Ezekiel
Ezekiel 1:13–14
13In the midst of the living creatures was the appearance of glowing coals of fire, or of torches. Fire moved back and forth between the living creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it. 14The creatures were darting back and forth as quickly as flashes of lightning.
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Ezekiel 1:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the midst | וּדְמ֨וּת | ū·ḏə·mūṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H1823 likeness, similitude |
| of the living creatures | הַחַיּ֜וֹת | ha·ḥay·yō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H2416 alive, living |
| was the appearance | מַרְאֵיהֶ֣ם | mar·’ê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4758 sight, appearance, vision |
| of glowing | אֵ֗שׁ | ’êš | Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| coals | כְּגַחֲלֵי־ | kə·ḡa·ḥă·lê- | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1513 ember |
| of fire | בֹּֽעֲרוֹת֙ | bō·‘ă·rō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H1197 burn, consume |
| of torches | הַלַּפִּדִ֔ים | hal·lap·pi·ḏîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3940 torch |
| Fire | לָאֵ֔שׁ | lā·’êš | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| moved back and forth | מִתְהַלֶּ֖כֶת | miṯ·hal·le·ḵeṯ | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - feminine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| between | בֵּ֣ין | bên | Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| the living creatures | הַחַיּ֑וֹת | ha·ḥay·yō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H2416 alive, living |
| it was bright | וְנֹ֣גַהּ | wə·nō·ḡah | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H5051 brightness |
| and lightning | בָרָֽק׃ | ḇā·rāq | Noun - masculine singular | H1300 lightning |
| flashed | יוֹצֵ֥א | yō·w·ṣê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| out of | וּמִן־ | ū·min- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| it | הָאֵ֖שׁ | hā·’êš | Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
Ezekiel 1:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The creatures | וְהַחַיּ֖וֹת | wə·ha·ḥay·yō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H2416 alive, living |
| were darting back and forth | רָצ֣וֹא | rā·ṣō·w | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H7519 run, delight in |
| as quickly as | כְּמַרְאֵ֖ה | kə·mar·’êh | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4758 sight, appearance, vision |
| flashes of lightning | הַבָּזָֽק׃ | hab·bā·zāq | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H965 lightning flash ? |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 1:13 Psalm 104:4 · Revelation 4:5 · Ezekiel 1:7 · Revelation 10:1 · Matthew 28:3 · Daniel 10:5–6 · Genesis 15:17 · Revelation 18:1
Ezekiel 1:14 Matthew 24:27 · Zechariah 4:10 · Matthew 24:31 · Luke 17:24 · Daniel 9:21 · Psalm 147:15 · Mark 13:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.