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And he measuredוַיָּמָדthe widthרֹחַבfromמִthe frontלִּפְנֵיof the lowerהַתַּחְתּוֹנָהgateהַשַּׁעַרto the frontלִפְנֵיof the innerהַפְּנִימִיcourtהֶחָצֵרoutside,מִחוּץa hundredמֵאָהcubits,אַמָּהon the eastהַקָּדִיםand the north.וְהַצָּפוֹן
Ezekiel 40:19
Study it in the app“And he measured the width from the front of the lower gate to the front of the inner court outside, a hundred cubits, on the east and the north.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 40:19, word by word
- And he measuredיָּמָדyamad
measure
To work out the size or extent of something with a cord, a reed or paces.
Where else “yamad” appears- the widthרֹחַבrochav
width
Width, breadth.
Where else “rochav” appears- the frontפְנֵיfene
surface
The surface: "the face of the earth".
Where else “fene” appears- of the lowerתַּחְתּוֹנָtachtona
lower
From below, lower.
Where else “tachtona” appears- gateשַּׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears- of the innerפְּנִימִיpenimi
inner
Inner, inside: what is in the innermost part of a building.
Where else “penimi” appears- courtחָצֵרchatser
court
An enclosed open space, like the temple's.
Where else “chatser” appears- outsideחוּץchuts
outside
What lies outside the house, the city or the camp.
Where else “chuts” appears- a hundredמֵאָהmea
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “mea” appears- cubitsאַמָּהama
cubit
About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.
Where else “ama” appears- on the eastקָּדִיםkadim
east
The direction where the sun rises.
Where else “kadim” appears- and the northצָּפוֹןtsafon
north
North.
Where else “tsafon” appears
The context
18And the pavement was beside the side of the gates, corresponding to the length of the gates, the lower pavement.
19 · This verse (above)
20And the gate that faced toward the north, belonging to the outer court, he measured its length and its width.