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As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. (KJV)

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וּדְמ֨וּתu.de.Mutand [the] likeness of

Lemma: דְּמוּת (de.mut) · Strong's: H1823

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: likeness

Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:3, 2 Kings 16:10, 2 Chronicles 4:3, Psalms 58:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1823; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:13 word 1

הַחַיּ֜וֹתha.chai.Yotthe living creatures

Lemma: חַיָּה (chay.yah) · Strong's: H2416C

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: living thing

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416C; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:13 word 2

מַרְאֵיהֶ֣םmar.'ei.Hemappearance their

Lemma: מַרְאֶה (mar.eh) · Strong's: H4758

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: appearance

Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 29:17, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4758; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:13 word 3

כְּגַחֲלֵי\־ke.ga.cha.lei-[was] like coals of

Lemma: גַּחֶ֫לֶת (ge.chel) · Strong's: H1513

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: coal

Used 18 times. Also: Leviticus 16:12, 2 Samuel 14:7, 2 Samuel 22:9, 2 Samuel 22:13, Job 41:21, Psalms 18:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1513; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:13 word 4

אֵ֗שׁ'Eshfire

Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: fire

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:13 word 5

בֹּֽעֲרוֹת֙bo.'a.rOtburning

Lemma: בָּעַר (ba.ar) · Strong's: H1197A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrfpa)

Meaning: to burn: burn

Used 65 times. Also: Exodus 3:2, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 22:6, Exodus 35:3, Leviticus 6:12, Numbers 11:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1197A; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:13 word 6

כְּמַרְאֵ֣הke.mar.'Ehlike [the] appearance of

Lemma: מַרְאֶה (mar.eh) · Strong's: H4758

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: appearance

Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 29:17, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4758; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:13 word 7

הַלַּפִּדִ֔יםha.la.pi.Dim<the> torches

Lemma: לַפִּיד (lap.pid) · Strong's: H3940

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: torch

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Exodus 20:18, Judges 7:16, Judges 7:20, Judges 15:4, Judges 15:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3940; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:13 word 8

הִ֕יאhi'it

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:13 word 9

מִתְהַלֶּ֖כֶתmit.ha.Le.khet[was] moving about

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVtrfsa)

Meaning: to go: walk

Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:13 word 10

בֵּ֣יןbeinbetween

Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996H

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)

Meaning: between: among

Used 26 times. Also: Judges 5:16, 1 Samuel 14:4, Esther 3:8, Job 24:11, Job 34:4, Job 41:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0996H; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:13 word 11

הַחַיּ֑וֹתha.chai.Yotthe living creatures

Lemma: חַיָּה (chay.yah) · Strong's: H2416C

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: living thing

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416C; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:13 word 12

וְנֹ֣גַהּve.No.gahand brightness

Lemma: נֹ֫גַהּ (no.gah) · Strong's: H5051

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: brightness

Used 19 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:13, 2 Samuel 23:4, Psalms 18:12, Proverbs 4:18, Isaiah 4:5, Isaiah 50:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5051; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:13 word 13

לָאֵ֔שׁla.'Esh[belonged] to the fire

Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: fire

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:13 word 14

וּמִן\־u.min-and from

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:13 word 15

הָאֵ֖שׁha.'Eshthe fire

Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: fire

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:13 word 16

יוֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'[was] coming out

Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to come out: come

Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:13 word 17

בָרָֽק\׃va.Raklightning

Lemma: בָּרָק (ba.raq) · Strong's: H1300B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: lightning

Used 21 times. Also: Exodus 19:16, Deuteronomy 32:41, 2 Samuel 22:15, Job 20:25, Job 38:35, Psalms 18:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1300B; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:13 word 18

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

In the midst	→	דְּמוּת H1823 likeness
of the living creatures	→	חַיָּה H2416C living thing
was the appearance	→	מַרְאֶה H4758 appearance
of glowing	→	אֵשׁ H0784 fire
coals	→	גַּחֶ֫לֶת H1513 coal
of fire	→	בָּעַר H1197A to burn: burn
[or]	→	מַרְאֶה H4758 appearance
of torches	→	לַפִּיד H3940 torch
. . .	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
Fire	→	אֵשׁ H0784 fire
moved back and forth	→	הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk
between	→	בַּ֫יִן H0996H between: among
the living creatures	→	חַיָּה H2416C living thing
it was bright	→	נֹ֫גַהּ H5051 brightness
and lightning	→	בָּרָק H1300B lightning
flashed	→	יָצָא H3318G to come out: come
out of	→	מִן־ H4480A from
it	→	אֵשׁ H0784 fire

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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