וְגַ֨בֵּיהֶ֔ן וְגֹ֥בַהּ לָהֶ֖ם וְיִרְאָ֣ה לָהֶ֑ם וְגַבֹּתָ֗ם מְלֵאֹ֥ת עֵינַ֛יִם סָבִ֖יב לְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽן׃
And their rims, and height was to them, and fear was to them, and their rims were full of eyes all around, to the four of them.
Morphology
- וְגַבֵּיהֶן (ve-gabbeihen) – Root: גב; Form: Conjunction + noun masculine plural construct + 3rd person feminine plural suffix; Translation: “and their rims”; Notes: Refers to the outer rims of the wheels in Ezekiel’s vision.
- וְגֹבַהּ (ve-govah) – Root: גבה; Form: Conjunction + noun masculine singular; Translation: “and height”; Notes: Highlights the impressive size of the wheels.
- לָהֶם (la-hem) – Root: הם; Form: Preposition לְ + third person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “to them”; Notes: Marks possession or attribution of the height to the wheels.
- וְיִרְאָה (ve-yirah) – Root: ירא; Form: Conjunction + noun feminine singular; Translation: “and fear”; Notes: Refers to the awe-inspiring, terrifying aspect of the wheels’ appearance.
- לָהֶם (la-hem) – Root: הם; Form: Preposition לְ + third person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “to them”; Notes: Emphasizes that the fear was inherent in the wheels’ appearance.
- וְגַבֹּתָם (ve-gabbotam) – Root: גב; Form: Conjunction + noun feminine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “and their rims”; Notes: Alternate plural form of “rim” (גַבּ), focusing again on the wheels’ boundaries.
- מְלֵאֹות (meleʾot) – Root: מלא; Form: Qal participle feminine plural; Translation: “full of”; Notes: Describes the rims as completely covered or filled.
- עֵינַיִם (ʿeinayim) – Root: עין; Form: Noun feminine dual absolute; Translation: “eyes”; Notes: Dual form, though here it represents a multiplicity of eyes, signifying omniscience or supernatural perception.
- סָבִיב (saviv) – Root: סבב; Form: Adverb; Translation: “around / surrounding”; Notes: Indicates complete encirclement by eyes.
- לְאַרְבַּעְתָּן (le-arbaʿtan) – Root: ארבע; Form: Preposition לְ + numeral construct with 3rd person plural suffix; Translation: “to the four of them”; Notes: Refers collectively to all four wheels, each covered with eyes around its rims.