Ezekiel 40:21

“And its guardrooms, three on this side and three on that side, and its pilasters and its porticoes were according to the measure of the first gate; fifty cubits its length, and the width twenty-five cubits.”

Ezekiel 40:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 40:21, word by word

And its guardroomsתָאָיtaay

chamber, guardroom

Chamber, room: a small room, such as the guardroom beside a gate.

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threeשְׁלוֹשָׁהshelosha

three

A quantity of three: three persons or things together.

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and its pilastersאֵילָיelay

pilaster

A firm, projecting part of a gateway: post or lintel.

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and its porticoesאֵלַמָּיelamay

portico, porch

Portico, colonnade: a covered space with pillars at the entrance of a building.

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wereהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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according to the measureמִדַּתmidat

measure

The size or measure of something.

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of the firstרִאשׁוֹןrishon

first

What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.

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gateשַּׁעַרshaar

gate

The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.

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fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchamishim

fifty

Fifty.

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cubitsאַמָּהama

cubit

About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.

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its lengthאָרְכּark

length

Length: "the length and the breadth".

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and the widthרֹחַבrochav

width

Width, breadth.

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twenty-fiveחָמֵשׁchamesh

five

Five.

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twenty-fiveעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

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The context

20And the gate that faced toward the north, belonging to the outer court, he measured its length and its width.

21 · This verse (above)

22And its windows and its porticoes and its palm trees were according to the measure of the gate that faced toward the east; and by seven steps they went up to it, and its porticoes were in front of them.

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