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And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings. (KJV)
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אָדָ֗ם'a.Dama human
Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:8 word 1
מִתַּ֙חַת֙mi.Ta.chat[were] <from> 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 1:8 word 2
כַּנְפֵיהֶ֔םkan.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 1:8 word 3
עַ֖ל'alon
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 1:8 word 4
אַרְבַּ֣עַת'ar.Ba.'at[the] four
Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)
Meaning: four
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 11:13, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:17, Genesis 14:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0702; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:8 word 5
רִבְעֵיהֶ֑םriv.'ei.Hemsides their
Lemma: רֶ֫בַע (re.va) · Strong's: H7253
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: fourth
Used 7 times. Also: Exodus 29:40, 1 Samuel 9:8, Ezekiel 1:17, Ezekiel 10:11, Ezekiel 43:16, Ezekiel 43:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7253; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:8 word 6
וּפְנֵיהֶ֥םu.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 Ezekiel 1:8 word 7
וְכַנְפֵיהֶ֖םve.khan.fei.Hemand 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, Exodus 37:9, Leviticus 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3671; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:8 word 8
לְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽם\׃le.'ar.ba'.Tam[belonged] to [the] four of them
Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702
Parsing: Acfsc (Acfsc)
Meaning: four
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 11:13, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:17, Genesis 14:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0702; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:8 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Under | → | תַּחַת H8478G underneath: under |
| their wings | → | כָּנָף H3671 wing |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| their four | → | אַרְבַּע H0702 four |
| sides | → | רֶ֫בַע H7253 fourth |
| they had human | → | אָדָם H0120G man |
| hands | → | H3027 |
| All four [living creatures] | → | אַרְבַּע H0702 four |
| had faces | → | פָּנֶה H6440H face |
| and wings | → | כָּנָף H3671 wing |
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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