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# lightning — English to Ukrainian

How English *lightning* is translated into Ukrainian in open, checked parallel texts: 6 translations with example sentences.

What it means: [lightning in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/lightning/).

Sentence pairs counted, by form: lightning (54), lightnings (11). By style: everyday 27 · biblical 38.

## блискавка

Used about 44 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 20 · biblical ≈ 24). Forms: блискавиця, блискавицї, блискавка, блискавками, блискавки, блискавкою.

- **Lightning** struck the tower.
  **Блискавка** вдарила у вежу.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#325159](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/325159) [\#6886399](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6886399))

- His appearance was like **lightning**, and his clothing white as snow.
  Був же вид його як **блискавиця**, й одежа його біла як снїг.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAT 28:3)

- She's as fast as **lightning**.
  Вона швидка як **блискавка**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sundown and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#6328572](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6328572) [\#6328608](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6328608))

- The living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of **lightning**.
  І ввихаллись животини сюди й туди, наче **блискавиця** мигає.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EZE 1:14)

- **Lightning** struck the tower.
  **Блискавка** вдарила у башту.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#325159](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/325159) [\#6886398](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6886398))

## сьвітло

Used about 4 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 4).

- Yes, he loads the thick cloud with moisture. He spreads abroad the cloud of his **lightning**.
  Вогкостю наповняє він хмяри, а облаки сиплють **сьвітло** його,
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 37:11)

- Do you know how God controls them, and causes the **lightning** of his cloud to shine?
  Знаєш же, як він послугуєсь ними, та як із хмари **сьвітло** викликає?
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 37:15)

- By what way is the **lightning** distributed, or the east wind scattered on the earth?
  Якою дорогою розливаєсь **сьвітло** й шириться східний вітер по землї?
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 38:24)

- Therefore I have cut them to pieces with the prophets; I killed them with the words of my mouth. Your judgments are like a flash of **lightning**.
  Тим то я побивав їх через пророків, картав їх словами з уст моїх, і мій суд виднїв, наче **сьвітло**.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · HOS 6:5)

## огонь

Used about 2 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 2).

- He gave them hail for rain, with **lightning** in their land.
  Наслав на них град замість дощу, **огонь** палящий на землю їх;
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 105:32)

- I looked, and behold, a stormy wind came out of the north: a great cloud, with flashing **lightning**, and a brightness around it, and out of the middle of it as it were glowing metal, out of the middle of the fire.
  Бачив же я — схопився завірухою вітер від півночі, знялась величезна хмара й клубом **огонь**, та проміннє навкруги його, а з середини його, наче блискуча мідь ув огнї,
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EZE 1:4)

## блищав

Used about 1 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 1).

- “You, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘The Lord GOD says this concerning the children of Ammon, and concerning their reproach: “A sword! A sword is drawn! It is polished for the slaughter, to cause it to devour, that it may be as **lightning**;
  А тепер, сину чоловічий, пророкуй і промов: Так говорить Господь Бог про Аммонїї і насьміхи їх, і скажи: Меч, меч уже добутий на вбиваннє, вичищений до затрачування, щоб **блищав** блискавицею, —
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EZE 21:28)

## громи

Used about 1 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 1).

- Moses stretched out his rod toward the heavens, and the LORD sent thunder and hail; and **lightning** flashed down to the earth. The LORD rained hail on the land of Egypt.
  І простяг Мойсей жезло своє до неба, і дав Господь **громи** та гряд, і пійшов огонь по землї, і дощував Господь грядом по всїй землї Египецькій.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EXO 9:23)

## постали

Used about 1 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 1).

- So there was very severe hail, and **lightning** mixed with the hail, such as had not been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
  І вдарив гряд, і запалав огонь із грядом; гряд же був тяжко великий, що й не було такого в Египтї з того часу, як **постали** люде в йому.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EXO 9:24)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- The church has a **lightning** rod.
  На церкві є блискавичник.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#12382436](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12382436) [\#12381557](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12381557))

- This building has a **lightning** rod.
  Цей будинок має блискавичник.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Lepotdeterre and oromashka · checked, community translation · [\#4126791](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4126791) [\#6296926](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6296926))

- His career had a **lightning** start.
  Його кар'єра почалася дуже стрімко.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and User55521 · checked, community translation · [\#8817995](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8817995) [\#7974918](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7974918))

## Grammar

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