And there wasוַיְהִיanotherאֶחָדgreatגָּדוֹלeagle,נֶשֶׁרgreatגְּדוֹלof wingsכְּנָפַיִםand fullוְרַבof feathers;נוֹצָהand look,וְהִנֵּהthisהַזֹּאתvineהַגֶּפֶןbentכָּפְנָהits rootsשָׁרֳשֶׁיהָtoward it,עָלָיוand sent outוְ שִׁלְחָהits branchesדָלִיּוֹתָיוtoward it,לּוֹso that it might waterלְהַשְׁקוֹתit,אוֹתָהּfrom the bedsמֵעֲרֻגוֹתof its planting.מַטָּעָהּ
Ezekiel 17:7
Study it in the app“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.”
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Ezekiel 17:7, word by word
- And there wasיְהִיyehi
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yehi” appears- anotherאֶחָדechad
each
Literally "one": all of them, one by one.
Where else “echad” appears- greatגָּדוֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears- eagleנֶשֶׁרnesher
eagle, vulture
Eagle; it may also refer to another large bird of prey, such as the vulture.
Where else “nesher” appears- of wingsכְּנָפַיִםkenafayim
wing
A bird's wing; shelter under God's wings.
Where else “kenafayim” appears- and fullרַבrav
much
In great quantity, more than expected.
Where else “rav” appears- of feathersנוֹצָהnotsa
feathers
Feathers, plumage. In Leviticus 1:16 the sense is debated: it may also be the contents of the crop.
Where else “notsa” appears- vineגֶּפֶןgefen
vine
Vine: the plant that bears grapes.
Where else “gefen” appears- bentכָּפְנָהkafna
bend
To bend, turn toward something.
Where else “kafna” appears- its rootsשָׁרֳשֶׁיsharoshe
root
The part of a plant under the ground that holds it up and feeds it.
Where else “sharoshe” appears- and sent outשִׁלְחָהshilcha
stretch out
Literally "send the hand": move the arm toward something to take or strike it.
Where else “shilcha” appears- its branchesדָלִיּוֹתָיdaliyotay
branch
Branch: a hanging bough of a tree.
Where else “daliyotay” appears- so that it might waterהַשְׁקוֹתhashkot
water
To water the land.
Where else “hashkot” appears- from the bedsעֲרֻגוֹתarugot
bed (of a garden)
A raised bed in a garden.
Where else “arugot” appears- of its plantingמַטָּעָmataa
planting, plantation
A planting: the place planted (a garden or vineyard) or what is planted.
Where else “mataa” appears
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.’