Ezekiel 10:8

וַיֵּרָ֖א לַכְּרֻבִ֑ים תַּבְנִית֙ יַד־אָדָ֔ם תַּ֖חַת כַּנְפֵיהֶֽם׃

And there appeared to the keruvim the form of a hand of a man under their wings.

 

Morphology

  1. וַיֵּרָא (va-yera) – Root: ראה; Form: Niphal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “and there appeared”; Notes: Passive form, emphasizing what was seen.
  2. לַכְּרֻבִים (la-keruvim) – Root: כרב; Form: Preposition לְ + definite noun masculine plural; Translation: “to the cherubim”; Notes: Specifies those to whom the vision appeared.
  3. תַּבְנִית (tavnit) – Root: בנה; Form: Noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “form/pattern”; Notes: Refers to the visible shape resembling something else.
  4. יַד־אָדָם (yad-adam) – Root: יד, אדם; Form: Construct chain: noun feminine singular + noun masculine singular; Translation: “a hand of a man”; Notes: Human-like element within the vision.
  5. תַּחַת (taḥat) – Form: Preposition; Translation: “under”; Notes: Indicates spatial relationship.
  6. כַּנְפֵיהֶם (kanfeihem) – Root: כנף; Form: Noun feminine plural construct + 3mp suffix; Translation: “their wings”; Notes: Refers to the wings of the cherubim.

 

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