Hebrews 9:5

ὑπεράνω δὲ αὐτῆς χερουβιμ δόξης κατασκιάζοντα τὸ ἱλαστήριον· περὶ ὧν οὐκ ἔστιν νῦν λέγειν κατὰ μέρος
And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
ὑπεράνω
G5231 PREP
hyperanō
above upward, i.e., greatly higher (in place or rank)
  • above
    • above a thing
      • "of a place"of rank or power
δὲ
G1161 CONJ
de
but, and, etc
  • but, moreover, and, etc.
αὐτῆς
G846 P-GSF
autos
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
  • himself, herself, themselves, itself
    • "he, she, it"the same
χερουβιμ
G5502
cheroubim
___%___cherubim___%___ (i.e., cherubs or kerubim)
  • cherubim, two golden figures of living creatures with two wings
δόξης
G1391 N-GSF
doxa
glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective)
  • opinion, judgment, view
    • "opinion, estimate, whether good or bad concerning someone
    • in the New Testament always a good opinion concerning one, resulting in praise, honor, and glory
    splendor, brightness
    • of the moon, sun, stars
      • "magnificence, excellence, preeminence, dignity, grace"majesty
      • the kingly majesty which belongs to Him as supreme ruler, majesty in the sense of the absolute perfection of the deity
        • "a thing belonging to Christ
        • the kingly majesty of the Messiah
          • "the absolutely perfect inward or personal excellency of Christ; the majesty
        of the angels
        • as apparent in their exterior brightness
    a most glorious condition, most exalted state
    • of that condition with God the Father in heaven to which Christ was raised after He had achieved his work on earth
      • "the glorious condition of blessedness into which is appointed and promised that true Christians shall enter after their Saviour's return from heaven
κατασκιάζοντα
G2683 V-PAP-NPN
kataskiazō
to overshade, i.e., cover
  • to overshadow, cover with shade
τὸ
G3588 T-ASN
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἱλαστήριον·
G2435 A-ASN
hilastērion
an expiatory (place or thing), i.e., (concretely) an atoning victim, or (specially) the lid of the Ark (in the Temple)
  • relating to an appeasing or expiating, having placating or expiating force, expiatory; a means of appeasing or expiating, a propitiation
    • used of the cover of the ark of the covenant in the Holy of Holies, which was sprinkled with the blood of the expiatory victim on the annual day of atonement (this rite signifying that the life of the people, the loss of which they had merited by their sins, was offered to God in the blood as the life of the victim, and that God by this ceremony was appeased and their sins expiated); hence the lid of expiation, the propitiatory
      • "an expiatory sacrifice"a expiatory victim
περὶ
G4012 PREP
peri
properly, through (all over), i.e., around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
  • about, concerning, on account of, because of, around, near
ὧν
G3739 R-GPN
hos
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
  • who, which, what, that
οὐκ
G3756 PRT-N
ou
the absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not
  • no, not
ἔστιν
G2076
esti
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
  • third person singular of ___%___to be___%___
νῦν
G3568 ADV
nyn
___%___now___%___ (as adverb of date, a transition or emphasis); also as noun or adjective present or immediate
  • at this time, the present, now
λέγειν
G3004 V-PAN
legō
properly, to ___%___lay___%___ forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
  • to say, to speak
    • affirm over, maintain
      • "to teach"to exhort, advise, to command, direct"to point out with words, intend, mean, mean to say"to call by name, to call, name"to speak out, speak of, mention
κατὰ
G2596 PREP
kata
(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
  • down from, through out
    • "according to, toward, along
μέρος
G3313 N-ASN
meros
a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application)
  • a part
    • a part due or assigned to one
      • "lot, destiny
    one of the constituent parts of a whole
    • in part, partly, in a measure, to some degree, as respects a part, severally, individually
      • "any particular, in regard to this, in this respect

ὑπεράνω δὲ αὐτῆς χερουβιμ δόξης κατασκιάζοντα τὸ ἱλαστήριον· περὶ ὧν οὐκ ἔστιν νῦν λέγειν κατὰ μέρος
5
And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.
Cross References

Numbers 7:89

וּבְבֹא מֹשֶׁה אֶל-אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד לְדַבֵּר אִתּוֹ וַיִּשְׁמַע אֶת-הַקּוֹל מִדַּבֵּר אֵלָיו מֵעַל הַכַּפֹּרֶת אֲשֶׁר עַל-אֲרֹן הָֽעֵדֻת מִבֵּין שְׁנֵי הַכְּרֻבִים וַיְדַבֵּר אֵלָֽיו׃
89
And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with him, then he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubims: and he spake unto him.

Leviticus 16:2

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל-מֹשֶׁה דַּבֵּר אֶל-אַֽהֲרֹן אָחִיךָ וְאַל-יָבֹא בְכָל-עֵת אֶל-הַקֹּדֶשׁ מִבֵּית לַפָּרֹכֶת אֶל-פְּנֵי הַכַּפֹּרֶת אֲשֶׁר עַל-הָֽאָרֹן וְלֹא יָמוּת כִּי בֶּֽעָנָן אֵֽרָאֶה עַל-הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃
2
And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.

1 Kings 8:6

וַיָּבִאוּ הַכֹּֽהֲנִים אֶת-אֲרוֹן בְּרִית-יְהוָה אֶל-מְקוֹמוֹ אֶל-דְּבִיר הַבַּיִת אֶל-קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים אֶל-תַּחַת כַּנְפֵי הַכְּרוּבִֽים׃
6
And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims.

Exodus 25:17

וְעָשִׂיתָ כַפֹּרֶת זָהָב טָהוֹר אַמָּתַיִם וָחֵצִי אָרְכָּהּ וְאַמָּה וָחֵצִי רָחְבָּֽהּ׃
17
And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

Psalms 80:1

רֹעֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל׀ הַאֲזִינָה נֹהֵג כַּצֹּאן יוֹסֵף יֹשֵׁב הַכְּרוּבִים הוֹפִֽיעָה׃
1
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.

Leviticus 16:13

וְנָתַן אֶֽת-הַקְּטֹרֶת עַל-הָאֵשׁ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וְכִסָּה׀ עֲנַן הַקְּטֹרֶת אֶת-הַכַּפֹּרֶת אֲשֶׁר עַל-הָֽעֵדוּת וְלֹא יָמֽוּת׃
13
And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:

Psalms 99:1

יְהוָה מָלָךְ יִרְגְּזוּ עַמִּים יֹשֵׁב כְּרוּבִים תָּנוּט הָאָֽרֶץ׃
1
The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.

1 Chronicles 28:11

וַיִּתֵּן דָּוִיד לִשְׁלֹמֹה בְנוֹ אֶת-תַּבְנִית הָֽאוּלָם וְֽאֶת-בָּתָּיו וְגַנְזַכָּיו וַֽעֲלִיֹּתָיו וַֽחֲדָרָיו הַפְּנִימִים וּבֵית הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃
11
Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,

1 Peter 1:12

οἷς ἀπεκαλύφθη ὅτι οὐχ ἑαυτοῖς ἡμῖν δὲ διηκόνουν αὐτά ἃ νῦν ἀνηγγέλη ὑμῖν διὰ τῶν εὐαγγελισαμένων ὑμᾶς ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ ἀποσταλέντι ἀπ' οὐρανοῦ εἰς ἃ ἐπιθυμοῦσιν ἄγγελοι παρακύψαι
12
Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

Hebrews 4:16

προσερχώμεθα οὖν μετὰ παῤῥησίας τῷ θρόνῳ τῆς χάριτος ἵνα λάβωμεν ἔλεον καὶ χάριν εὕρωμεν εἰς εὔκαιρον βοήθειαν
16
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Exodus 37:6

וַיַּעַשׂ כַּפֹּרֶת זָהָב טָהוֹר אַמָּתַיִם וָחֵצִי אָרְכָּהּ וְאַמָּה וָחֵצִי רָחְבָּֽהּ׃
6
And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

1 Samuel 4:4

וַיִּשְׁלַח הָעָם שִׁלֹה וַיִּשְׂאוּ מִשָּׁם אֵת אֲרוֹן בְּרִית-יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת יֹשֵׁב הַכְּרֻבִים וְשָׁם שְׁנֵי בְנֵֽי-עֵלִי עִם-אֲרוֹן בְּרִית הָֽאֱלֹהִים חָפְנִי וּפִֽינְחָֽס׃
4
So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

2 Kings 19:15

וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל חִזְקִיָּהוּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יֹשֵׁב הַכְּרֻבִים אַתָּה-הוּא הָֽאֱלֹהִים לְבַדְּךָ לְכֹל מַמְלְכוֹת הָאָרֶץ אַתָּה עָשִׂיתָ אֶת-הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֶת-הָאָֽרֶץ׃
15
And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.

Ephesians 3:10

ἵνα γνωρισθῇ νῦν ταῖς ἀρχαῖς καὶ ταῖς ἐξουσίαις ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις διὰ τῆς ἐκκλησίας ἡ πολυποίκιλος σοφία τοῦ θεοῦ
10
To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
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