And he led meוַיּוֹלִכֵנִיtoward the south,דֶּרֶךְ הַדָּרוֹםand look,וְהִנֵּהa gateשַׁעַרtoward the south;דֶּרֶךְ הַדָּרוֹםand he measuredוּמָדַדits pilastersאֵילָיוand its porticoesוְאֵילַמָּיוaccording to these measures.כַּמִּדּוֹת הָאֵלֶּה
Ezekiel 40:24
Study it in the app“And he led me toward the south, and look, a gate toward the south; and he measured its pilasters and its porticoes according to these measures.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 40:24, word by word
- And he led meיּוֹלִכֵyoliche
lead
To lead someone to another place, or to bring him along.
Where else “yoliche” appears- toward the southדֶּרֶךְderech
direction
Where one is going or facing; the heading of something.
Where else “derech” appears- toward the southדָּרוֹםdarom
south
The south; in poetry, the south wind.
Where else “darom” appears- a gateשַׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears- and he measuredמָדַדmadad
measure
To work out the size or extent of something with a cord, a reed or paces.
Where else “madad” appears- its pilastersאֵילָיelay
pilaster
A firm, projecting part of a gateway: post or lintel.
Where else “elay” appears- and its porticoesאֵילַמָּיelamay
portico, porch
Portico, colonnade: a covered space with pillars at the entrance of a building.
Where else “elamay” appears- according to these measuresמִּדּוֹתmidot
measure
The size or measure of something.
Where else “midot” appears
The context
23And there was a gate to the inner court opposite the gate to the north and to the east; and he measured from gate to gate, a hundred cubits.
24 · This verse (above)
25And there were windows in it and in its porticoes all around, like these windows; the length, fifty cubits, and the width, twenty-five cubits.