Ezekiel 10:16

“And when the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them; and when the cherubim lifted their wings to rise from the earth, the wheels, they too, did not turn from beside them.”

Ezekiel 10:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 10:16, word by word

the cherubimכְּרוּבִיםkeruvim

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 “keruvim” appears
wentלֶכֶתlechet

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

Where else “lechet” appears
the wheelsאוֹפַנִּיםofanim

wheel

Wheel.

Where else “ofanim” appears
beside themאֶצְלָetsla

beside

Beside, next to.

Where else “etsla” appears
liftedשְׂאֵתseet

lift up

To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.

Where else “seet” appears
their wingsכַּנְפֵיkanfe

wing

A bird's wing; shelter under God's wings.

Where else “kanfe” appears
to riseרוּםrum

be high

To be up above, raised in honor.

Where else “rum” appears
the earthאָרֶץarets

ground

What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.

Where else “arets” appears
turnיִסַּבּוּyisabu

turn

To turn another way, or to pass to another owner: the face, a kingdom, a name.

Where else “yisabu” appears

The context

15And the cherubim rose up; that was the living creature that I saw by the river Chebar.

16 · This verse (above)

17When they stood still, they stood still; and when they rose, they rose with them, for the spirit of the living creature was in them.

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