Ezekiel 16:12
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head. | I put a ring in your nose, earrings on your ears, and a beautiful crown upon your head. | And I put a ring upon thy nose, and ear-rings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thy head. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and I put | וָאֶתֵּ֥ן | va-'e-TEN | H5414H | to give: giveנָתַן (na.tan) : give/deliver/send/produce 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted … |
| a ring | נֶ֙זֶם֙ | ne-zem | H5141 | ringנֶ֫זֶם (ne.zem) 1) ring, nose ring, earring 1a) nose ring (woman's ornament) 1b) earring (ornament of men or women) |
| on | עַל־ | 'al- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| nose your | אַפֵּ֔ךְ | 'a-PEKH | H0639H | face: angerאַף (aph) : anger 1) nostril, nose, face 2) anger |
| and earrings | וַעֲגִילִ֖ים | va-'a-gi-LIM | H5694 | ringעָגִיל (a.gil) 1) hoop, ring, earring 1a) adornment for men or women |
| on | עַל־ | 'al- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| ears your | אָזְנָ֑יִךְ | 'a-ze-NA-yikh | H0241G | earאֹ֫זֶן (o.zen) : ear 1) ear, as part of the body 2) ear, as organ of hearing 3) (subjective) to uncover the ear to reveal; the receiver of divine revelation |
| and a crown of | וַעֲטֶ֥רֶת | va-'a-TE-ret | H5850 | crownעֲטָרָה (a.ta.rah) crown, wreath |
| beauty | תִּפְאֶ֖רֶת | tif-'E-ret | H8597 | beautyתִּפְאָרָה (tiph.a.rah) 1) beauty, splendour, glory 1a) beauty, finery (of garments, jewels) 1b) glory 1b1) of rank, renown 1b2) as attribute of God 1c) honour (or nation Israel) 1d) glorying, boasting (of individual) |
| on head your | בְּרֹאשֵֽׁךְ׃ | be-ro-SHEKH | H7218A | headרֵאשׁ (resh) 1) chief, head 1a) head (of man) 1b) head (as seat of visions) 1c) chief 1d) sum (essential content) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.