Ezekiel 31:7

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

Ezekiel 31:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 31:7, word by word

And it was beautifulיְּיִףyeyif

be beautiful

To be beautiful, lovely; originally "to be bright". Also "to make beautiful, to adorn".

Where else “yeyif” appears
in its greatnessגָדְלgadl

greatness

How great God, or something, is.

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in the lengthאֹרֶךְorech

length

Length: "the length and the breadth".

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of its branchesדָּלִיּוֹתָיdaliyotay

branch

Branch: a hanging bough of a tree.

Where else “daliyotay” appears
its rootשָׁרְשׁsharsh

root

The part of a plant under the ground that holds it up and feeds it.

Where else “sharsh” appears
wasהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “haya” appears
manyרַבִּיםrabim

much

In great quantity, more than expected.

Where else “rabim” appears
watersמַיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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The context

6In 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.

7 · This verse (above)

8The cedars did not eclipse it in the garden of Elohim; the cypresses did not resemble its boughs, and the plane trees were not like its foliage; no tree in the garden of Elohim resembled it in its beauty.

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