Ezekiel 19:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
and say,וְאָמַרְתָּ֗
(ve·'a·mar·ta)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
Whatמָ֤ה
(mah)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
was your mother?אִמְּךָ֙
(im·me·cha)
517: a motherfrom an unused word
A lionessלְבִיָּ֔א
(le·vi·ya,)
3833b: a lion, lionessfrom an unused word
amongבֵּ֥ין
(bein)
996: an interval, space betweenfrom bin
lions!אֲרָיֹ֖ות
(a·ra·yo·vt)
738: a lionfrom arah
She lay downרָבָ֑צָה
(ra·va·tzah;)
7257: stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched outa prim. root
amongבְּתֹ֥וךְ
(be·to·vch)
8432: midstof uncertain derivation
young lions,כְּפִרִ֖ים
(ke·fi·rim)
3715: young lionof uncertain derivation
She rearedרִבְּתָ֥ה
(rib·be·tah)
7235a: to be or become much, many or greata prim. root
her cubs.גוּרֶֽיהָ׃
(gu·rei·ha.)
1482: a whelpfrom gur


















KJV Lexicon
And say
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
What is thy mother
'em  (ame)
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively) -- dam, mother, parting.
A lioness
labiy'  (law-bee')
(great, old, stout) lion, lioness, young (lion).
she lay down
rabats  (raw-bats')
to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed
among lions
'ariy  (ar-ee')
a lion -- (young) lion, + pierce (from the margin).
she nourished
rabah  (raw-baw')
to increase (in whatever respect)
her whelps
guwr  (goor)
a cub (as still abiding in the lair), especially of the lion -- whelp, young one.
among
tavek  (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
young lions
kphiyr  (kef-eer')
a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane) -- (young) lion, village.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and say, 'What was your mother? A lioness among lions! She lay down among young lions, She reared her cubs.

King James Bible
And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and say: What was your mother? A lioness! She lay down among the lions; she reared her cubs among the young lions.

International Standard Version
Tell them: 'What a lioness your mother was among lions! She reared her cubs in the midst of fierce young males.

NET Bible
and say: "'What a lioness was your mother among the lions! She lay among young lions; she reared her cubs.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Say: Your mother was like a lioness. She lay down among the lions. She fed many cubs.

King James 2000 Bible
And say, What is your mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her cubs among young lions.
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