Ezekiel 17:6

“And it sprouted and became a spreading vine, low in stature, so that its branches turned toward it, and its roots were under it; and it became a vine, and produced shoots and sent out foliage.”

Ezekiel 17:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 17:6, word by word

And it sproutedיִּצְמַחyitsmach

sprout

Sprout, spring up; begin to grow.

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and becameיְהִיyehi

become

To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.

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a spreadingסֹרַחַתsorachat

hang over

To droop, as extra cloth; grow wide, like a vine.

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vineגֶפֶןgefen

vine

Vine: the plant that bears grapes.

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lowשִׁפְלַתshiflat

low

Of small height.

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in statureקוֹמָהkoma

height

Height.

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so that its branchesדָּלִיּוֹתָיdaliyotay

branch

Branch: a hanging bough of a tree.

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turnedפְנוֹתfenot

turn

To turn toward something, someone or God.

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and its rootsשָׁרָשָׁיsharashay

root

The part of a plant under the ground that holds it up and feeds it.

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and producedתַּעַשׂtaas

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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shootsבַּדִּיםbadim

General meaning: Alone; pole.

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and sent outתְּשַׁלַּחteshalach

send away

To send away, or divorce one's wife.

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foliageפֹּארוֹתporot

boughs, branches

Boughs, the leafy branches of a tree.

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The context

5And it took some of the seed of the land and put it in a field for sowing; it took it beside many waters, like a willow it set it.

6 · This verse (above)

7And there was another great eagle, great of wings and full of feathers; and look, this vine bent its roots toward it, and sent out its branches toward it, so that it might water it, from the beds of its planting.

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