Ezekiel 1:24

“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.”

Ezekiel 1:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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of manyרַבִּיםrabim

many

A great number of people or things.

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watersמַיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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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.

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when they wentלֶכְתָּlechta

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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of roaringהֲמֻלָּהhamula

roar, tumult

A great noise or tumult (as of rain or of a crowd).

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of a campמַחֲנֶהmachane

camp

A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.

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when they stood stillעָמְדָamda

stop

To halt, cease doing something.

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they let downתְּרַפֶּינָהterapena

go limp

To grow feeble, be discouraged.

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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.

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