The appearanceמַרְאֵהof the wheelsהָאוֹפַנִּיםand their workmanshipוּמַעֲשֵׂיהֶםwas like the gleamכְּעֵיןof chrysolite,תַּרְשִׁישׁand the four of themלְאַרְבַּעְתָּןhad oneוּ אֶחָדlikeness,דְמוּתand their appearanceוּמַרְאֵיהֶםand their workmanshipוּמַעֲשֵׂיהֶםwere as ifכַּאֲשֶׁרa wheelהָאוֹפַןwereיִהְיֶהwithinבְּתוֹךְa wheel.הָאוֹפָן
Ezekiel 1:16
Study it in the app“The appearance of the wheels and their workmanship was like the gleam of chrysolite, and the four of them had one likeness, and their appearance and their workmanship were as if a wheel were within a wheel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 1:16, word by word
- The appearanceמַרְאֵהmare
appearance
The appearance of someone or something: how it looks, beautiful or ugly.
Where else “mare” appears- of the wheelsאוֹפַנִּיםofanim
wheel
Wheel.
Where else “ofanim” appears- and their workmanshipמַעֲשֵׂיmaase
workmanship
Something made by hand: a piece of craftsmanship, or an idol.
Where else “maase” appears- was like the gleamעֵיןen
appearance
Literally "the eye": how something looks, its glint.
Where else “en” appears- of chrysoliteתַּרְשִׁישׁtarshish
precious stone
A precious stone whose identity is uncertain, perhaps topaz or yellow jasper. It bears the name of Tarshish, the distant place.
Where else “tarshish” appears- and the four of themאַרְבַּעְתָּarbata
four
Four.
Where else “arbata” appears- had oneאֶחָדechad
united
United as one: "YHWH is one".
Where else “echad” appears- 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.
Where else “demut” appears- wereיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- withinתוֹךְtoch
inside
The inside of a place or an enclosed space.
Where else “toch” appears
The context
15And I looked at the living creatures, and look, one wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, for each of its four faces.
16 · This verse (above)
17When they went, they went toward any of their four sides; they did not turn as they went.