The Meaning of Ezekiel 10:5 Explained

Ezekiel 10:5

KJV: And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.

YLT: And a noise of the wings of the cherubs hath been heard unto the outer court, as the voice of God -- the Mighty One -- in His speaking.

Darby: And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.

ASV: And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of God Almighty when he speaketh.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the sound  of the cherubims'  wings  was heard  [even] to the outer  court,  as the voice  of the Almighty  God  when he speaketh. 

What does Ezekiel 10:5 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 10

1  The vision of the coals of fire, to be scattered over the city
8  The vision of the cherubim

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 10:5 mean?

And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard [even] in the court outer like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks
וְקוֹל֙ כַּנְפֵ֣י הַכְּרוּבִ֔ים נִשְׁמַ֕ע עַד־ הֶחָצֵ֖ר הַחִיצֹנָ֑ה כְּק֥וֹל אֵל־ שַׁדַּ֖י בְּדַבְּרֽוֹ

וְקוֹל֙  And  the  sound 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קֹול 
Sense: voice, sound, noise.
כַּנְפֵ֣י  of  the  wings 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: כָּנָף  
Sense: wing, extremity, edge, winged, border, corner, shirt.
הַכְּרוּבִ֔ים  of  the  cherubim 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כְּרוּב  
Sense: cherub, cherubim (pl).
נִשְׁמַ֕ע  was  heard 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
עַד־  [even]  in 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
הֶחָצֵ֖ר  the  court 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: חָצֵר 
Sense: court, enclosure.
הַחִיצֹנָ֑ה  outer 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular
Root: חִיצֹון  
Sense: outer, external, outward.
כְּק֥וֹל  like  the  voice 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קֹול 
Sense: voice, sound, noise.
אֵל־  of  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֵל 
Sense: god, god-like one, mighty one.
שַׁדַּ֖י  Almighty 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שַׁדַּי  
Sense: almighty, most powerful.
בְּדַבְּרֽוֹ  when  He  speaks 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular
Root: דָּבַר 
Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.