Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work?
Behold, it is caſt into the fire for fewell: the fire deuoureth both the ends of it, and the middeſt of it is burnt. † Is it meete for any worke?
אָכַל , verb, ʾakhal — to eat (value 51)
H398,
אָכַל ʼâkal, aw-kal'; a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively):—× at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, × freely, × in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, × quite.to eat, devour, burn up, feed
(Qal)
to eat (human subject)
to eat, devour (of beasts and birds)
to devour, consume (of fire)
to devour, slay (of sword)
to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought)
to devour (of oppression)
(Niphal)
to be eaten (by men)
to be devoured, consumed (of fire)
to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)
(Pual)
to cause to eat, feed with
to cause to devour
(Hiphil)
to feed
to cause to eat
(Piel)
consume
Used in 703 Verses, 38 Books 803  Occurrence Count
אׇכְלָה , feminine noun, ʾokhla — food, eating (value 56)
H402,
אׇכְלָה ʼoklâh, ok-law'; feminine of H401; food:—consume, devour, eat, food, meat.food
food, eating
object of devouring, consuming
by wild beasts (figurative)
in fire
of judgment (figurative)
Used in 18 Verses, 5 Books 18  Occurrence Count
אֵשׁ , feminine noun, ʾeysh — a fire (value 301)
H784,
אֵשׁ ʼêsh, aysh; a primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively):—burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.fire
fire, flames
supernatural fire (accompanying theophany)
fire (for cooking, roasting, parching)
altar-fire
God's anger (fig.)
Used in 346 Verses, 33 Books 376  Occurrence Count
אֵת , particle, ʾeyt — untranslatable mark of the accusative case (value 401)
H853,
אֵת ʼêth, ayth; apparent contracted from H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely):—[as such unrepresented in English].sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
Used in 6780 Verses, 39 Books 10904  Occurrence Count
הִנֵּה , demonstrative particle, hinneyh — lo! behold! (value 60)
H2009,
הִנֵּה hinnêh, hin-nay'; prolongation for H2005; lo!:—behold, lo, see.Used in 799 Verses, 35 Books 842  Occurrence Count
חָרַר , verb, harar — to be hot or scorched, to burn (value 408)
H2787,
חָרַר chârar, khaw-rar'; a primitive root; to glow, i.e. literally (to melt, burn, dry up) or figuratively (to show or incite passion):—be angry, burn, dry, kindle.to burn, be hot, be scorched, be charred
(Qal)
to be hot, be scorched
to burn, be burned
(Niphal)
to be scorched, be burned
to burn
to be dry, be angry
(Pilpel) to cause to burn
Used in 11 Verses, 7 Books 11  Occurrence Count
מְלָאכָה , feminine noun, məlakha — occupation, work (value 96)
H4399,
מְלָאכָה melâʼkâh, mel-aw-kaw'; from the same as H4397; properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor):—business, cattle, industrious, occupation, ( -pied), officer, thing (made), use, (manner of) work((-man), -manship).occupation, work, business
occupation, business
property
work (something done or made)
workmanship
service, use
public business
political
religious
Used in 149 Verses, 21 Books 167  Occurrence Count
נָתַן , verb, natan — to give, put, set (value 500)
H5414,
נָתַן nâthan, naw-than'; a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.):—add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, × avenge, × be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, × doubtless, × without fail, fasten, frame, × get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), × have, × indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), lie, lift up, make, O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, × pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), sing, slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, × surely, × take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, weep, willingly, withdraw, would (to) God, yield.to give, put, set
(Qal)
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
to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate
to make, constitute
(Niphal)
to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned
to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted
(Hophal)
to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up
to be put upon
Used in 1816 Verses, 38 Books 1998  Occurrence Count
צָלַח , verb, tzalah — to rush (value 128)
H6743,
צָלַח tsâlach, tsaw-lakh'; or צָלֵחַ tsâlêach; a primitive root; to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive):—break out, come (mightily), go over, be good, be meet, be profitable, (cause to, effect, make to, send) prosper(-ity, -ous, -ously).(Qal) to rush
to advance, prosper, make progress, succeed, be profitable
(Qal) to prosper
(Hiphil)
to make prosperous, bring to successful issue, cause to prosper
to show or experience prosperity, prosper
Used in 64 Verses, 18 Books 65  Occurrence Count
קָצָה , masculine/feminine noun, katza — an end (value 195)
H7098,
קָצָה qâtsâh, kaw-tsaw'; feminine of H7097; (used like H7097) a termination:—coast, corner, (selv-) edge, lowest, (uttermost) participleend, extremity
end
from the whole of, from among (of what is included between extremities)
Used in 30 Verses, 9 Books 34  Occurrence Count
שְׁנַיִם , adjective, dual masculine/feminine noun, shənayim — two (a cardinal number) (value 400)
H8147,
שְׁנַיִם shenayim, shen-ah'-yim; dual of H8145; feminine שְׁתַּיִם shettayim; two; also (as ordinal) twofold:—both, couple, double, second, twain, twelfth, twelve, twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.two
two (the cardinal number)
two, both, double, twice
second (the ordinal number)
in combination with other numbers
both (a dual number)
Used in 646 Verses, 31 Books 762  Occurrence Count
תָּוֶךְ , masculine noun, tavekh — midst (value 426)
H8432,
תָּוֶךְ tâvek, taw'-vek; from an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre:—among(-st), × between, half, × (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), × out (of), × through, × with(-in).midst, middle
midst, middle
into, through (after verbs of motion)
among (of a number of persons)
between (of things arranged by twos)
from among (as to take or separate etc)
Used in 390 Verses, 27 Books 418  Occurrence Count
| Ezekiel 15:4Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work? |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| הִנֵּ֥ה לָאֵ֖שׁ נִתַּ֣ן לְאָכְלָ֑ה אֵת֩ שְׁנֵ֨י קְצוֹתָ֜יו אָכְלָ֤ה הָאֵשׁ֙ וְתוֹכ֣וֹ נָחָ֔ר הֲיִצְלַ֖ח לִמְלָאכָֽה׃ |
| Verse #20759 (Ch. #817) — 13 words, 51 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Behold, it is cast |
H5414natan |
נָתַן |
500 |
| into the fire |
H784ʾeysh |
אֵשׁ |
301 |
| for fuel; |
H402ʾokhla |
אׇכְלָה |
56 |
| the fire |
H784ʾeysh |
אֵשׁ |
301 |
| devoureth |
H398ʾakhal |
אָכַל |
51 |
| both |
H8147shənayim |
שְׁנַיִם |
400 |
| the ends |
H7098katza |
קָצָה |
195 |
| of it, and the midst |
H8432tavekh |
תָּוֶךְ |
426 |
| of it is burned. |
H2787harar |
חָרַר |
408 |
| Is it meet |
H6743tzalah |
צָלַח |
128 |
| for any work? |
H4399məlakha |
מְלָאכָה |
96 |
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