And the cherubוַ הַכְּרוּבstretched outיִּשְׁלַחhis handיָדוֹfrom betweenמִבֵּינוֹתthe cherubimלַכְּרוּבִיםto the fireאֶל הָאֵשׁthat wasאֲשֶׁרbetweenבֵּינוֹתthe cherubim,הַכְּרֻבִיםand lifted someוַיִּשָּׂאand put itוַיִּתֵּןinto the cupped handsאֶל חָפְנֵיof the one clothedלְבֻשׁin linen;הַבַּדִּיםand he took itוַיִּקַּחand went out.וַיֵּצֵא
Ezekiel 10:7
Study it in the app“And the cherub stretched out his hand from between the cherubim to the fire that was between the cherubim, and lifted some and put it into the cupped hands of the one clothed in linen; and he took it and went out.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 10:7, word by word
- And the 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- stretched outיִּשְׁלַחyishlach
stretch out
Literally "send the hand": move the arm toward something to take or strike it.
Where else “yishlach” appears- his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- to the fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- and lifted someיִּשָּׂאyisa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “yisa” appears- and put itיִּתֵּןyiten
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “yiten” appears- into the cupped handsחָפְנֵיchafne
two handfuls
Both fists full: what fits in the two hands together.
Where else “chafne” appears- of the one clothedלְבֻשׁlevush
put on
To cover the body with clothes: to put on what one is to wear.
Where else “levush” appears- in linenבַּדִּיםbadim
linen
Linen; white linen cloth, and garments made of it.
Where else “badim” appears- and he took itיִּקַּחyikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikach” appears- and went outיֵּצֵאyetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appears
The context
6And it came about, when he commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, “Take fire from between the whirl, from between the cherubim,” that he went in and stood beside the wheel.
7 · This verse (above)
8And there appeared in the cherubim the form of a human hand under their wings.