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And she brought upוַתַּעַלoneאֶחָדof her cubs;מִגֻּרֶיהָhe becameהָיָהa young lion,כְּפִירand he learnedוַיִּלְמַדto tearלִטְרָףprey;טֶרֶףhe devouredאָכָלhuman beings.אָדָם
Ezekiel 19:3
Study it in the app“And she brought up one of her cubs; he became a young lion, and he learned to tear prey; he devoured human beings.”
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Ezekiel 19:3, word by word
- And she brought upתַּעַלtaal
bring up
To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".
Where else “taal” appears- oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- of her cubsגֻּרֶיgure
lion cub
Lion's cub.
Where else “gure” appears- he becameהָיָהhaya
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “haya” appears- a young lionכְּפִירkefir
young lion
A young, strong lion.
Where else “kefir” appears- and he learnedיִּלְמַדyilmad
learn
To receive teaching until one knows or masters it.
Where else “yilmad” appears- to tearטְרָףteraf
tear
To tear prey apart with claws and teeth, as a wild beast does.
Where else “teraf” appears- preyטֶרֶףteref
prey
What the beast hunts and devours.
Where else “teref” appears- he devouredאָכָלachal
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “achal” appears- human beingsאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears
The context
2and say, “What a lioness was your mother among lions! She lay down in the midst of young lions; she reared her cubs.
3 · This verse (above)
4And the nations heard of him; in their pit he was caught, and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.