Study it in the app“And he brought me to the entrance of the gate of the house of YHWH that was toward the north, and look, there the women were sitting weeping for Tammuz.”
And he brought meוַיָּבֵא אֹתִיto the entranceאֶל פֶּתַחof the gateשַׁעַרof the houseבֵּיתof YHWHיְהוָהthat wasאֲשֶׁרtoward the north,אֶל הַצָּפוֹנָהand look,וְהִנֵּהthereשָׁםthe womenהַנָּשִׁיםwere sittingיֹשְׁבוֹתweeping forמְבַכּוֹתTammuz.הַתַּמּוּז
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “yave” appearsentrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “petach” appearsgate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appearstemple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bet” appearsYHWH
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” appearsnorth
North.
Where else “tsafona” appearswoman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “nashim” appearssit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yoshvot” appearsweep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “mevakot” appearsTammuz
Tammuz: a god of Mesopotamia whose death was mourned every year.
Where else “tamuz” appearsTammuz: a god of Mesopotamia; his death was mourned every year.
13And he said to me, “Yet you will again see great abominations that they are doing.”
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15And he said to me, “Have you seen, son of man? Yet you will again see greater abominations than these.”
