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Ezekiel 16:56

Hebrew
וְל֤וֹא הָֽיְתָה֙plugin-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
סְדֹ֣ם אֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ לִשְׁמוּעָ֖ה בְּפִ֑יךְ בְּי֖וֹם גְּאוֹנָֽיִךְ
ESV
Was not your sister Sodom a byword in your mouth in the day of your pride,
NIV
You would not even mention your sister Sodom in the day of your pride,
NLT
In your proud days you held Sodom in contempt.
LXX
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”
εἰ μὴ ἦνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
Σοδομα plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἀδελφή σου εἰς ἀκοὴν ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
στόματί σου ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
ταῖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἡμέραις ὑπερηφανίας σου
KJV
For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride,

Ezekiel 16:55 ← Ezekiel 16:56 → Ezekiel 16:57

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