Verse 25

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.1.25", "source": "וַיְהִי־ק֕וֹל מֵעַ֕ל לָרָקִ֖יעַ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־רֹאשָׁ֑ם בְּעָמְדָּֿ֖‪[c]‬ם תְּרַפֶּ֥ינָה כַנְפֵיהֶֽן׃", "text": "*wa-yəhî-qôl mē-ʿal lā-rāqîaʿ ʾăšer ʿal-rōʾšām bə-ʿāmədām tərappênâ kanpêhen*", "grammar": { "*wa-yəhî-qôl*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + masculine singular noun - and there was a sound/voice", "*mē-ʿal*": "preposition + preposition - from above", "*lā-rāqîaʿ*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - the firmament/expanse", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*ʿal-rōʾšām*": "preposition + masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - [was] over their heads", "*bə-ʿāmədām*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - when they stood", "*tərappênâ*": "piel imperfect 3rd feminine plural - they would let drop/relax", "*kanpêhen*": "feminine plural noun + 3rd feminine plural suffix - their wings" }, "variants": { "*rāqîaʿ*": "firmament/expanse/dome/platform", "*tərappênâ*": "they let drop/they relaxed/they lowered" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 1:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.1.22", "source": "וּדְמ֞וּת עַל־רָאשֵׁ֤י הַחַיָּה֙ רָקִ֔יעַ כְּעֵ֖ין הַקֶּ֣רַח הַנּוֹרָ֑א נָט֥וּי עַל־רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃", "text": "*û-dəmût ʿal-rāʾšê ha-ḥayyâ rāqîaʿ kə-ʿên ha-qeraḥ ha-nôrāʾ nāṭûy ʿal-rāʾšêhem milmāʿəlâ*", "grammar": { "*û-dəmût*": "conjunction + feminine singular construct - and likeness of", "*ʿal-rāʾšê*": "preposition + masculine plural construct - upon/over heads of", "*ha-ḥayyâ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the living creature [collective]", "*rāqîaʿ*": "masculine singular noun - firmament/expanse", "*kə-ʿên*": "preposition + construct form - like the appearance of", "*ha-qeraḥ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the ice/crystal", "*ha-nôrāʾ*": "definite article + niphal participle masculine singular - the awesome/terrible", "*nāṭûy*": "qal passive participle masculine singular - stretched out/spread out", "*ʿal-rāʾšêhem*": "preposition + masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - over their heads", "*milmāʿəlâ*": "preposition + adverb - from above/upward" }, "variants": { "*rāqîaʿ*": "firmament/expanse/dome/platform", "*qeraḥ*": "ice/crystal/frost", "*nôrāʾ*": "awesome/terrible/dreadful/fearsome" } }