Ezekiel 1:23 Go deeper
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And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies. (KJV)
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וְתַ֙חַת֙ve.Ta.chatand under
Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: underneath: under
Used 238 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 18:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8478G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:23 word 1
הָרָקִ֔יעַha.ra.Ki.a'the 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 1:23 word 2
כַּנְפֵיהֶ֣םkan.fei.Hemwings 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, Exodus 37:9, Leviticus 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3671; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:23 word 3
יְשָׁר֔וֹתye.sha.Rot[were] straight
Lemma: יָשָׁר (ya.shar) · Strong's: H3477I
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAafpa)
Meaning: upright
Used 4 times. Also: Ezra 8:21, Jeremiah 31:9, Micah 3:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3477I; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:23 word 4
אִשָּׁ֖ה'i.Shaheach
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: woman: another
Used 15 times. Also: Exodus 26:3, Exodus 26:5, Exodus 26:6, Exodus 26:17, Ruth 1:8, Ruth 1:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802I; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:23 word 5
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 Ezekiel 1:23 word 6
אֲחוֹתָ֑הּ'a.cho.Tahsister its
Lemma: אָחוֹת (a.chot) · Strong's: H0269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: sister
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 20:2, Genesis 20:5, Genesis 20:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0269; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:23 word 7
לְאִ֗ישׁle.'Ish[belonged] to each
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 Ezekiel 1:23 word 8
שְׁתַּ֤יִםshe.Ta.yimtwo [wings]
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HAcfda)
Meaning: two
Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:23 word 9
מְכַסּוֹת֙me.kha.sOtcovering
Lemma: כָּסָה (ka.sah) · Strong's: H3680
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVprfpa)
Meaning: to cover
Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 18:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 37:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3680; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:23 word 10
וּלְאִ֗ישׁu.le.'Ish<and> [belonged] to each
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 Ezekiel 1:23 word 11
שְׁתַּ֤יִםshe.Ta.yimtwo [wings]
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HAcfda)
Meaning: two
Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:23 word 12
מְכַסּוֹת֙me.kha.sOtcovering
Lemma: כָּסָה (ka.sah) · Strong's: H3680
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVprfpa)
Meaning: to cover
Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 18:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 37:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3680; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:23 word 13
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:23 word 14
גְּוִיֹּתֵיהֶֽם\׃ge.vi.yo.tei.Hembodies their
Lemma: גְּוִיָּה (ge.viy.yah) · Strong's: H1472
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: body
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 47:18, Judges 14:8, Judges 14:9, 1 Samuel 31:10, 1 Samuel 31:12, Nehemiah 9:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1472; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:23 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And under | → | תַּחַת H8478G underneath: under |
| the expanse | → | רָקִיעַ H7549 expanse |
| their wings | → | כָּנָף H3671 wing |
| stretched out | → | יָשָׁר H3477I upright |
| toward | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| one | → | אִשָּׁה H0802I woman: another |
| another | → | אָחוֹת H0269 sister |
| Each one | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| also had two [wings] | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| covering | → | כָּסָה H3680 to cover |
| its body | → | גְּוִיָּה H1472 body |
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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