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clothedלְבֻשֵׁיin blue,תְכֵלֶתgovernorsפַּחוֹתand prefects,וּסְגָנִיםdesirable young menבַּחוּרֵי חֶמֶדall of them,כֻּלָּםhorsemenפָּרָשִׁיםridingרֹכְבֵיhorses.סוּסִים
Ezekiel 23:6
Study it in the app“clothed in blue, governors and prefects, desirable young men all of them, horsemen riding horses.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 23:6, word by word
- clothedלְבֻשֵׁיlevushe
put on
To cover the body with clothes: to put on what one is to wear.
Where else “levushe” appears- in blueתְכֵלֶתtechelet
violet-blue
Thread or cloth dyed violet-blue, a very costly dye.
Where else “techelet” appears- governorsפַּחוֹתpachot
governor
Governor: one who rules a province or district in the name of the king. A frequent word in the books of the Persian period.
Where else “pachot” appears- and prefectsסְגָנִיםseganim
official, magistrate
Official, magistrate: one who holds a government office under a higher chief. In Ezra and Nehemiah, the authorities of the people together with the leaders.
Where else “seganim” appears- desirable young menבַּחוּרֵיbachure
young man
A young man in the fullness of his strength.
Where else “bachure” appears- desirable young menחֶמֶדchemed
delight, pleasantness
Delight, something lovely and desired.
Where else “chemed” appears- horsemenפָּרָשִׁיםparashim
horseman
A soldier who fights mounted on a horse.
Where else “parashim” appears- ridingרֹכְבֵיrochve
ride
To ride an animal or a chariot.
Where else “rochve” appears- horsesסוּסִיםsusim
horse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “susim” appears
The context
5And Oholah prostituted herself while under me, and she was infatuated with her lovers, with Assyria, the near ones,
6 · This verse (above)
7And she bestowed her prostitutions on them, the choicest of the sons of Assyria, all of them; and with all for whom she was infatuated, with all their idols, she defiled herself.