Ezekiel 1:5
Strong's Lexicon
and within it
וּמִ֨תּוֹכָ֔הּ (ū·mit·tō·w·ḵāh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8432: 1) midst, middle 1a) midst, middle 1b) into, through (after verbs of motion) 1c) among (of a number of persons) 1d) between (of things arranged by twos) 1e) from among (as to take or separate etc)

[was] the form
דְּמ֖וּת (də·mūṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1823: n f 1) likeness, similitude adv 2) in the likeness of, like as

of four
אַרְבַּ֣ע (’ar·ba‘)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 702: 1) four

living creatures.
חַיּ֑וֹת (ḥay·yō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2416: adj 1) living, alive 1a) green (of vegetation) 1b) flowing, fresh (of water) 1c) lively, active (of man) 1d) reviving (of the springtime) n m 2) relatives 3) life (abstract emphatic) 3a) life 3b) sustenance, maintenance n f 4) living thing, animal 4a) animal 4b) life 4c) appetite 4d) revival, renewal 5) community

And this [was]
וְזֶה֙ (wə·zeh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: 1) this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, another, such 1a) (alone) 1a1) this one 1a2) this...that, the one...the other, another 1b) (appos to subst) 1b1) this 1c) (as predicate) 1c1) this, such 1d) (enclitically) 1d1) then 1d2) who, whom 1d3) how now, what now 1d4) what now 1d5) wherefore now 1d6) behold here 1d7) just now 1d8) now, now already 1e) (poetry) 1e1) wherein, which, those who 1f) (with prefixes) 1f1) in this (place) here, then 1f2) on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter 1f3) thus and thus 1f4) as follows, things such as these, accordingly, to that effect, in like manner, thus and thus 1f5) from here, hence, on one side...on the other side 1f6) on this account 1f7) in spite of this, which, whence, how

their appearance:
מַרְאֵֽיהֶ֔ן (mar·’ê·hen)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4758: 1) sight, appearance, vision 1a) sight, phenomenon, spectacle, appearance, vision 1b) what is seen 1c) a vision (supernatural) 1d) sight, vision (power of seeing)

They had
לָהֵֽנָּה׃ (lā·hên·nāh)
Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2007: 1) they, these, the same, who

a human
אָדָ֖ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 120: 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley

form,
דְּמ֥וּת (də·mūṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1823: n f 1) likeness, similitude adv 2) in the likeness of, like as

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
and within it was the form of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: They had a human form,

Young's Literal Translation
And out of its midst [is] a likeness of four living creatures, and this [is] their appearance; a likeness of man [is] to them,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The form of four living creatures came from it. And this was their appearance: They had human form,

New American Standard Bible
Within it there were figures resembling four living beings. And this was their appearance: they had human form.

King James Bible
Also out of the midst thereof [came] the likeness of four living creatures. And this [was] their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures. In appearance their form was human,

New Living Translation
From the center of the cloud came four living beings that looked human,

English Standard Version
And from the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had a human likeness,

New American Standard Bible
Within it there were figures resembling four living beings. And this was their appearance: they had human form.

King James Bible
Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The form of four living creatures came from it. And this was their appearance: They had human form,

International Standard Version
Deep inside it, the likenesses of four living beings were visible. Their appearances were similar to human forms,

NET Bible
In the fire were what looked like four living beings. In their appearance they had human form,

American Standard Version
And out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.

English Revised Version
And out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.

Young's Literal Translation
And out of its midst is a likeness of four living creatures, and this is their appearance; a likeness of man is to them,
















Cross References
Revelation 4:6
And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.

Revelation 4:8
And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

Ezekiel 1:26
And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.

Ezekiel 10:15
And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar.

Ezekiel 10:17
When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.

Ezekiel 10:20
This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims.

Ezekiel 1:1
Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

Ezekiel 1:4
And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.

Ezekiel 1:3
The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.

Ezekiel 1:2
In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,

Ezekiel 1:6
And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.
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