And she uncoveredוַתְּגַלher prostitutions,תַּזְנוּתֶיהָand she uncoveredוַתְּגַלher nakedness,אֶת עֶרְוָתָהּand my soulוַ נַפְשִׁיfelt aversionתֵּקַעtoward her,מֵעָלֶיהָasכַּאֲשֶׁרmy soulנַפְשִׁיhad felt aversionנָקְעָהtoward her sister.מֵעַל אֲחוֹתָהּ
Ezekiel 23:18
Study it in the app“And she uncovered her prostitutions, and she uncovered her nakedness, and my soul felt aversion toward her, as my soul had felt aversion toward her sister.”
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Ezekiel 23:18, word by word
- And she uncoveredתְּגַלtegal
uncover
To remove what covers, leaving something in view.
Where else “tegal” appears- her prostitutionsתַּזְנוּתֶיtaznute
prostitution
Prostitution; figuratively, unfaithfulness to God by going after other gods.
Where else “taznute” appears- her nakednessעֶרְוָתָervata
nakedness
Nakedness; the private parts of the body; figuratively, shame. Seeing another's nakedness was a grave lack of respect.
Where else “ervata” appears- and my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshi” appears- felt aversionתֵּקַעteka
feel aversion
To turn from someone in disgust.
Where else “teka” appears- had felt aversionנָקְעָהnaka
be disgusted
To feel aversion, to turn away in disgust.
Where else “naka” appears- toward her sisterאֲחוֹתָachota
sister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achota” appears
The context
17And the sons of Babylon came to her, to the bed of love, and they defiled her with their prostitution, and she was defiled by them, and her soul felt aversion toward them.
18 · This verse (above)
19And she multiplied her prostitutions, remembering the days of her youth, when she prostituted herself in the land of Egypt.