Ezekiel 41:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And it was made with cherubim and palm-trees; and a palm-tree was between cherub and cherub, and every cherub had two faces;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעָשׂ֥וּי כְּרוּבִ֖ים וְתִֽמֹרִ֑ים וְתִֽמֹרָה֙ בֵּין־כְּר֣וּב לִכְר֔וּב וּשְׁנַ֥יִם פָּנִ֖ים לַכְּרֽוּב׃

Transliteration

wə-ʿāśûy kərûbîm wə-timōrîm, wə-timōrâ between-kərûb to-kərûb, û-šənayim pānîm to-the-kərûb.

Grammar Details

*wə-ʿāśûy*: waw conjunction + Qal passive participle masculine singular - and made/fashioned
*kərûbîm*: noun, masculine plural - cherubim
*wə-timōrîm*: waw conjunction + noun, masculine plural - and palm trees
*wə-timōrâ*: waw conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and a palm tree
*kərûb*: definite noun, masculine singular - cherub
*û-šənayim*: waw conjunction + number, dual - and two
*pānîm*: noun, masculine plural - faces

Word Meanings

*ʿāśûy*: made/fashioned/carved
*kərûbîm*: cherubim/angelic beings
*timōrîm*: palm trees/palm-tree decorations
*pānîm*: faces/aspects

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 7:36 : 36 And on the plates of the stays thereof, and on the panels thereof, he graved cherubim, lions, and palm-trees, according to the space of each, with wreaths round about.
Ezek 40:16 : 16 And there were closed windows to the lodges, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches; and windows were round about inward; and upon [each] post were palm-trees.
Ezek 40:22 : 22 And the windows thereof, and the arches thereof, and the palm-trees thereof, were after the measure of the gate whose prospect is toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.
2 Chr 3:7 : 7 He overlaid also the house, the beams, the thresholds, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubim on the walls.
Ezek 10:21 : 21 Every one had four faces, {H259} and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
Ezek 1:10 : 10 As for the likeness of their faces, they had the face of a man; and they four had the face of a lion on the right side; and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four had also the face of an eagle.
Ezek 10:14 : 14 And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third face the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
Ezek 41:20 : 20 from the ground unto above the door were cherubim and palm-trees made; thus was the wall of the temple.
Ezek 41:25 : 25 And there were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubim and palm-trees, like as were made upon the walls; and there was a threshold of wood upon the face of the porch without.
Rev 4:7-9 : 7 And the first creature [was] like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face as of a man, and the fourth creature [was] like a flying eagle. 8 and the four living creatures, having each one of them six wings, are full of eyes round about and within: and they have no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, [is] the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come. 9 And when the living creatures shall give glory and honor and thanks to him that sitteth on the throne, to him that liveth for ever and ever,
Rev 7:9 : 9 After these things I saw, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and of [all] tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands;
2 Chr 3:5 : 5 And the greater house he ceiled with fir-wood, {H6086} which he overlaid with fine gold, and wrought thereon palm-trees and chains.
1 Kgs 6:29-32 : 29 And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, within and without. 30 And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without. 31 And for the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive-wood: {H6086} the lintel [and] door-posts were a fifth part [of the wall]. 32 So [he made] two doors of olive-wood; {H6086} and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm-trees.
1 Kgs 6:35 : 35 And he carved [thereon] cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted upon the graven work.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ezek 41:19-21
3 verses
90%
19so that there was the face of a man toward the palm-tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm-tree on the other side. [thus was it] made through all the house round about:
20from the ground unto above the door were cherubim and palm-trees made; thus was the wall of the temple.
21As for the temple, the door-posts were squared; and as for the face of the sanctuary, the appearance [thereof] was as the appearance [of the temple].
Ezek 41:23-26
4 verses
86%
23And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors.
24And the doors had two leaves [apiece], two turning leaves: two [leaves] for the one door, and two leaves for the other.
25And there were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubim and palm-trees, like as were made upon the walls; and there was a threshold of wood upon the face of the porch without.
26And there were closed windows and palm-trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch: thus were the side-chambers of the house, and the thresholds.
1 Kgs 6:23-35
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82%
23And in the oracle he made two cherubim of olive-wood, {H6086} each ten cubits high.
24And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
25And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.
26The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.
27And he set the cherubim within the inner house; and the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.
28And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
29And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, within and without.
30And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
31And for the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive-wood: {H6086} the lintel [and] door-posts were a fifth part [of the wall].
32So [he made] two doors of olive-wood; {H6086} and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm-trees.
33So also made he for the entrance of the temple door-posts of olive-wood, {H6086} out of a fourth part [of the wall];
34and two doors of fir-wood: {H6086} the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
35And he carved [thereon] cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted upon the graven work.
1 Kgs 7:36
81%
36And on the plates of the stays thereof, and on the panels thereof, he graved cherubim, lions, and palm-trees, according to the space of each, with wreaths round about.
Ezek 41:16-17
2 verses
80%
16the thresholds, and the closed windows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, over against the threshold, ceiled with wood round about, and [from] the ground up to the windows, (now the windows were covered),
17to [the space] above the door, even unto the inner house, and without, and by all the wall round about within and without, by measure.
Ezek 40:16
79%
16And there were closed windows to the lodges, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches; and windows were round about inward; and upon [each] post were palm-trees.
Ezek 40:26
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26And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them; and it had palm-trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.
2 Chr 3:10-14
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77%
10And in the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work; and they overlaid them with gold.
11And the wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: the wing of the one [cherub] was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was [likewise] five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.
12And the wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits [also], joining to the wing of the other cherub.
13The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.
14And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubim thereon.
Ezek 40:34
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34And the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the ascent to it had eight steps.
Exod 37:7-9
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76%
7And he made two cherubim of gold; of beaten work made he them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat;
8one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: of one piece with the mercy-seat made he the cherubim at the two ends thereof.
9And the cherubim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy-seat were the faces of the cherubim.
Ezek 40:37
76%
37And the posts thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the ascent to it had eight steps.
Ezek 40:31
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31And the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof: and the ascent to it had eight steps.
2 Chr 3:5
75%
5And the greater house he ceiled with fir-wood, {H6086} which he overlaid with fine gold, and wrought thereon palm-trees and chains.
Exod 25:18-20
3 verses
74%
18And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat.
19And make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: of one piece with the mercy-seat shall ye make the cherubim on the two ends thereof.
20And the cherubim shall spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.
2 Chr 3:7
74%
7He overlaid also the house, the beams, the thresholds, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubim on the walls.
1 Kgs 6:18
74%
18And there was cedar on the house within, carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
Ezek 10:14
73%
14And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third face the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
Ezek 10:21
73%
21Every one had four faces, {H259} and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
Exod 36:35
73%
35And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubim, the work of the skilful workman, made he it.
Ezek 41:10
73%
10And between the chambers was a breadth of twenty cubits round about the house on every side.
1 Kgs 7:18
72%
18So he made the pillars; and there were two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars: and so did he for the other capital.
1 Kgs 7:29
72%
29and on the panels that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and upon the ledges there was a pedestal above; and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work.
Ezek 1:6
72%
6And every one had four faces, and every one of them had four wings.
Ezek 40:22
71%
22And the windows thereof, and the arches thereof, and the palm-trees thereof, were after the measure of the gate whose prospect is toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.