Ezekiel 23:18

“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.”

Ezekiel 23:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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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.

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