The word in Scripture

Wing in the Bible

The word wing appears 13 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A wing pictures shelter, covering, and tender care. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What wing means in the Bible

A wing pictures shelter, covering, and tender care.

Where the word wing appears

Here is every passage where the word wing appears, in the words of the King James Bible:

“And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.”1 Kings 6:24

“And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.”1 Kings 6:27

“And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.”2 Chronicles 3:11

“And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.”2 Chronicles 3:12

“And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.”Isaiah 10:14

“In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.”Ezekiel 17:23