This participle appears in Ezekiel 1:7, describing the feet of the cherubim in the prophet's throne vision as 'sparkling like burnished bronze.' The verb captures the flashing, gleaming quality of highly polished metal. Some scholars propose reading 'their plumage' instead, but the traditional text emphasizes the brilliant, almost metallic appearance of these heavenly beings. The sparkle suggests movement and vitality, not static shine—the cherubim's feet flash and gleam as they move in the vision's supernatural choreography.