Ezekiel
Chapter 17
Verse 2
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Ezekiel 17

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2 “Son of man, tell a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Ezekiel 17:2. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 48
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם ח֥וּד חִידָ֖ה וּמְשֹׁ֣ל מָשָׁ֑ל אֶל־בֵּ֖ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

9 word entries
בֶּן
Lemma
1121 a
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular construct
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H1121
Occurrences
4020
אָדָ֕ם
Lemma
120
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H120
Occurrences
338
ח֥וּד
Lemma
2330
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal imperative 2rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H2330
Occurrences
4
חִידָ֖ה
Lemma
2420
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H2420
Occurrences
8
וּמְשֹׁ֣ל
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal imperative 2rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H4911
Occurrences
2
מָשָׁ֑ל
Lemma
4912
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H4912
Occurrences
23
אֶל
Lemma
413
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H413
Occurrences
5170
בֵּ֖ית
Lemma
1004 b
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular construct
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H1004
Occurrences
1121
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Lemma
3478
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3478
Occurrences
2260
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

υἱὲ ἀνθρώπου, διήγησαι διήγημα καὶ εἰπὸν παραβολὴν πρὸς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ,

12 word entries
υἱὲ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
huios
Morphology
noun, masculine nominative singular
Gloss
son
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Son, descendant, or member of a group.
Occurrences
4805
ἀνθρώπου
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
anthropos
Morphology
noun, masculine nominative singular
Gloss
human, man
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Human being, person, man.
Occurrences
1305
διήγησαι
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
diegesai
Morphology
Greek -σαι form; likely aorist infinitive or middle/passive verb form depending on context
Gloss
to ...
Part of Speech
infinitive/verb form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
2
διήγημα
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
diegema
Morphology
nominative/accusative neuter plural or feminine nominative singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
3
καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
εἰπὸν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
eipon
Morphology
aorist active imperative, 2nd singular
Gloss
say
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To say or speak.
Occurrences
5490
παραβολὴν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
parabolen
Morphology
accusative singular feminine pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
21
πρὸς
Status
Machine-aligned lexicon entry
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Aligned to an existing lexicon entry but not manually reviewed for this LXX verse.
Note
Machine-aligned to an existing lexicon entry. Verify against the source before treating as hand-curated.
Transliteration
pros
Morphology
preposition
Gloss
with/toward
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
with/toward
Strong's
G4314
Occurrences
3989
τὸν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
οἶκον
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
oikos
Morphology
noun, masculine nominative singular
Gloss
house, household
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
House, household, or temple.
Occurrences
1831
τοῦ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
Ἰσραὴλ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
Israel
Morphology
proper noun, indeclinable
Gloss
Israel
Part of Speech
proper noun
Definition
Israel; the patriarch, people, or land depending on context.
Occurrences
2695
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܚܘܕ ܐܘܚܕܬܐ ܘܐܡܬܠ ܡܬܠܐ ܥܠ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ

8 word entries
ܒܪܢܫܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
BRNC>
Morphology
BR/-(>NC/~>
Occurrences
0
ܐܚܘܕ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
>XWD
Morphology
!!>X&WD[
Occurrences
0
ܐܘܚܕܬܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
>WXDT>
Morphology
>WXD(>/T~>
Occurrences
0
ܘܐܡܬܠ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
W>MTL
Morphology
W-!!]>]MTL=[
Occurrences
0
ܡܬܠܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
MTL>
Morphology
MTL/~>
Occurrences
0
ܥܠ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
<L
Morphology
<L
Occurrences
0
ܕܒܝܬ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
DBJT
Morphology
D-BJT/
Occurrences
0
ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
>JSRJL
Morphology
>JSRJL/
Occurrences
0
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

בַּר אָדָם חוּד חִידְתָּא וּמְתַל מַתְלָא עַל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

9 word entries
בַּר
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
בר
Transliteration
br
Morphology
noun masculine singular
Gloss
son
Occurrences
2734
אָדָם
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
אדם
Transliteration
'dm
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
115
חוּד
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
חוד
Transliteration
chwd
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
149
חִידְתָּא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
chydt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
1
וּמְתַל
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
מתל
Transliteration
wmtl
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
5
מַתְלָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
תלא
Transliteration
mtl'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
18
עַל
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
על
Transliteration
'l
Morphology
preposition
Gloss
on, upon, against, concerning
Occurrences
3568
בֵּית
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
בית
Transliteration
byt
Morphology
noun construct/absolute
Gloss
house, household
Occurrences
2611
יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Transliteration
yshr'l
Morphology
proper noun
Gloss
Israel
Occurrences
2312
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Fili hominis, propone ænigma, et narra parabolam ad domum Israël,

10 word entries
fili
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
filius
Transliteration
fili
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
5067
hominis
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
homo
Transliteration
hominis
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
1653
propone
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
propono
Transliteration
propone
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
45
enigma
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
enigmus
Transliteration
enigma
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
1
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
narra
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
narro
Transliteration
narra
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
111
parabolam
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
parabolam
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
77
ad
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ad
Transliteration
ad
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
7531
domum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
domus
Transliteration
domum
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
1989
Israhel
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Israel
Transliteration
Israhel
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
2547

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Ezekiel 20:49

Then I said, “Ah Lord Yahweh! They say of me, ‘Isn’t he a speaker of parables?’”

5 relevance votes

Matthew 13:35

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.”

3 relevance votes

1 Corinthians 13:12

For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.

2 relevance votes

Hosea 12:10

I have also spoken to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets I have used parables.

2 relevance votes

Ezekiel 24:3

Utter a parable to the rebellious house, and tell them, ‘The Lord Yahweh says, “Put the cauldron on the fire. Put it on, and also pour water into it.

2 relevance votes
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