And whenוּבְthe cherubimהַכְּרוּבִיםwent,לֶכֶתthe wheelsהָאוֹפַנִּיםwentיֵלְכוּbeside them;אֶצְלָםand whenוּבִthe cherubimהַכְּרוּבִיםliftedשְׂאֵתtheir wingsכַּנְפֵיהֶםto riseלָרוּםfromמֵעַלthe earth,הָאָרֶץthe wheels,הָאוֹפַנִּיםthey too,גַּם הֵםdid notלֹאturnיִסַּבּוּfrom beside them.מֵאֶצְלָם
Ezekiel 10:16
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.