Lexicon
בָּזָק
ba.zaq
H0965
H:N-M Hebrew

lightning

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ba.zaq denotes the lightning-like flashes used to describe the creatures' rapid movement in Ezekiel 1:14.

The attested use places ba.zaq in the comparison describing the creatures as moving back and forth with lightning-like flashes.

Senses in use

  1. Lightning-like flashes in rapid movement · dominant

    In Ezekiel 1:14, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the comparison for the creatures' back-and-forth motion; the APB renders the verse, "The creatures darted back and forth like flashes of lightning."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezekiel 1:14, the APB presents the comparison as "like flashes of lightning." This shows the verse's image rather than isolating a precise English token for the noun.

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