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Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

עַ֣ל'alto

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 Ezekiel 1:20 word 1

אֲשֶׁר֩'a.Sherwhere

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:20 word 2

יִֽהְיֶה\־yih.yeh-it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

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 Ezekiel 1:20 word 3

שָּׁ֨םshamthere

Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: there

Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:20 word 4

הָר֤וּחַha.Ru.achthe spirit

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307G

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

Meaning: spirit

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 26:35, Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:38, Genesis 45:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:20 word 5

לָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khet[about] to go

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:20 word 6

יֵלֵ֔כוּye.Le.khuthey moved

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:20 word 7

שָׁ֥מָּהSha.mahthere towards

Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: there

Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:20 word 8

הָר֖וּחַha.Ru.achthe spirit

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307G

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

Meaning: spirit

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 26:35, Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:38, Genesis 45:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:20 word 9

לָלֶ֑כֶתla.Le.khetto go

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:20 word 10

וְהָאוֹפַנִּ֗יםve.ha.'o.fa.Nimand the wheels

Lemma: אוֹפָן (o.phan) · Strong's: H0212

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

Meaning: wheel

Used 35 times. Also: Exodus 14:25, 1 Kings 7:30, 1 Kings 7:32, 1 Kings 7:33, Proverbs 20:26, Isaiah 28:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0212; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:20 word 11

יִנָּשְׂאוּ֙yi.na.se.'Uthey were lifted up

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375G

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)

Meaning: to lift: raise

Used 131 times. Also: Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:17, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:20 word 12

לְעֻמָּתָ֔םle.'u.ma.Tam<to> close by them

Lemma: עֻמָּה (um.mah) · Strong's: H5980

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

Meaning: close

Used 32 times. Also: Exodus 25:27, Exodus 28:27, Exodus 37:14, Exodus 38:18, Exodus 39:20, Leviticus 3:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5980; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:20 word 13

כִּ֛יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:20 word 14

ר֥וּחַRu.ach[the] spirit of

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307G

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

Meaning: spirit

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 26:35, Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:38, Genesis 45:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:20 word 15

הַחַיָּ֖הha.chai.Yahthe living creature

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

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

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 1:20 word 16

בָּאוֹפַנִּֽים\׃ba.'o.fa.Nim[was] in the wheels

Lemma: אוֹפָן (o.phan) · Strong's: H0212

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

Meaning: wheel

Used 35 times. Also: Exodus 14:25, 1 Kings 7:30, 1 Kings 7:32, 1 Kings 7:33, Proverbs 20:26, Isaiah 28:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0212; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:20 word 17

How the BSB renders it

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

Wherever	→	עַל H5921A upon
. . .	→	שָׁם H8033G there
the spirit	→	רוּחַ H7307G spirit
would go	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
they would go	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
. . .	→	שָׁם H8033G there
. . .	→	רוּחַ H7307G spirit
. . .	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
and the wheels	→	אוֹפָן H0212 wheel
would rise	→	נָשָׂא H5375G to lift: raise
alongside them	→	עֻמָּה H5980 close
because	→	כִּי H3588A for
the spirit	→	רוּחַ H7307G spirit
of the living creatures	→	חַיָּה H2416C living thing
was in the wheels	→	אוֹפָן H0212 wheel

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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