Ezekiel 1:22 Go deeper

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And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above. (KJV)

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וּדְמ֞וּתu.de.Mutand a likeness

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

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

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 1:22 word 1

עַל\־'al-[was] above

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 1:22 word 2

רָאשֵׁ֤יra.Shei[the] heads of

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A

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

Meaning: head

Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:22 word 3

הַחַיָּה֙ha.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 1:22 word 4

רָקִ֔יעַra.Ki.a'an expanse

Lemma: רָקִיעַ (ra.qi.a) · Strong's: H7549

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

Meaning: expanse

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7549; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:22 word 5

כְּעֵ֖יןke.'Einlike [the] appearance of

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869I

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

Meaning: eye: appearance

Used 153 times. Also: Genesis 16:6, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 20:15, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869I; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:22 word 6

הַקֶּ֣רַחha.Ke.rach<the> frost

Lemma: קֶ֫רַח (qe.rach) · Strong's: H7140

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

Meaning: ice

Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 31:40, Job 6:16, Job 37:10, Job 38:29, Psalms 147:17, Jeremiah 36:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7140; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:22 word 7

הַנּוֹרָ֑אha.no.Ra'<the> awesome

Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3372H

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)

Meaning: to fear: revere

Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 28:17, Exodus 1:17, Exodus 1:21, Exodus 9:30, Exodus 14:31, Exodus 15:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3372H; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:22 word 8

נָט֥וּיna.Tuispread out

Lemma: נָטָה (na.tah) · Strong's: H5186

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)

Meaning: to stretch

Used 212 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 26:25, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 38:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5186; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:22 word 9

עַל\־'al-above

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 1:22 word 10

רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖םra.shei.Hemheads their

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A

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

Meaning: head

Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:22 word 11

מִלְמָֽעְלָה\׃mil.Ma.'e.lahfrom to above <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 Ezekiel 1:22 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Spread out	→	נָטָה H5186 to stretch
above	→	עַל H5921A upon
. . .	→	מַ֫עַל H4605 above
the heads	→	רֹאשׁ H7218A head
of the living creatures	→	חַיָּה H2416C living thing
[was] the likeness	→	דְּמוּת H1823 likeness
of an awesome	→	יָרֵא H3372H to fear: revere
expanse	→	רָקִיעַ H7549 expanse
gleaming	→	עַ֫יִן H5869I eye: appearance
like crystal	→	קֶ֫רַח H7140 ice

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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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