Ezekiel 1:13

“And as for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches; it moved back and forth among the living creatures, and the fire had brightness, and from the fire went out lightning.”

Ezekiel 1:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 1:13, word by word

And as for the likenessדְמוּתdemut

likeness

Likeness, resemblance; form, model; "like". It goes with "image": the human being was made to be like God in some way and to represent him, without being equal to him.

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of the living creaturesחַיּוֹתchayot

beast

Literally "living thing": a creature, especially a wild one.

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their appearance wasמַרְאֵיmare

appearance

The appearance of someone or something: how it looks, beautiful or ugly.

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like burningבֹּעֲרוֹתboarot

burn

For fire to be lit, or to make something be consumed in flames.

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coalsגַחֲלֵיgachale

coal, ember

A coal: a burning piece of wood or charcoal.

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of fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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of torchesלַּפִּדִיםlapidim

torch, flame

Torch, flame; also lightning.

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moved back and forthמִתְהַלֶּכֶתmithalechet

roam

To move about with no fixed course, roaming a place.

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brightnessנֹגַהּnogah

brightness

Brightness, shining: the light of fire, of dawn, of the sun, or of the presence of God.

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went outיוֹצֵאyotse

spring up

To spring up, be born, come from something.

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lightningבָרָקvarak

lightning

The sudden light that flashes across the sky in a storm.

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The context

12And each went in the direction of its face; wherever the spirit would go, they went; they did not turn as they went.

13 · This verse (above)

14And the living creatures ran and returned like the appearance of the flash.

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