And I cameוָאָבוֹאto the exilesאֶל הַגּוֹלָהat Tel-abib,תֵּל אָבִיבwho livedהַיֹּשְׁבִיםby the riverאֶל נְהַרChebar,כְּבָרand whereוָאֵשֵׁבtheyהֵמָּהwere living,יוֹשְׁבִים שָׁםand I stayedוָאֵשֵׁבthereשָׁםsevenשִׁבְעַתdays,יָמִיםappalled,מַשְׁמִיםamong them.בְּתוֹכָם
Ezekiel 3:15
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “yoshvim” appears- 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.
Where else “kevar” appears- sevenשִׁבְעַתshivat
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “shivat” appears- daysיָמִיםyamim
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yamim” appears- appalledמַשְׁמִיםmashmim
be appalled
To be struck with dread at the ruin.
Where else “mashmim” appears- among themתוֹכָtocha
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “tocha” appears
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,