Ezekiel
Ezekiel 1:28
28The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The appearance | כְּמַרְאֵ֣ה | kə·mar·’êh | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4758 sight, appearance, vision |
| of the brilliant light | הַנֹּ֙גַהּ֙ | han·nō·ḡah | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5051 brightness |
| all around Him | סָבִ֔יב | sā·ḇîḇ | Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| was like that | מַרְאֵ֤ה | mar·’êh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4758 sight, appearance, vision |
| of a rainbow | הַקֶּ֡שֶׁת | haq·qe·šeṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H7198 bow |
| in a cloud | בֶעָנָ֜ן | ḇe·‘ā·nān | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6051 cloud-mass, cloud |
| on a rainy | הַגֶּ֗שֶׁם | hag·ge·šem | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1653 rain, shower |
| day | בְּי֣וֹם | bə·yō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| This | ה֕וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| was the appearance | מַרְאֵ֖ה | mar·’êh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4758 sight, appearance, vision |
| of the likeness | דְּמ֣וּת | də·mūṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1823 likeness, similitude |
| of the glory | כְּבוֹד־ | kə·ḇō·wḏ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3519 abundance, honour, glory |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| And when I saw it | וָֽאֶרְאֶה֙ | wā·’er·’eh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| I fell | וָאֶפֹּ֣ל | wā·’ep·pōl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| facedown | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| and heard | וָאֶשְׁמַ֖ע | wā·’eš·ma‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H8085 hear |
| a voice | ק֥וֹל | qō·wl | Noun - masculine singular | H6963 sound, voice |
| speaking | מְדַבֵּֽר׃ס | mə·ḏab·bêr | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H1696 speak |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 10:1 · Revelation 4:3 · Genesis 17:3 · Ezekiel 3:23 · Ezekiel 8:4 · Daniel 8:17 · Acts 9:4 · Exodus 24:16 · 1 Corinthians 13:12 · Genesis 9:13–16 · Exodus 33:18–23 · Revelation 1:17–18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.