ra.tsa describes the creatures’ rapid back-and-forth movement in Ezekiel’s vision.

The attested use describes swift, repeated movement by the creatures in Ezekiel’s vision.

1. Rapid back-and-forth movement · dominant

   In Ezekiel 1:14, the Qal infinitive absolute occurs in the description of the creatures’ motion; the APB renders the clause, “The creatures darted back and forth like flashes of lightning.”

   Ezekiel 1:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezekiel 1:14, the APB presents the motion as “darted back and forth like flashes of lightning.” This describes the clause’s overall portrayal rather than a fixed English equivalent.