Ezekiel 32:17

“And it came about in the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month, the word of YHWH came to me, saying,”

Ezekiel 32:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 32:17, word by word

And it came aboutיְהִיyehi

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

Where else “yehi” appears
in the twelfth yearשְׁתֵּיshete

double

Twice the amount, or two plus ten to say twelve.

Where else “shete” appears
in the twelfth yearעֶשְׂרֵהesre

-teen (ten)

Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".

Where else “esre” appears
in the twelfth yearשָׁנָהshana

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

Where else “shana” appears
on the fifteenth dayחֲמִשָּׁהchamisha

five

Five.

Where else “chamisha” appears
of the monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh

month

A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.

Where else “chodesh” appears
the wordדְבַרdevar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

Where else “devar” appears
of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “mor” appears

The context

16This is a dirge, and they will chant it as a dirge; the daughters of the nations will chant it; over Egypt and over all her multitude they will chant it, declares Adonai YHWH.’”

17 · This verse (above)

18“Son of man, bewail the multitude of Egypt, and bring it down, her and the daughters of noble nations, to the land of the depths, with those who go down to the pit.

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