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ezekiel_22:6

Ezekiel 22:6

Hebrew
הִנֵּה֙ נְשִׂיאֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אִ֥ישׁ לִזְרֹע֖וֹ הָ֣יוּplugin-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
בָ֑ךְ לְמַ֖עַן שְׁפָךְ דָּֽם
ESV
“Behold, the princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood.
NIV
“'See how each of the princes of Israel who are in you uses his power to shed blood.
NLT
“Every leader in Israel who lives within your walls is bent on murder.
LXX
ἰδοὺ οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἀφηγούμενοι οἴκου Ισραηλ ἕκαστος πρὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπρός

greek

Meaning

* To or towards * Pertaining to (genitive case) * Near to (dative case) * According to * About

Preposition. Occurs 703 times in the New Testament.

πρός is a common preposition in Koine Greek that carries different meanings. It most frequently takes the accusative case, but at times it takes the genitive or dative cases, giving it a different meaning again. At its core, it usually describes movement or relationship toward someone or something, whether physical, s…
τοὺςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
συγγενεῖς αὐτοῦplugin-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)
συνανεφύροντο ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
σοί ὅπως ἐκχέωσιν αἷμα
KJV
Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.

Ezekiel 22:5 ← Ezekiel 22:6 → Ezekiel 22:7

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