Ezekiel 3:15

“And I came to the exiles at Tel-abib, who lived by the river Chebar, and where they were living, and I stayed there seven days, appalled, among them.”

Ezekiel 3:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 3:15, word by word

And I cameאָבוֹאavo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “avo” appears
to the exilesגּוֹלָהgola

exile, exiles

Exile: being taken by force from one's own land to live in that of another people; also the whole body of exiles (2 Kings 24:15-16; Jeremiah 29:1; Ezra 1:11).

Where else “gola” appears
at Tel-abibתֵּלtel

Tel-abib

Tel-abib: a place in Babylonia where exiles from Judah lived; its name sounds like "mound of ears of grain".

Where else “tel” appears
who livedיֹּשְׁבִיםyoshvim

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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by the riverנְהַרnehar

river

River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.

Where else “nehar” appears
Chebarכְּבָרkevar

Chebar

Chebar: a river (or canal) in Babylonia, beside which the exiles from Judah lived.

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sevenשִׁבְעַתshivat

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

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daysיָמִיםyamim

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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appalledמַשְׁמִיםmashmim

be appalled

To be struck with dread at the ruin.

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among themתוֹכָtocha

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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The context

14And a spirit lifted me up and took me, and I went bitter, in the fury of my spirit, and the hand of YHWH was strong upon me.

15 · This verse (above)

16And it came about at the end of seven days that the word of YHWH came to me, saying,

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