NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon And the likenessdmuwth (dem-ooth') resemblance; concretely, model, shape; adverbially, like -- fashion, like (-ness, as), manner, similitude. of the firmament raqiya` (raw-kee'-ah) an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky -- firmament. upon the heads ro'sh (roshe) the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) of the living creature chay (khah'-ee) age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop. was as the colour `ayin (ah'-yin) an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) of the terrible yare' (yaw-ray') to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten crystal qerach (keh'-rakh) ice (as if bald, i.e. smooth); hence, hail; by resemblance, rock crystal -- crystal, frost, ice. stretched forth natah (naw-taw') to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield. over their heads ro'sh (roshe) the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) above ma`al (mah'al) the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc. -- above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Now over the heads of the living beings there was something like an expanse, like the awesome gleam of crystal, spread out over their heads. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible The shape of an expanse, with a gleam like awe-inspiring crystal, was spread out over the heads of the living creatures. International Standard Version There was spread out over the heads of the living beings what looked like a canopy, in outward appearance resembling ice, NET Bible Over the heads of the living beings was something like a platform, glittering awesomely like ice, stretched out over their heads. GOD'S WORD® Translation Something like a dome was spread over the heads of the living creatures. It looked like dazzling crystal. King James 2000 Bible And the likeness of the firmament above the heads of the living creature was as the color of awesome crystal, stretched forth over their heads above. Links Ezekiel 1:22Ezekiel 1:22 NIV Ezekiel 1:22 NLT Ezekiel 1:22 ESV Ezekiel 1:22 NASB Ezekiel 1:22 KJV |
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