“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof theseהָאֵלֶּהruinsהֶחֳרָבוֹתon the groundעַל אַדְמַתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלare sayingאֹמְרִיםthus:לֵאמֹר‘Abrahamאַבְרָהָםwasהָיָהone,אֶחָדand he possessedוַיִּירַשׁthe land;הָאָרֶץand weוַאֲנַחְנוּare many;רַבִּיםto usלָנוּthe landהָאָרֶץhas been givenנִתְּנָהas a possession.’לְמוֹרָשָׁה
Ezekiel 33:24
Study it in the app““Son of man, the inhabitants of these ruins on the ground of Israel are saying thus: ‘Abraham was one, and he possessed the land; and we are many; to us the land has been given as a possession.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 33:24, word by word
- “Sonבֶּןben
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “ben” appears- of manאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshve” appears- ruinsחֳרָבוֹתchoravot
ruin, desolate place
A ruin, a destroyed and deserted place.
Where else “choravot” appears- on the groundאַדְמַתadmat
soil
Farmland, or dust.
Where else “admat” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- are sayingאֹמְרִיםomrim
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “omrim” appears- ‘Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- wasהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- and he possessedיִּירַשׁyirash
possess
To occupy a land and make it one's own.
Where else “yirash” appears- the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- are manyרַבִּיםrabim
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabim” appears- has been givenנִתְּנָהnitna
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “nitna” appears- as a possession.’מוֹרָשָׁהmorasha
possession
Possession, land received to be held.
Where else “morasha” appears
The context
23And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,
24 · This verse (above)
25Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: You eat with the blood, and you lift your eyes to your idols, and you shed blood; and will you possess the land?