Ezekiel 17:7

“And 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.”

Ezekiel 17:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 17:7, word by word

And there wasיְהִיyehi

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

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anotherאֶחָדechad

each

Literally "one": all of them, one by one.

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greatגָּדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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eagleנֶשֶׁרnesher

eagle, vulture

Eagle; it may also refer to another large bird of prey, such as the vulture.

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of wingsכְּנָפַיִםkenafayim

wing

A bird's wing; shelter under God's wings.

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and fullרַבrav

much

In great quantity, more than expected.

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of feathersנוֹצָהnotsa

feathers

Feathers, plumage. In Leviticus 1:16 the sense is debated: it may also be the contents of the crop.

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vineגֶּפֶןgefen

vine

Vine: the plant that bears grapes.

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bentכָּפְנָהkafna

bend

To bend, turn toward something.

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its rootsשָׁרֳשֶׁיsharoshe

root

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

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and sent outשִׁלְחָהshilcha

stretch out

Literally "send the hand": move the arm toward something to take or strike it.

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its branchesדָלִיּוֹתָיdaliyotay

branch

Branch: a hanging bough of a tree.

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so that it might waterהַשְׁקוֹתhashkot

water

To water the land.

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from the bedsעֲרֻגוֹתarugot

bed (of a garden)

A raised bed in a garden.

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of its plantingמַטָּעָmataa

planting, plantation

A planting: the place planted (a garden or vineyard) or what is planted.

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The context

6And 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.

7 · This verse (above)

8In a good field, beside many waters, it was planted, to produce branches and to bear fruit, to become a glorious vine.’

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