Ezekiel
Ezekiel 1:27
27From what seemed to be His waist up, I saw a gleam like amber, with what looked like fire within it all around. And from what seemed to be His waist down, I saw what looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded Him.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From what seemed | מִמַּרְאֵ֥ה | mim·mar·’êh | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4758 sight, appearance, vision |
| to be His waist | מָתְנָ֖יו | mā·ṯə·nāw | Noun - masculine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H4975 waist, loins |
| up | וּלְמָ֑עְלָה | ū·lə·mā·‘ə·lāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Adverb; third person feminine singular | H4605 higher part |
| I saw | וָאֵ֣רֶא׀ | wā·’ê·re | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| a gleam | כְּעֵ֣ין | kə·‘ên | Preposition-k; Noun - common singular construct | H5869 eye |
| like amber | חַשְׁמַ֗ל | ḥaš·mal | Noun - masculine singular | H2830 ᵑ9 |
| with what looked | כְּמַרְאֵה־ | kə·mar·’êh- | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4758 sight, appearance, vision |
| like fire | אֵ֤שׁ | ’êš | Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| within | בֵּֽית־ | bêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| it | לָהּ֙ | lāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| all around | סָבִ֔יב | sā·ḇîḇ | Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| And from what seemed | וּמִמַּרְאֵ֤ה | ū·mim·mar·’êh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4758 sight, appearance, vision |
| to be His waist | מָתְנָיו֙ | mā·ṯə·nāw | Noun - masculine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H4975 waist, loins |
| down | וּלְמַ֔טָּה | ū·lə·maṭ·ṭāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Adverb | H4295 downwards |
| I saw | רָאִ֙יתִי֙ | rā·’î·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| what looked | כְּמַרְאֵה־ | kə·mar·’êh- | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4758 sight, appearance, vision |
| like fire | אֵ֔שׁ | ’êš | Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| and brilliant light | וְנֹ֥גַֽהּ | wə·nō·ḡah | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H5051 brightness |
| surrounded Him | סָבִֽיב׃ | sā·ḇîḇ | Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 1:4 · Ezekiel 8:2 · Hebrews 12:29 · Psalm 97:2 · Deuteronomy 4:24 · Psalm 50:3 · Revelation 1:14–16 · 2 Thessalonians 1:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.