Revelation 4:6

New Testament • 17 words with Strong's data

"And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And

פָּנִים

pânîym

H6440

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...

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the

כִּסֵּא

kiççêʼ

H3678

properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)

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there was a

יָם

yâm

H3220

a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif...

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of

גִּלָּיוֹן

gillâyôwn

H1549

a tablet for writing (as bare); by analogy, a mirror (as a plate)

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דָּמָה

dâmâh

H1819

to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider

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unto

זְכוּכִית

zᵉkûwkîyth

H2137

properly, transparency, i.e. glass

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and in the

תָּוֶךְ

tâvek

H8432

a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre

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of the

כִּסֵּא

kiççêʼ

H3678

properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)

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and

נָקַף

nâqaph

H5362

to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulate

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סָבִיב

çâbîyb

H5439

(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around

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the

כִּסֵּא

kiççêʼ

H3678

properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)

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were

אַרְבַּע

ʼarbaʻ

H702

four

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חַי

chay

H2416

alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...

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מָלֵא

mâlêʼ

H4392

full (literally or figuratively) or filling (literally); also (concretely) fulness; adverbially, fully

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of

עַיִן

ʻayin

H5869

an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

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פָּנִים

pânîym

H6440

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...

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and

אַחַר

ʼachar

H310

properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

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Key Terms in This Verse

crystal H2137

זְכוּכִית zᵉkûwkîyth

properly, transparency, i.e. glass

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glass H1549

גִּלָּיוֹן gillâyôwn

a tablet for writing (as bare); by analogy, a mirror (as a plate)

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behind H310

אַחַר ʼachar

properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

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beasts H2416

חַי chay

alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively

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throne H3678

כִּסֵּא kiççêʼ

properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)

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throne H3678

כִּסֵּא kiççêʼ

properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)

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throne H3678

כִּסֵּא kiççêʼ

properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)

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full H4392

מָלֵא mâlêʼ

full (literally or figuratively) or filling (literally); also (concretely) fulness; adverbially, fully

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round H5362

נָקַף nâqaph

to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulate

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four H702

אַרְבַּע ʼarbaʻ

four

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Cross References

Revelation 15:2 cross-reference

And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of ...

Revelation 5:6 cross-reference

And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spir...

Revelation 14:3 cross-reference

And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed fro...

Ezekiel 10:14 cross-reference

And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

Revelation 19:4 cross-reference

And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.

Ezekiel 10:12 cross-reference

And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had.

Revelation 7:11 cross-reference

And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,

Revelation 21:11 cross-reference

Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

Revelation 15:7 cross-reference

And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever.

Revelation 22:1 cross-reference

And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

Revelation 21:21 cross-reference

And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

Revelation 21:18 cross-reference

And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.

Revelation 7:17 cross-reference

For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

1 Kings 7:23 cross-reference

And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.

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