Ezekiel 1:16

“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.”

Ezekiel 1:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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