Ezekiel 23:5
Strong's Lexicon
Oholah
אָהֳלָ֖ה (’ā·ho·lāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 170: Aholah = 'her own tent' 1) Samaria as an adulteress with Assyria (metaph)

prostituted herself
וַתִּ֥זֶן (wat·ti·zen)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2181: 1) to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication 1a2) to commit adultery 1a3) to be a cult prostitute 1a4) to be unfaithful (to God) (fig.) 1b) (Pual) to play the harlot 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to commit adultery 1c2) to force into prostitution 1c3) to commit fornication

while she was still Mine.
תַּחְתָּ֑י (taḥ·tāy)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8478: 1) the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas n m 1a) the under part adv accus 1b) beneath prep 1c) under, beneath 1c1) at the foot of (idiom) 1c2) sweetness, subjection, woman, being burdened or oppressed (fig) 1c3) of subjection or conquest 1d) what is under one, the place in which one stands 1d1) in one's place, the place in which one stands (idiom with reflexive pronoun) 1d2) in place of, instead of (in transferred sense) 1d3) in place of, in exchange or return for (of things mutually interchanged) conj 1e) instead of, instead of that 1f) in return for that, because that in compounds 1g) in, under, into the place of (after verbs of motion) 1h) from under, from beneath, from under the hand of, from his place, under, beneath

She lusted
וַתַּעְגַּב֙ (wat·ta‘·gaḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5689: 1) (Qal) to have inordinate affection or lust 1a) lust (participle) 1b) paramours (participle as subst)

after
עַֽל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: 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) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

her lovers,
מְאַהֲבֶ֔יהָ (mə·’a·hă·ḇe·hā)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 157: 1) to love 1a) (Qal) 1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual 1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom 1a3) human love for or to God 1a4) act of being a friend 1a4a) lover (participle) 1a4b) friend (participle) 1a5) God's love toward man 1a5a) to individual men 1a5b) to people Israel 1a5c) to righteousness 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) lovely (participle) 1b2) loveable (participle) 1c) (Piel) 1c1) friends 1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers) 2) to like

אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

the Assyrians—
אַשּׁ֖וּר (’aš·šūr)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 804: Asshur or Assyria = 'a step' n pr m 1) the second son of Shem, eponymous ancestor of the Assyrians 2) the people of Assyria n pr loc 3) the nation, Assyria 4) the land, Assyria or Asshur

warriors
קְרוֹבִֽים׃ (qə·rō·w·ḇîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7138: 1) near 1a) of place 1b) of time 1c) of personal relationship 1c1) kinship

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Oholah prostituted herself while she was still Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians— warriors

Young's Literal Translation
And go a-whoring doth Aholah under Me, And she doteth on her lovers, On the neighbouring Assyrians,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Oholah acted like a prostitute even though she was Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians: warriors

New American Standard Bible
"Oholah played the harlot while she was Mine; and she lusted after her lovers, after the Assyrians, [her] neighbors,

King James Bible
And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians [her] neighbours,
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"Oholah engaged in prostitution while she was still mine; and she lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians--warriors

New Living Translation
"Then Oholah lusted after other lovers instead of me, and she gave her love to the Assyrian officers.

English Standard Version
“Oholah played the whore while she was mine, and she lusted after her lovers the Assyrians, warriors

New American Standard Bible
"Oholah played the harlot while she was Mine; and she lusted after her lovers, after the Assyrians, her neighbors,

King James Bible
And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Oholah acted like a prostitute even though she was Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians: warriors

International Standard Version
"Oholah committed sexual immorality while she belonged to me. She lusted for Assyria's warriors,

NET Bible
"Oholah engaged in prostitution while she was mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians--warriors

American Standard Version
And Oholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors,

English Revised Version
And Oholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours,

Young's Literal Translation
And go a-whoring doth Aholah under Me, And she doteth on her lovers, On the neighbouring Assyrians,
















Cross References
2 Kings 15:19
And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.

2 Kings 16:7
So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.

2 Kings 17:3
Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.

Ezekiel 16:28
Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied.

Ezekiel 23:4
And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah.

Hosea 5:13
When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.

Hosea 8:9
For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.

Hosea 8:10
Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.

Ezekiel 1:1
Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

Ezekiel 23:3
And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity.

Ezekiel 23:2
Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:
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