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And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims. (KJV)
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וַיִּהְי֣וּvai.yih.Yuand they were
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Exodus 37:9 word 1
הַכְּרֻבִים֩ha.ke.ru.Vimthe cherubim
Lemma: כְּרוּב (ke.ruv) · Strong's: H3742
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: cherub
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Exodus 25:18, Exodus 25:19, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:22, Exodus 26:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3742; TAHOT Exodus 37:9 word 2
פֹּרְשֵׂ֨יpo.re.Seispreading out
Lemma: פָּרַשׂ (pa.ra.s) · Strong's: H6566
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to spread
Used 67 times. Also: Exodus 9:29, Exodus 9:33, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 40:19, Numbers 4:6, Numbers 4:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6566; TAHOT Exodus 37:9 word 3
כְנָפַ֜יִםkhe.na.Fa.yim<of> wings
Lemma: כָּנָף (ka.naph) · Strong's: H3671
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)
Meaning: wing
Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 7:14, Exodus 19:4, Exodus 25:20, Leviticus 1:17, Numbers 15:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3671; TAHOT Exodus 37:9 word 4
לְמַ֗עְלָהle.Ma'.lah<to> upwards <towards>
Lemma: מַ֫עַל (ma.al) · Strong's: H4605
Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)
Meaning: above
Used 140 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 20:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4605; TAHOT Exodus 37:9 word 5
סֹֽכְכִ֤יםso.khe.Khimcovering
Lemma: סָכַךְ (sa.khakh) · Strong's: H5526B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to cover
Used 18 times. Also: Exodus 25:20, Exodus 40:3, Exodus 40:21, Judges 3:24, 1 Samuel 24:3, 1 Kings 8:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5526B; TAHOT Exodus 37:9 word 6
בְּכַנְפֵיהֶם֙be.khan.fei.Hemwith wings their
Lemma: כָּנָף (ka.naph) · Strong's: H3671
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: wing
Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 7:14, Exodus 19:4, Exodus 25:20, Leviticus 1:17, Numbers 15:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3671; TAHOT Exodus 37:9 word 7
עַל\־'al-over
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Exodus 37:9 word 8
הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶתha.ka.Po.retthe atonement cover
Lemma: כַּפֹּרֶת (kap.po.ret) · Strong's: H3727
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: mercy seat
Used 27 times. Also: Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:18, Exodus 25:19, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:21, Exodus 25:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3727; TAHOT Exodus 37:9 word 9
וּפְנֵיהֶ֖םu.fe.nei.Hemand faces their
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face
Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Exodus 37:9 word 10
אִ֣ישׁ'isheach
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Exodus 37:9 word 11
אֶל\־'el-[was] to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 37:9 word 12
אָחִ֑יו'a.Chivbrother its
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: brother: compatriot
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 37:19, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 42:28, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 10:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251I; TAHOT Exodus 37:9 word 13
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 37:9 word 14
הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶתha.ka.Po.retthe atonement cover
Lemma: כַּפֹּרֶת (kap.po.ret) · Strong's: H3727
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: mercy seat
Used 27 times. Also: Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:18, Exodus 25:19, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:21, Exodus 25:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3727; TAHOT Exodus 37:9 word 15
הָי֖וּha.Yuthey were
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Exodus 37:9 word 16
פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei[the] faces of
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face
Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Exodus 37:9 word 17
הַכְּרֻבִֽים\׃\ \פha.ke.ru.Vimthe cherubim
Lemma: כְּרוּב (ke.ruv) · Strong's: H3742
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: cherub
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Exodus 25:18, Exodus 25:19, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:22, Exodus 26:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3742; TAHOT Exodus 37:9 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And the cherubim | → | כְּרוּב H3742 cherub |
| had wings | → | כָּנָף H3671 wing |
| that spread | → | פָּרַשׂ H6566 to spread |
| upward | → | מַ֫עַל H4605 above |
| overshadowing | → | סָכַךְ H5526B to cover |
| the mercy seat | → | כַּפֹּרֶת H3727 mercy seat |
| [The cherubim] faced | → | פָּנֶה H6440H face |
| each | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| other | → | אָח H0251I brother: compatriot |
| looking toward | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the mercy seat | → | כַּפֹּרֶת H3727 mercy seat |
| . . . | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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