments, jewelry worn on the body.

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your breastsשָׁדַיִםshadayim

breasts

Breasts (of a nursing mother).

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were formedנָכֹנוּnachonu

establish

To make something firm, establish it.

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and your hairשְׂעָרֵseare

hair

Hair, body hair.

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had grownצִמֵּחַtsimeach

sprout

Sprout, spring up; begin to grow.

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nakedעֵרֹםerom

naked

Without clothes, exposed and ashamed.

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and bareעֶרְיָהerya

nakedness, bareness

Nakedness, being uncovered or laid bare.

Where else “erya” appears

Translation note

“The ornament of ornaments”: uncertain sense; perhaps the full beauty of marriageable age.

The context

6And I passed by you and saw you wallowing in your blood, and I said to you in your blood, “Live”; and I said to you in your blood, “Live.”

7 · This verse (above)

8And I passed by you and saw you, and look, your time was the time of love; and I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your nakedness; and I swore to you and entered into a covenant with you, declares Adonai YHWH, and you became mine.

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