Verse 11

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.1.11", "source": "וּפְנֵיהֶ֕ם וְכַנְפֵיהֶ֥ם פְּרֻד֖וֹת מִלְמָ֑עְלָה לְאִ֗ישׁ שְׁ֚תַּיִם חֹבְר֣וֹת אִ֔ישׁ וּשְׁתַּ֣יִם מְכַסּ֔וֹת אֵ֖ת גְּוִיֹתֵיהֶֽנָה׃", "text": "*û-pənêhem wə-kanpêhem pərudôt milmāʿəlâ lə-ʾîš štayim ḥōbərôt ʾîš û-štayim məkassôt ʾēt gəwiyyōtêhenâ*", "grammar": { "*û-pənêhem*": "conjunction + masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and their faces", "*wə-kanpêhem*": "conjunction + feminine plural noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and their wings", "*pərudôt*": "qal passive participle feminine plural - [were] separated/spread", "*milmāʿəlâ*": "preposition + adverb - from above/upward", "*lə-ʾîš*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - for each one", "*štayim*": "feminine cardinal number - two", "*ḥōbərôt*": "qal participle feminine plural - joining", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - each one", "*û-štayim*": "conjunction + feminine cardinal number - and two", "*məkassôt*": "piel participle feminine plural - covering", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*gəwiyyōtêhenâ*": "feminine plural noun + 3rd feminine plural suffix - their bodies" }, "variants": { "*pərudôt*": "separated/spread/extended", "*ʾîš*": "each one [distributive function, not meaning 'man']", "*gəwiyyōtêhenâ*": "their bodies/corpses/torsos [here referring to living bodies]" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 6:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Isaiah.6.2", "source": "שְׂרָפִ֨ים עֹמְדִ֤ים ׀ מִמַּ֙עַל֙ ל֔וֹ שֵׁ֧שׁ כְּנָפַ֛יִם שֵׁ֥שׁ כְּנָפַ֖יִם לְאֶחָ֑ד בִּשְׁתַּ֣יִם ׀ יְכַסֶּ֣ה פָנָ֗יו וּבִשְׁתַּ֛יִם יְכַסֶּ֥ה רַגְלָ֖יו וּבִשְׁתַּ֥יִם יְעוֹפֵֽף׃", "text": "*Śərāp̄im* *ʿōmədîm* above *lô* *shēsh* *kənāp̄ayim* *shēsh* *kənāp̄ayim* to *ʾeḥād* with *shtayim* *yəkasseh* *p̄ānāyw* and with *shtayim* *yəkasseh* *raglāyw* and with *shtayim* *yəʿôp̄ēp̄*.", "grammar": { "*Śərāp̄im*": "noun, masculine plural - seraphim/burning ones", "*ʿōmədîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - standing", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to/for him", "*shēsh*": "cardinal number, feminine - six", "*kənāp̄ayim*": "noun, feminine dual - wings/pair of wings", "*ʾeḥād*": "cardinal number, masculine singular - one/each", "*shtayim*": "cardinal number, feminine dual - two/pair", "*yəkasseh*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he covers/was covering", "*p̄ānāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his face", "*raglāyw*": "noun, feminine dual with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his feet", "*yəʿôp̄ēp̄*": "polel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he flies/was flying" }, "variants": { "*Śərāp̄im*": "burning ones/fiery serpent-like beings/celestial beings", "*mimmaʿal*": "from above/overhead/on high", "*kənāp̄ayim*": "wings/extremities", "*p̄ānāyw*": "face/presence/front", "*raglāyw*": "feet/legs (potentially euphemistic for genitals)" } }
  • Ezek 1:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.1.23", "source": "וְתַ֙חַת֙ הָרָקִ֔יעַ כַּנְפֵיהֶ֣ם יְשָׁר֔וֹת אִשָּׁ֖ה אֶל־אֲחוֹתָ֑הּ לְאִ֗ישׁ שְׁתַּ֤יִם מְכַסּוֹת֙ לָהֵ֔נָּה וּלְאִ֗ישׁ שְׁתַּ֤יִם מְכַסּוֹת֙ לָהֵ֔נָּה אֵ֖ת גְּוִיֹּתֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "*wə-taḥat hā-rāqîaʿ kanpêhem yəšārôt ʾiššâ ʾel-ʾăḥôtāh lə-ʾîš štayim məkassôt lāhēnnâ û-lə-ʾîš štayim məkassôt lāhēnnâ ʾēt gəwiyyōtêhem*", "grammar": { "*wə-taḥat*": "conjunction + preposition - and under", "*hā-rāqîaʿ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the firmament/expanse", "*kanpêhem*": "feminine plural noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their wings", "*yəšārôt*": "feminine plural adjective - straight", "*ʾiššâ ʾel-ʾăḥôtāh*": "feminine singular noun + preposition + feminine singular noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - each one to its sister [idiom: to one another]", "*lə-ʾîš*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - for each one", "*štayim*": "feminine cardinal number - two", "*məkassôt*": "piel participle feminine plural - covering", "*lāhēnnâ*": "preposition + 3rd feminine plural suffix - to/for them", "*û-lə-ʾîš*": "conjunction + preposition + masculine singular noun - and for each one", "*štayim*": "feminine cardinal number - two", "*məkassôt*": "piel participle feminine plural - covering", "*lāhēnnâ*": "preposition + 3rd feminine plural suffix - to/for them", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*gəwiyyōtêhem*": "feminine plural noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their bodies" }, "variants": { "*yəšārôt*": "straight/upright/direct", "*ʾiššâ ʾel-ʾăḥôtāh*": "each to her sister [Hebrew idiom meaning 'to one another']", "*ʾîš*": "each one [distributive function, not meaning 'man']", "*gəwiyyōtêhem*": "their bodies/corpses/torsos [here referring to living bodies]" } }
  • Ezek 10:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.10.16", "source": "וּבְלֶ֙כֶת֙ הַכְּרוּבִ֔ים יֵלְכ֥וּ הָאוֹפַנִּ֖ים אֶצְלָ֑ם וּבִשְׂאֵ֨ת הַכְּרוּבִ֜ים אֶת־כַּנְפֵיהֶ֗ם לָרוּם֙ מֵעַ֣ל הָאָ֔רֶץ לֹא־יִסַּ֧בּוּ הָאוֹפַנִּ֛ים גַּם־הֵ֖ם מֵאֶצְלָֽם׃", "text": "And-in-*leket* the-*kərûbîm* *yēlkû* the-*ʾôpannîm* *ʾeṣlām* and-in-*śəʾēt* the-*kərûbîm* *ʾet*-*kanpêhem* to-*rûm* from-upon the-*ʾāreṣ* not-*yissabbû* the-*ʾôpannîm* also-they from-*ʾeṣlām*.", "grammar": { "*leket*": "infinitive construct qal - going of", "*kərûbîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the cherubim", "*yēlkû*": "3rd person masculine plural qal imperfect - they would go", "*ʾôpannîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the wheels", "*ʾeṣlām*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - beside them", "*śəʾēt*": "infinitive construct qal - lifting up of", "*kanpêhem*": "feminine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their wings", "*rûm*": "infinitive construct qal - to rise", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the earth/land", "*yissabbû*": "3rd person masculine plural niphal imperfect - they turned", "*ʾeṣlām*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - beside them" }, "variants": { "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground", "*rûm*": "rise/be high/exalted" } }
  • Ezek 10:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.10.19", "source": "וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ הַכְּרוּבִ֣ים אֶת־כַּ֠נְפֵיהֶם וַיֵּר֨וֹמּוּ מִן־הָאָ֤רֶץ לְעֵינַי֙ בְּצֵאתָ֔ם וְהָאֽוֹפַנִּ֖ים לְעֻמָּתָ֑ם וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗ד פֶּ֣תַח שַׁ֤עַר בֵּית־יְהוָה֙ הַקַּדְמוֹנִ֔י וּכְב֧וֹד אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃", "text": "And *wayyiśʾû* the-*kərûbîm* *ʾet*-*kanpêhem* and *wayyērômmû* from-the-*ʾāreṣ* to-*ʿênay* in-*ṣēʾtām* and-the-*ʾôpannîm* to-*ʿummātām* and *wayyaʿămōd* *petaḥ* *šaʿar* *bêt*-*YHWH* the-*qadmônî* and-*kəbôd* *ʾĕlōhê*-*yiśrāʾēl* upon-them from-*ləmaʿlâ*.", "grammar": { "*wayyiśʾû*": "3rd person masculine plural qal imperfect, with waw consecutive - and they lifted up", "*kərûbîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the cherubim", "*kanpêhem*": "feminine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their wings", "*wayyērômmû*": "3rd person masculine plural polal imperfect, with waw consecutive - and they were lifted up", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the earth/land", "*ʿênay*": "feminine dual noun with 1st person singular suffix - my eyes", "*ṣēʾtām*": "infinitive construct qal with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their going out", "*ʾôpannîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the wheels", "*ʿummātām*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - alongside them", "*wayyaʿămōd*": "3rd person masculine singular qal imperfect, with waw consecutive - and it stood", "*petaḥ*": "masculine singular construct - entrance of", "*šaʿar*": "masculine singular construct - gate of", "*bêt*": "masculine singular construct - house of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/the LORD", "*qadmônî*": "adjective with definite article - the eastern", "*kəbôd*": "masculine singular construct - glory of", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "masculine plural construct - God of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ləmaʿlâ*": "adverb - above" }, "variants": { "*petaḥ*": "entrance/doorway/opening", "*qadmônî*": "eastern/front/ancient", "*ʿummātām*": "alongside them/opposite them/corresponding to them", "*ləmaʿlâ*": "above/upward" } }