Ezekiel 10:14

“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.”

Ezekiel 10:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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