Ezekiel 40:16

“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.”

Ezekiel 40:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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