Ezekiel 9:3

“And the glory of the Elohim of Israel had gone up from upon the cherub on which it had been, to the threshold of the house; and he called to the man clothed in linen, who had the scribe's inkhorn at his waist.”

Ezekiel 9:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 9:3, word by word

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
had gone upנַעֲלָהnaala

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

Where else “naala” appears
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
it had beenהָיָהhaya

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

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to the thresholdמִפְתַּןmiftan

threshold

Threshold: the stone or wooden piece on the floor of a doorway.

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of the houseבָּיִתbayit

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

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and he calledיִּקְרָאyikra

call

To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.

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to the manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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clothedלָּבֻשׁlavush

put on

To cover the body with clothes: to put on what one is to wear.

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in linenבַּדִּיםbadim

linen

Linen; white linen cloth, and garments made of it.

Where else “badim” appears
the scribe'sסֹּפֵרsofer

scribe

An official who writes and reads the documents of the king or the temple.

Where else “sofer” appears
inkhornקֶסֶתkeset

writing case

An inkwell or writing case, the scribe's container for ink.

Where else “keset” appears
at his waistמָתְנָיmatnay

waist, loins

Waist, loins.

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The context

2And look, six men coming from the direction of the upper gate that faces north, each with his instrument for smashing in his hand; and one man in their midst clothed in linen, with a scribe's inkhorn at his waist; and they came in and stood beside the bronze altar.

3 · This verse (above)

4And YHWH said to him, “Pass through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations that are done in its midst.”

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