And I heardוָאֶשְׁמַעthe soundקוֹלof their wingsכַּנְפֵיהֶםlike the soundכְּקוֹלof manyרַבִּיםwaters,מַיִםlike the voiceכְּקוֹלof Shaddai,שַׁדַּיwhen they went,בְּלֶכְתָּםa soundקוֹלof roaringהֲמֻלָּהlike the soundכְּקוֹלof a camp;מַחֲנֶהwhen they stood still,בְּעָמְדָםthey let downתְּרַפֶּינָהtheir wings.כַנְפֵיהֶן
Ezekiel 1:24
Study it in the app“And I heard the sound of their wings like the sound of many waters, like the voice of Shaddai, when they went, a sound of roaring like the sound of a camp; when they stood still, they let down their wings.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 1:24, word by word
- And I heardאֶשְׁמַעeshma
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “eshma” appears- the soundקוֹלkol
sound
What is heard: a noise, a sound or a din.
Where else “kol” appears- of their wingsכַּנְפֵיkanfe
wing
A bird's wing; shelter under God's wings.
Where else “kanfe” appears- of manyרַבִּיםrabim
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabim” appears- watersמַיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- of Shaddaiשַׁדַּיshaday
Shaddai, Almighty
"Shaddai": an ancient name of God, above all in Genesis and Job. It is usually translated "Almighty"; the exact origin of the word is not certain.
Where else “shaday” appears- when they wentלֶכְתָּlechta
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lechta” appears- of roaringהֲמֻלָּהhamula
roar, tumult
A great noise or tumult (as of rain or of a crowd).
Where else “hamula” appears- of a campמַחֲנֶהmachane
camp
A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.
Where else “machane” appears- when they stood stillעָמְדָamda
stop
To halt, cease doing something.
Where else “amda” appears- they let downתְּרַפֶּינָהterapena
go limp
To grow feeble, be discouraged.
Where else “terapena” appears
The context
23And under the vault their wings were straight, one toward the other; each had two covering them, and each had two covering them— their bodies.
24 · This verse (above)
25And there was a voice from above the vault that was over their heads; when they stood still, they let down their wings.