Ezekiel 8:3

“And he stretched out the form of a hand and took me by a lock of my head, and a spirit lifted me between the earth and the heavens and brought me to Jerusalem in visions of Elohim, to the entrance of the gate of the inner court that faces north, where was the seat of the statue of jealousy that provokes jealousy.”

Ezekiel 8:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 8:3, word by word

And he stretched outיִּשְׁלַחyishlach

stretch out

Literally "send the hand": move the arm toward something to take or strike it.

Where else “yishlach” appears
the formתַּבְנִיתtavnit

figure

The image or figure that represents something, often an idol.

Where else “tavnit” appears
of a handיָדyad

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

Where else “yad” appears
and took meיִּקָּחֵyikache

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

Where else “yikache” appears
by a lockצִיצִתtsitsit

lock

A tuft of hair.

Where else “tsitsit” appears
of my headרֹאשִׁroshi

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

Where else “roshi” appears
and a spiritרוּחַruach

Spirit of God

The spirit of Elohim or YHWH: his presence and power.

Where else “ruach” appears
lifted meתִּשָּׂאtisa

lift up

To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.

Where else “tisa” appears
between the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

Where else “arets” appears
and the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

Where else “shamayim” appears
and brought meתָּבֵאtave

bring

To bring something or someone.

Where else “tave” appears
to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְַמָyerushalama

Jerusalem

See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalama” appears
in visionsמַרְאוֹתmarot

vision

What God shows someone in dreams or awake: a vision.

Where else “marot” appears
of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohim” appears
the entranceפֶּתַחpetach

entrance, door

Entrance, doorway, door, opening.

Where else “petach” appears
of the gateשַׁעַרshaar

gate

The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.

Where else “shaar” appears
of the inner courtפְּנִימִיתpenimit

inner

Inner, inside: what is in the innermost part of a building.

Where else “penimit” appears
that facesפּוֹנֶהpone

look

To fix the eyes on something and attend to it, not overlook it.

Where else “pone” appears
northצָפוֹנָtsafona

north

North.

Where else “tsafona” appears
was the seatמוֹשַׁבmoshav

seat

Where one sits, or those sitting.

Where else “moshav” appears
of the statueסֵמֶלsemel

image, figure

Image, figure: an image made to be worshiped.

Where else “semel” appears
of jealousyקִּנְאָהkina

jealousy

A husband's burning that tolerates no rivals; so is YHWH with his people.

Where else “kina” appears
that provokes jealousyמַּקְנֶהmakne

General meaning: Acquire, buy.

Where else “makne” appears

Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

2And I looked, and look, a likeness like the appearance of fire; from the appearance of his loins and downward, fire; and from his loins and upward, like the appearance of radiance, like the gleam of shining metal.

3 · This verse (above)

4And look, there was the glory of the Elohim of Israel, like the appearance that I saw in the plain.

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