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And the cherubimוַ הַכְּרוּבִיםliftedיִּשְׂאוּtheir wings,כַּנְפֵיהֶםand the wheelsוְהָאוֹפַנִּיםalongside them,לְעֻמָּתָםand the gloryוּכְבוֹדof the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwas over themעֲלֵיהֶםabove.מִלְמָעְלָה
Ezekiel 11:22
Study it in the app“And the cherubim lifted their wings, and the wheels alongside them, and the glory of the Elohim of Israel was over them above.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 11:22, word by word
- And 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- liftedיִּשְׂאוּyisu
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “yisu” appears- their wingsכַּנְפֵיkanfe
wing
A bird's wing; shelter under God's wings.
Where else “kanfe” appears- and the wheelsאוֹפַנִּיםofanim
wheel
Wheel.
Where else “ofanim” appears- alongside themעֻמָּתָumata
alongside, close to
Beside, along with, close to.
Where else “umata” appears- and the gloryכְבוֹדchevod
glory
God's majesty and presence.
Where else “chevod” appears- of the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- aboveמָעְלָmala
above
Upward, above; with ages, "twenty years old or more".
Where else “mala” appears
The context
21But as for those whose heart goes after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, their way I will lay on their head, declares Adonai YHWH.”
22 · This verse (above)
23And the glory of YHWH went up from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain that is east of the city.