And I looked,וָאֶרְאֶהand look,וְהִנֵּהfourאַרְבָּעָהwheelsאוֹפַנִּיםbesideאֵצֶלthe cherubim,הַכְּרוּבִיםoneאֶחָדwheelאוֹפַןbesideאֵצֶלoneאֶחָדcherub,הַכְּרוּבand anotherוְ אֶחָדwheelאוֹפַןbesideאֵצֶלanotherאֶחָדcherub;הַכְּרוּבand the appearanceוּמַרְאֵהof the wheelsהָאוֹפַנִּיםwas like the gleamכְּעֵיןof a chrysoliteתַּרְשִׁישׁstone.אֶבֶן
Ezekiel 10:9
Study it in the app“And I looked, and look, four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside one cherub, and another wheel beside another cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was like the gleam of a chrysolite stone.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 10:9, word by word
- And I lookedאֶרְאֶהere
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “ere” appears- fourאַרְבָּעָהarbaa
four
Four.
Where else “arbaa” appears- wheelsאוֹפַנִּיםofanim
wheel
Wheel.
Where else “ofanim” appears- besideאֵצֶלetsel
beside
Beside, next to.
Where else “etsel” appears- 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- oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- and the appearanceמַרְאֵהmare
appearance
The appearance of someone or something: how it looks, beautiful or ugly.
Where else “mare” appears- was like the gleamעֵיןen
appearance
Literally "the eye": how something looks, its glint.
Where else “en” appears- of a chrysoliteתַּרְשִׁישׁtarshish
precious stone
A precious stone whose identity is uncertain, perhaps topaz or yellow jasper. It bears the name of Tarshish, the distant place.
Where else “tarshish” appears- stoneאֶבֶןeven
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “even” appears
The context
8And there appeared in the cherubim the form of a human hand under their wings.
9 · This verse (above)
10And as for their appearance, the four of them had one likeness, as if a wheel were within a wheel.