Ezekiel 19:3

Hebrew
וַתַּ֛עַל אֶחָ֥ד מִגֻּרֶ֖יהָ כְּפִ֣יר הָיָ֑הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה

hebrew

The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament.

This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence.

* It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2
וַיִּלְמַ֥ד לִטְרָף טֶ֖רֶף אָדָ֥ם אָכָֽל
ESV
And she brought up one of her cubs; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch prey; he devoured men.
NIV
She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a strong lion. He learned to tear the prey and he devoured men.
NLT
She raised one of her cubs to become a strong young lion. He learned to hunt and devour prey, and he became a man-eater.
LXX
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greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἀπεπήδησεν εἷς τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
σκύμνων αὐτῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
λέων ἐγένετο καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἔμαθεν τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἁρπάζειν ἁρπάγματα ἀνθρώπους ἔφαγεν
KJV
And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.

Ezekiel 19:2 ← Ezekiel 19:3 → Ezekiel 19:4

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