וְכָל־בְּשָׂרָם֙ וְגַבֵּיהֶ֔ם וִֽידֵיהֶ֖ם וְכַנְפֵיהֶ֑ם וְהָאֹֽופַנִּ֗ים מְלֵאִ֤ים עֵינַ֨יִם֙ סָבִ֔יב לְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֖ם אֹופַנֵּיהֶֽם׃
And all their flesh, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels were full of eyes all around—the four of them, their wheels.
Morphology
- וְכָל־ (ve-kol) – Root: כל; Form: Conjunction + noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “and all of”; Notes: Introduces a comprehensive description.
- בְּשָׂרָם (besarām) – Root: בשר; Form: Noun masculine singular + 3mp suffix; Translation: “their flesh”; Notes: Refers to corporeal parts of the beings.
- וְגַבֵּיהֶם (ve-gabbehem) – Root: גב; Form: Noun masculine plural + 3mp suffix; Translation: “their backs”; Notes: Refers to the rear side of the figures.
- וִידֵיהֶם (vi-yedehem) – Root: יד; Form: Noun feminine plural construct + 3mp suffix; Translation: “their hands”; Notes: Another bodily feature mentioned.
- וְכַנְפֵיהֶם (ve-kanfehem) – Root: כנף; Form: Noun feminine plural construct + 3mp suffix; Translation: “their wings”; Notes: Refers to the cherubim wings.
- וְהָאֹופַנִּים (ve-ha-ʾofannim) – Root: אופן; Form: Conjunction + definite noun masculine plural; Translation: “and the wheels”; Notes: Adds the visionary wheels to the description.
- מְלֵאִים (meleʾim) – Root: מלא; Form: Qal participle masculine plural; Translation: “full of”; Notes: Describes being completely filled.
- עֵינַיִם (ʿeinayim) – Root: עין; Form: Noun feminine dual absolute; Translation: “eyes”; Notes: Symbolizes perception and vigilance.
- סָבִיב (saviv) – Root: סבב; Form: Adverb; Translation: “all around”; Notes: Describes total surrounding coverage.
- לְאַרְבַּעְתָּם (le-arbaʿtam) – Root: ארבע; Form: Preposition לְ + numeral masculine singular construct + 3mp suffix; Translation: “the four of them”; Notes: Refers collectively to the four beings/wheels.
- אֹופַנֵּיהֶם (ʾofannehem) – Root: אופן; Form: Noun masculine plural construct + 3mp suffix; Translation: “their wheels”; Notes: Specifies possession of the wheels by each entity.