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And the cherubimוְהַכְּרֻבִיםwere standingעֹמְדִיםon the right sideמִימִיןof the houseלַבַּיִתwhenבְּthe manהָאִישׁwent in,בֹאוֹand the cloudוְהֶעָנָןfilledמָלֵאthe innerהַפְּנִימִיתcourt.הֶחָצֵר
Ezekiel 10:3
Study it in the app“And the cherubim were standing on the right side of the house when the man went in, and the cloud filled the inner court.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 10:3, word by word
- And the cherubimכְּרֻבִיםkeruvim
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- were standingעֹמְדִיםomdim
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “omdim” appears- on the right sideימִיןymin
south
The south side, which lies to the right of one facing east.
Where else “ymin” appears- of the houseבַּיִתbayit
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bayit” appears- the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- went inבֹאvo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “vo” appears- and the cloudעָנָןanan
cloud of presence
The cloud of YHWH's presence.
Where else “anan” appears- filledמָלֵאmale
fill
To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.
Where else “male” appears- the innerפְּנִימִיתpenimit
inner
Inner, inside: what is in the innermost part of a building.
Where else “penimit” appears- courtחָצֵרchatser
court
An enclosed open space, like the temple's.
Where else “chatser” appears
The context
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.
3 · This verse (above)
4And the glory of YHWH rose from upon the cherub to the threshold of the house, and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the glory of YHWH.