And there were closedוְ אֲטֻמוֹתwindowsחַלֹּנוֹתtoward the guardroomsאֶל הַתָּאִיםand towardוְאֶלtheir pilastersאֵלֵיהֵמָהinsideלִפְנִימָהthe gateלַשַּׁעַרall around,סָבִיב סָבִיבand likewiseוְכֵןfor the porticoes;לָאֵלַמּוֹתand windowsוְחַלּוֹנוֹתall around,סָבִיב סָבִיבinside;לִפְנִימָהand onוְאֶלeach pilasterאַיִלwere palm trees.תִּמֹרִים
Ezekiel 40:16
Study it in the app“And there were closed windows toward the guardrooms and toward their pilasters inside the gate all around, and likewise for the porticoes; and windows all around, inside; and on each pilaster were palm trees.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 40:16, word by word
- And there were closedאֲטֻמוֹתatumot
close, shut
Close, stop up (the lips, the ears). Of a window, to be closed or narrowed inward; its exact sense in 1 Kings 6:4 is uncertain.
Where else “atumot” appears- windowsחַלֹּנוֹתchalonot
window
Window: an opening in a wall.
Where else “chalonot” appears- toward the guardroomsתָּאִיםtaim
chamber, guardroom
Chamber, room: a small room, such as the guardroom beside a gate.
Where else “taim” appears- their pilastersאֵלֵיele
pilaster
A firm, projecting part of a gateway: post or lintel.
Where else “ele” appears- insideפְנִימָהfenima
inside
Toward the inside, within.
Where else “fenima” appears- the gateשַּׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears- all aroundסָבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears- for the porticoesאֵלַמּוֹתelamot
portico, porch
Portico, colonnade: a covered space with pillars at the entrance of a building.
Where else “elamot” appears- were palm treesתִּמֹרִיםtimorim
palm tree (carved)
Palm tree carved as an ornament on the walls and doors of the temple.
Where else “timorim” appears
The context
15And from the front of the gate of entrance to the front of the portico of the inner gate, fifty cubits.
16 · This verse (above)
17And he brought me into the outer court, and look, chambers and a pavement made for the court all around; thirty chambers on the pavement.