Ezekiel 31:6

“In its boughs all the birds of the heavens nested, and under its foliage all the animals of the field gave birth, and in its shade all the many nations lived.”

Ezekiel 31:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 31:6, word by word

In its boughsסְעַפֹּתָיseapotay

bough

A bough, a slender branch.

Where else “seapotay” appears
the birdsעוֹףof

bird

The animals with wings and feathers that fly through the sky: doves, eagles, ravens.

Where else “of” appears
of the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

Where else “shamayim” appears
nestedקִנְנוּkinnu

nest

To make a nest, to nest. It comes from the Hebrew word for "nest".

Where else “kinnu” appears
its foliageפֹּארֹתָיporotay

boughs, branches

Boughs, the leafy branches of a tree.

Where else “porotay” appears
the animalsחַיַּתchayat

beast

Literally "living thing": a creature, especially a wild one.

Where else “chayat” appears
of the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade

field

The open country: "the beasts of the field".

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gave birthיָלְדוּyaldu

bear

To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.

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and in its shadeצִלּtsil

shade

Protecting shade: "in the shadow of your wings".

Where else “tsil” appears
all the manyרַבִּיםrabim

many

A great number of people or things.

Where else “rabim” appears
nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

Where else “goyim” appears
livedיֵשְׁבוּyeshvu

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “yeshvu” appears

The context

5Therefore its height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and its boughs multiplied, and its foliage grew long from many waters as it spread out.

6 · This verse (above)

7And it was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches, for its root was by many waters.

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