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and say,וְאָמַרְתָּ“Whatמָהa lionessלְבִיָּאwas your motherאִמְּךָamong lions!בֵּין אֲרָיוֹתShe lay downרָבָצָהin the midstבְּתוֹךְof young lions;כְּפִרִיםshe rearedרִבְּתָהher cubs.גוּרֶיהָ
Ezekiel 19:2
Study it in the app“and say, “What a lioness was your mother among lions! She lay down in the midst of young lions; she reared her cubs.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 19:2, word by word
- and sayאָמַרְתָּamarta
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarta” appears- a lionessלְבִיָּאleviya
lioness
Lioness (or full-grown lion).
Where else “leviya” appears- was your motherאִמְּim
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “im” appears- among lionsאֲרָיוֹתarayot
lion
Lion.
Where else “arayot” appears- She lay downרָבָצָהravatsa
lie down, crouch
Lie down, crouch, like an animal at rest or lying in wait.
Where else “ravatsa” appears- in the midstתוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- of young lionsכְּפִרִיםkefirim
young lion
A young, strong lion.
Where else “kefirim” appears- she rearedרִבְּתָהribta
multiply
To grow in number.
Where else “ribta” appears- her cubsגוּרֶיgure
lion cub
Lion's cub.
Where else “gure” appears
The context
1And you, take up a lament for the chiefs of Israel,
2 · This verse (above)
3And she brought up one of her cubs; he became a young lion, and he learned to tear prey; he devoured human beings.