And each hadוְ לְאֶחָדfourאַרְבָּעָהfaces:פָנִיםthe faceפְּנֵיof the firstהָאֶחָדwas the faceפְּנֵיof a cherub,הַכְּרוּבand the faceוּפְנֵיof the secondהַשֵּׁנִיthe faceפְּנֵיof a human being,אָדָםand the thirdוְהַשְּׁלִישִׁיthe faceפְּנֵיof a lion,אַרְיֵהand the fourthוְהָרְבִיעִיthe faceפְּנֵיof an eagle.נָשֶׁר
Ezekiel 10:14
Study it in the app“And each had four faces: the face of the first was the face of a cherub, and the face of the second the face of a human being, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 10:14, word by word
- And each hadאֶחָדechad
each
Literally "one": all of them, one by one.
Where else “echad” appears- fourאַרְבָּעָהarbaa
four
Four.
Where else “arbaa” appears- facesפָנִיםfanim
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “fanim” appears- of a cherubכְּרוּבkeruv
cherub
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 “keruv” appears- of the secondשֵּׁנִיsheni
second
The one that comes after the first; the other of two.
Where else “sheni” appears- of a human beingאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- and the thirdשְּׁלִישִׁיshelishi
third
The one that comes after the second; in time, the day or month that follows it.
Where else “shelishi” appears- of a lionאַרְיֵהarye
lion
Lion.
Where else “arye” appears- and the fourthרְבִיעִיrevii
fourth
What holds the place after the third.
Where else “revii” appears- of an eagleנָשֶׁרnasher
eagle, vulture
Eagle; it may also refer to another large bird of prey, such as the vulture.
Where else “nasher” appears
Translation note
In 1:10 the faces are of a man, of a lion, of an ox and of an eagle; here, in place of the ox, “of a cherub” comes first.
The context
13As for the wheels, they were called “the whirl” in my ears.
14 · This verse (above)
15And the cherubim rose up; that was the living creature that I saw by the river Chebar.