Ezekiel 1:28

“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.”

Ezekiel 1:28 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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