Like the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵהof the bowהַקֶּשֶׁתthatאֲשֶׁרisיִהְיֶהin the cloudבֶעָנָןon the dayבְּיוֹםof rain,הַגֶּשֶׁםso wasכֵּןthe appearanceמַרְאֵהof the brightnessהַנֹּגַהּall around.סָבִיבThatהוּאwas the appearanceמַרְאֵהof the likenessדְּמוּתof the gloryכְּבוֹדof YHWH.יְהוָהAnd I saw it,וָאֶרְאֶהand I fellוָאֶפֹּלon my face,עַל פָּנַיand I heardוָאֶשְׁמַעthe voiceקוֹלof one speaking.מְדַבֵּר
Ezekiel 1:28
Study it in the app“Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. That was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of YHWH. And I saw it, and I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 1:28, word by word
- Like the appearanceמַרְאֵהmare
appearance
The appearance of someone or something: how it looks, beautiful or ugly.
Where else “mare” appears- of the bowקֶּשֶׁתkeshet
rainbow
The rainbow, sign of the covenant.
Where else “keshet” appears- isיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- in the cloudעָנָןanan
cloud
A mass of vapor in the sky that gives shade, brings rain or covers the light.
Where else “anan” appears- on the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- of rainגֶּשֶׁםgeshem
heavy rain
Heavy rain, downpour.
Where else “geshem” appears- of the brightnessנֹּגַהּnogah
brightness
Brightness, shining: the light of fire, of dawn, of the sun, or of the presence of God.
Where else “nogah” appears- all aroundסָבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears- of the likenessדְּמוּתdemut
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- of the gloryכְּבוֹדkevod
glory
God's majesty and presence.
Where else “kevod” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- And I saw itאֶרְאֶהere
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “ere” appears- and I fellאֶפֹּלepol
fall prostrate
To fall facedown, or embrace someone.
Where else “epol” appears- on my faceפָּנַpana
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pana” appears- and I heardאֶשְׁמַעeshma
obey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “eshma” appears- the voiceקוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- of one speakingמְדַבֵּרmedaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “medaber” appears
The context
27And I saw something like the gleam of shining metal, like the appearance of fire enclosing it all around, from the appearance of his loins and upward; and from the appearance of his loins and downward I saw something like the appearance of fire, and there was brightness around him.
28 · This verse (above)