And he stretched outוַיִּשְׁלַחthe formתַּבְנִיתof a handיָדand took meוַיִּקָּחֵנִיby a lockבְּצִיצִתof my head,רֹאשִׁיand a spiritרוּחַlifted meוַתִּשָּׂא אֹתִיbetween the earthבֵּין הָאָרֶץand the heavensוּבֵין הַשָּׁמַיִםand brought meוַתָּבֵא אֹתִיto Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְַמָהin visionsבְּמַרְאוֹתof Elohim,אֱלֹהִיםtoאֶלthe entranceפֶּתַחof the gateשַׁעַרof the inner courtהַפְּנִימִיתthat facesהַפּוֹנֶהnorth,צָפוֹנָהwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםwas the seatמוֹשַׁבof the statueסֵמֶלof jealousyהַקִּנְאָהthat provokes jealousy.הַמַּקְנֶה
Ezekiel 8:3
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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
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).
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.