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ezekiel_10:10

Ezekiel 10:10

Hebrew
וּמַ֨רְאֵיהֶ֔ם דְּמ֥וּת אֶחָ֖ד לְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יִהְיֶ֥הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה

hebrew

The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament.

This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence.

* It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2
הָאוֹפַ֖ן בְּת֥וֹךְ הָאוֹפָֽן
ESV
And as for their appearance, the four had the same likeness, as if a wheel were within a wheel.
NIV
As for their appearance, the four of them looked alike; each was like a wheel intersecting a wheel.
NLT
All four wheels looked alike and were made the same; each wheel had a second wheel turning crosswise within it.
LXX
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greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
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greek

The definite article
ὄψις αὐτῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
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greek

The definite article
τέσσαρσιν ὃν τρόπον ὅταν plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
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greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
μέσῳ τροχοῦ
KJV
And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel.

Ezekiel 10:9 ← Ezekiel 10:10 → Ezekiel 10:11

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