Ezekiel

Ezekiel 1:15–17

¹⁵When I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces. ¹⁶The workmanship of the wheels looked like the gleam of beryl, and all four had the same likeness. Their workmanship looked like a wheel within a wheel. ¹⁷As they moved, they went in any of the four directions, without pivoting as they moved.

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Ezekiel 1:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When I looked	וָאֵ֖רֶא	wā·’ê·re	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
at the living creatures	הַחַיּ֑וֹת	ha·ḥay·yō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H2416 alive, living
I saw	וְהִנֵּה֩	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
a	אֶחָ֥ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
wheel	אוֹפַ֨ן	’ō·w·p̄an	Noun - masculine singular	H212 wheel
on the ground	בָּאָ֛רֶץ	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
beside	אֵ֥צֶל	’ê·ṣel	Preposition	H681 conjunction, proximity
each creature	הַחַיּ֖וֹת	ha·ḥay·yō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H2416 alive, living
with its four	לְאַרְבַּ֥עַת	lə·’ar·ba·‘aṯ	Preposition-l; Number - masculine singular construct	H702 four
faces	פָּנָֽיו׃	pā·nāw	Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before

Ezekiel 1:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The workmanship	וּמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙	ū·ma·‘ă·śê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4639 deed, work
of the wheels	הָאוֹפַנִּ֤ים	hā·’ō·w·p̄an·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H212 wheel
looked like	מַרְאֵ֨ה	mar·’êh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4758 sight, appearance, vision
the gleam	כְּעֵ֣ין	kə·‘ên	Preposition-k; Noun - common singular construct	H5869 eye
of beryl	תַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁ	tar·šîš	Noun - masculine singular	H8658 topaz
and all four	לְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑ן	lə·’ar·ba‘·tān	Preposition-l; Number - masculine singular construct; third person feminine plural	H702 four
had the same	אֶחָ֖ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
likeness	וּדְמ֥וּת	ū·ḏə·mūṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H1823 likeness, similitude
Their workmanship	וּמַ֣עֲשֵׂיהֶ֔ם	ū·ma·‘ă·śê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4639 deed, work
looked	וּמַרְאֵיהֶם֙	ū·mar·’ê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4758 sight, appearance, vision
like	כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
a wheel	הָאוֹפַ֖ן	hā·’ō·w·p̄an	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H212 wheel
within	בְּת֥וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
a wheel	הָאוֹפָֽן׃	hā·’ō·w·p̄ān	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H212 wheel

Ezekiel 1:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As they moved	בְּלֶכְתָּ֣ם	bə·leḵ·tām	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
they went	יֵלֵ֑כוּ	yê·lê·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
any of the four	אַרְבַּ֥עַת	’ar·ba·‘aṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H702 four
directions	רִבְעֵיהֶ֖ן	riḇ·‘ê·hen	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine plural	H7253 fourth part
without	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
pivoting	יִסַּ֖בּוּ	yis·sab·bū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
as they moved	בְּלֶכְתָּֽן׃	bə·leḵ·tān	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine plural	H1980 go, come, walk

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Ezekiel 1:15 Daniel 7:9 · Ezekiel 10:9 · Ezekiel 1:6 · Revelation 4:7 · Ezekiel 1:19–21

Ezekiel 1:16 Daniel 10:6 · Ezekiel 10:9–11

Ezekiel 1:17 Ezekiel 1:9 · Ezekiel 1:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.