KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Ezekiel 15:2 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Son” | בֶּן | A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) | Son |
| “of man,” | אָדָ֕ם | Ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) | man |
| “What” | מַה | Properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses | What |
| “is” | יִּֽהְיֶ֥ה | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | is |
| “the vine” | הַגֶּ֖פֶן | A vine (as twining), especially the grape | vine |
| “tree” | עֵץ | A tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) | tree |
| “more than any” | מִכָּל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | more than any |
| “tree,” | עֵ֑ץ | A tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) | tree |
| “or than” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “a branch” | הַזְּמוֹרָ֕ה | A twig (as pruned) | branch |
| “which” | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | which |
| “is” | הָיָ֖ה | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | is |
| “among the trees” | בַּעֲצֵ֥י | A tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) | among trees |
| “of the forest?” | הַיָּֽעַר׃ | A copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees) | forest |
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1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?
3 Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
4 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?
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