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And humanאָדָםhandsוִידֵיwere underמִתַּחַתtheir wingsכַּנְפֵיהֶםonעַלtheir fourאַרְבַּעַתsides,רִבְעֵיהֶםand the four of themלְאַרְבַּעְתָּםhad their facesוּפְנֵיהֶםand their wings thus:וְכַנְפֵיהֶם
Ezekiel 1:8
Study it in the app“And human hands were under their wings on their four sides, and the four of them had their faces and their wings thus:”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 1:8, word by word
- And humanאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- handsידֵיyde
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yde” appears- their wingsכַּנְפֵיkanfe
wing
A bird's wing; shelter under God's wings.
Where else “kanfe” appears- their fourאַרְבַּעַתarbaat
four
Four.
Where else “arbaat” appears- sidesרִבְעֵיrive
side
Each of the sides of something that has four.
Where else “rive” appears- had their facesפְנֵיfene
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “fene” appears
The context
7And their feet were straight feet, and the sole of their feet was like the sole of the foot of a calf, and they sparkled like the gleam of burnished bronze.
8 · This verse (above)
9their wings were joined one to another; they did not turn as they went; each went in the direction of its face.