וּמַ֨רְאֵיהֶ֔ם דְּמ֥וּת אֶחָ֖ד לְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יִהְיֶ֥ה הָאֹופַ֖ן בְּתֹ֥וךְ הָאֹופָֽן׃
And their appearance was one likeness for the four of them, as the wheel would be within the wheel.
Morphology
- וּמַרְאֵיהֶם (u-marʾehem) – Root: ראה; Form: Conjunction + noun masculine singular construct + 3mp suffix; Translation: “and their appearance”; Notes: Refers to the visionary look of the wheels.
- דְּמוּת (demut) – Root: דמה; Form: Noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “likeness/form”; Notes: Suggests resemblance or modeled form.
- אֶחָד (eḥad) – Root: אחד; Form: Numeral masculine singular absolute; Translation: “one”; Notes: Stresses unity of design.
- לְאַרְבַּעְתָּם (le-arbaʿtam) – Root: ארבע; Form: Preposition לְ + numeral masculine singular construct + 3mp suffix; Translation: “for the four of them”; Notes: Applies to all four wheels.
- כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka-asher) – Form: Conjunction; Translation: “as/when”; Notes: Introduces a comparative clause.
- יִהְיֶה (yihyeh) – Root: היה; Form: Qal imperfect 3ms; Translation: “it would be/it is”; Notes: Expresses an ongoing or general condition.
- הָאֹופַן (ha-ʾofan) – Root: אופן; Form: Definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “the wheel”; Notes: Refers to a single wheel in the vision.
- בְּתֹוךְ (be-tokh) – Root: תוך; Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “within”; Notes: Indicates spatial inclusion.
- הָאֹופָן (ha-ʾofan) – Root: אופן; Form: Definite noun masculine singular (repeated); Translation: “the wheel”; Notes: Suggests an interlocking wheel structure.