וְתַ֙חַת֙ הָרָקִ֔יעַ כַּנְפֵיהֶ֣ם יְשָׁר֔וֹת אִשָּׁ֖ה אֶל־אֲחוֹתָ֑הּ לְאִ֗ישׁ שְׁתַּ֤יִם מְכַסּוֹת֙ לָהֵ֔נָּה וּלְאִ֗ישׁ שְׁתַּ֤יִם מְכַסּוֹת֙ לָהֵ֔נָּה אֵ֖ת גְּוִיֹּתֵיהֶֽם׃
Et sous ce firmament leurs ailes étaient droites l’une contre l’autre, chacun en avait deux qui recouvraient le corps d’un côté et chacun deux qui le couvraient de l’autre côté.
Sha'arei Orah
Now, from where do we know that the wings-Knafayim-כנפיים hide and conceal? From the verse,197Ezekiel 1:23 “And beneath the firmament, their wings-Kanfeihem-כנפיהם were paired one with the other; for each, two covered them on this side, and for each, two covered them on that side, [thus covering] their bodies.” That is, about both, a term of covering-Kisuy-כסוי was used. It likewise is written,198Isaiah 6:2 “The Serafim angels stood above [at His service]. Each one had six wings-Knafayim-כנפים. With two it would cover its face, with two it would cover its legs, and with two it would fly.” Now, the flying-Afifah-עפיפה and the covering-Kisuy-כסוי come together, for when the Indwelling Presence of HaShem-יהו״ה (Shechinah), withdraws to above, wings are made for Her. She withdraws and the Jewish people no longer see Her, as written,199Psalms 18:11 “He mounted a cherub and flew-VaYa’of-ויעף,” referring to one of the ten journeys of the Indwelling Presence of HaShem-יהו״ה (Shechinah), as stated in Tractate Rosh HaShanah.200Talmud Bavli, Rosh HaShanah 31a