Ezekiel
Ezekiel 8:2
2Then I looked and saw a figure like that of a man. From His waist down His appearance was like fire, and from His waist up He was as bright as the gleam of amber.a
Footnotes
- a 8:2 Or as glowing metal
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then I looked | וָאֶרְאֶ֗ה | wā·’er·’eh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| and saw | וְהִנֵּ֤ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| a figure | דְמוּת֙ | ḏə·mūṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1823 likeness, similitude |
| like that of a man | כְּמַרְאֵה־ | kə·mar·’êh- | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4758 sight, appearance, vision |
| From His waist | מָתְנָ֛יו | mā·ṯə·nāw | Noun - masculine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H4975 waist, loins |
| down | וּלְמַ֖טָּה | ū·lə·maṭ·ṭāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Adverb | H4295 downwards |
| His appearance | מִמַּרְאֵ֥ה | mim·mar·’êh | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4758 sight, appearance, vision |
| was like fire | אֵ֑שׁ | ’êš | Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| and from His waist | וּמִמָּתְנָ֣יו | ū·mim·mā·ṯə·nāw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H4975 waist, loins |
| up | וּלְמַ֔עְלָה | ū·lə·ma‘·lāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Adverb; third person feminine singular | H4605 higher part |
| was as bright | זֹ֖הַר | zō·har | Noun - masculine singular | H2096 shining, brightness |
| as the gleam | כְּעֵ֥ין | kə·‘ên | Preposition-k; Noun - common singular construct | H5869 eye |
| of amber | הַחַשְׁמַֽלָה׃ | ha·ḥaš·ma·lāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H2830 ᵑ9 |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 1:4 · Ezekiel 1:26–27 · Revelation 1:14–15 · Daniel 7:9–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.