Ezekiel 1:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The appearanceמַרְאֵ֨ה
(mar·'eh)
4758: sight, appearance, visionfrom raah
of the wheelsהָאֹופַנִּ֤ים
(ha·'o·v·fan·nim)
212: a wheelof uncertain derivation
and their workmanshipוּמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙
(u·ma·'a·sei·hem)
4639: a deed, workfrom asah
[was] like sparklingכְּעֵ֣ין
(ke·'ein)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
beryl,תַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁ
(tar·shish,)
8658: (a precious stone) perhaps yellow jasperprobably of foreign origin
and all fourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑ן
(le·'ar·ba'·tan;)
702: fourof uncertain derivation
of them had the sameאֶחָ֖ד
(e·chad)
259: onea prim. card. number
form,וּדְמ֥וּת
(u·de·mut)
1823: likeness, similitudefrom damah
their appearanceוּמַרְאֵיהֶם֙
(u·mar·'ei·hem)
4758: sight, appearance, visionfrom raah
and workmanshipוּמַ֣עֲשֵׂיהֶ֔ם
(u·ma·'a·sei·hem,)
4639: a deed, workfrom asah
[being] as if 
 
3512c: according as, as, whenfrom a preposition prefix and asher
one wheelהָאֹופַ֖ן
(ha·'o·v·fan)
212: a wheelof uncertain derivation
were withinבְּתֹ֥וךְ
(be·to·vch)
8432: midstof uncertain derivation
another.הָאֹופָֽן׃
(ha·'o·v·fan.)
212: a wheelof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
The appearance
mar'eh  (mar-eh')
a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision
of the wheels
'owphan  (o-fawn')
from an unused root meaning to revolve; a wheel -- wheel.
and their work
ma`aseh  (mah-as-eh')
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
was like unto the colour
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
of a beryl
tarshiysh  (tar-sheesh')
a gem, perhaps the topaz -- beryl.
and they four
'arba`  (ar-bah')
four -- four.
had one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
likeness
dmuwth  (dem-ooth')
resemblance; concretely, model, shape; adverbially, like -- fashion, like (-ness, as), manner, similitude.
and their appearance
mar'eh  (mar-eh')
a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision
and their work
ma`aseh  (mah-as-eh')
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
was as it were a wheel
'owphan  (o-fawn')
from an unused root meaning to revolve; a wheel -- wheel.
in the middle
tavek  (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
of a wheel
'owphan  (o-fawn')
from an unused root meaning to revolve; a wheel -- wheel.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The appearance of the wheels and their workmanship was like sparkling beryl, and all four of them had the same form, their appearance and workmanship being as if one wheel were within another.

King James Bible
The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The appearance of the wheels and their craftsmanship was like the gleam of beryl, and all four had the same form. Their appearance and craftsmanship was like a wheel within a wheel.

International Standard Version
Their wheels and their construction details looked like gold-colored beryl. Each wheel was identical in form to the others, and they appeared to have been constructed and designed as if one wheel were within another.

NET Bible
The appearance of the wheels and their construction was like gleaming jasper, and all four wheels looked alike. Their structure was like a wheel within a wheel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This is how the wheels looked and how they were made: They looked like beryl. All four wheels looked the same. They looked like a wheel within a wheel.

King James 2000 Bible
The appearance of the wheels and their workings was like the color of beryl: and the four had the same likeness: and their appearance and their workings was, as it were, a wheel in the middle of a wheel.
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