And the gloryוּכְבוֹדof the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלhad gone upנַעֲלָהfrom uponמֵעַלthe cherubהַכְּרוּבon whichאֲשֶׁר עָלָיוit had been,הָיָהto the thresholdאֶל מִפְתַּןof the house;הַבָּיִתand he calledוַיִּקְרָאto the manאֶל הָאִישׁclothedהַלָּבֻשׁin linen,הַבַּדִּיםwho hadאֲשֶׁרthe scribe'sהַסֹּפֵרinkhornקֶסֶתat his waist.בְּמָתְנָיו
Ezekiel 9:3
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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".
Where else “haya” appears- to the thresholdמִפְתַּןmiftan
threshold
Threshold: the stone or wooden piece on the floor of a doorway.
Where else “miftan” appears- of the houseבָּיִתbayit
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bayit” appears- and he calledיִּקְרָאyikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appears- to the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- clothedלָּבֻשׁlavush
put on
To cover the body with clothes: to put on what one is to wear.
Where else “lavush” appears- 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.
Where else “matnay” appears
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.”