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Fatherאָבand motherוָאֵםthey have despisedהֵקַלּוּin you;בָךְtoward the resident alienלַגֵּרthey have actedעָשׂוּwith exploitationבַעֹשֶׁקin your midst;בְּתוֹכֵךְthe orphanיָתוֹםand the widowוְאַלְמָנָהthey have oppressedהוֹנוּin you.בָךְ
Ezekiel 22:7
Study it in the app“Father and mother they have despised in you; toward the resident alien they have acted with exploitation in your midst; the orphan and the widow they have oppressed in you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 22:7, word by word
- Fatherאָבav
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “av” appears- and motherאֵםem
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “em” appears- they have despisedהֵקַלּוּhekalu
despise
To count something or someone as little, as a thing without weight.
Where else “hekalu” appears- toward the resident alienגֵּרger
resident alien
Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.
Where else “ger” appears- they have actedעָשׂוּasu
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asu” appears- with exploitationעֹשֶׁקoshek
oppression, extortion
Oppression; what is gained by taking advantage of another.
Where else “oshek” appears- in your midstתוֹכֵtoche
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toche” appears- the orphanיָתוֹםyatom
fatherless
Orphan; above all one who has lost his father.
Where else “yatom” appears- and the widowאַלְמָנָהalmana
widow
Widow.
Where else “almana” appears- they have oppressedהוֹנוּhonu
mistreat, oppress
Mistreat, oppress; take advantage of someone weaker.
Where else “honu” appears
The context
6Look, the chiefs of Israel, each according to his arm, have been in you to shed blood.
7 · This verse (above)
8My holy things you have despised, and my Sabbaths you have profaned.