Study it in the app“And I looked, and look, on the vault that was over the head of the cherubim, like a sapphire stone, like the appearance of the likeness of a throne, something appeared above them.”
And I looked,וָאֶרְאֶהand look,וְהִנֵּהonאֶלthe vaultהָרָקִיעַthat wasאֲשֶׁרoverעַלthe headרֹאשׁof the cherubim,הַכְּרֻבִיםlike a sapphireכְּ סַפִּירstone,אֶבֶןlike the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵהof the likenessדְּמוּתof a throne,כִּסֵּאsomething appearedנִרְאָהabove them.עֲלֵיהֶם
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “ere” appearsvault
Something spread out and firm, like a sheet of metal beaten with a hammer. It is the "vault" of the heavens: what is seen above, like a roof spread over the earth, which God set to separate the waters below from the waters above; God called it "heavens".
Where else “rakia” appearshead
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appearscherub
Cherub(im): heavenly beings who in the Bible appear near God's presence and guarding what is holy, such as the way to the tree of life and the place above the ark of the covenant. They are not the "little angels" of paintings.
Where else “keruvim” appearssapphire
A blue precious stone, called "sapphire"; perhaps lapis lazuli.
Where else “sapir” appearsstone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “even” appearsappearance
The appearance of someone or something: how it looks, beautiful or ugly.
Where else “mare” appearslikeness
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” appearsthrone
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “kise” appears1 · This verse (above)
2And he spoke to the man clothed in linen, and said, “Go in between the whirl, under the cherub, and fill your cupped hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city.” And he went in before my eyes.
