The cedarsאֲרָזִיםdid notלֹאeclipse itעֲמָמֻהוּin the gardenבְּגַןof Elohim;אֱלֹהִיםthe cypressesבְּרוֹשִׁיםdid notלֹאresembleדָמוּits boughs,אֶל סְעַפֹּתָיוand the plane treesוְעַרְמֹנִיםwere notלֹא הָיוּlike its foliage;כְּפֹארֹתָיוnoכָּל לֹאtreeעֵץin the gardenבְּגַןof Elohimאֱלֹהִיםresembledדָמָהitאֵלָיוin its beauty.בְּיָפְיוֹ
Ezekiel 31:8
Study it in the app“The 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 31:8, word by word
- The cedarsאֲרָזִיםarazim
cedar
Cedar: a large tree with fragrant, lasting wood.
Where else “arazim” appears- eclipse itעֲמָמֻamamu
dim, darken, hide
"Amam": to darken, to dim; in Lamentations 4:1, gold that loses its shine. In Ezekiel 28:3 and 31:8, to be hidden, to be unable to match someone.
Where else “amamu” appears- in the gardenגַןgan
garden
Garden: an enclosed and tended piece of land, with trees and water.
Where else “gan” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- the cypressesבְּרוֹשִׁיםberoshim
cypress
Cypress (or a similar tree with good wood); also what is made from that wood: spears or musical instruments.
Where else “beroshim” appears- resembleדָמוּdamu
liken
To be like another, or to set one thing beside another as equal.
Where else “damu” appears- its boughsסְעַפֹּתָיseapotay
bough
A bough, a slender branch.
Where else “seapotay” appears- and the plane treesעַרְמֹנִיםarmonim
plane tree
Plane tree.
Where else “armonim” appears- were notהָיוּhayu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayu” appears- like its foliageפֹארֹתָיforotay
boughs, branches
Boughs, the leafy branches of a tree.
Where else “forotay” appears- treeעֵץets
tree
A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.
Where else “ets” appears- in its beautyיָפְיyafy
beauty
Beauty, loveliness.
Where else “yafy” appears
The context
7And it was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches, for its root was by many waters.
8 · This verse (above)
9Beautiful I made it in the abundance of its branches, and all the trees of Eden envied it, that were in the garden of Elohim.’