And sevenוּ שִׁבְעָהstepsמַעֲלוֹתwere its ascent,עֹלוֹתָיוand its porticoesוְאֵלַמָּיוwere in front of them;לִפְנֵיהֶםand it had palm trees,וְתִמֹרִים לוֹoneאֶחָדon this sideמִפּוֹand oneוְאֶחָדon that side,מִפּוֹon its pilasters.אֶל אֵילָיו
Ezekiel 40:26
Study it in the app“And seven steps were its ascent, and its porticoes were in front of them; and it had palm trees, one on this side and one on that side, on its pilasters.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 40:26, word by word
- And sevenשִׁבְעָהshiva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “shiva” appears- stepsמַעֲלוֹתmaalot
step
A step or stair of a stairway.
Where else “maalot” appears- were its ascentעֹלוֹתָיolotay
ascent
The steps by which one goes up, like those of the temple gate.
Where else “olotay” appears- and its porticoesאֵלַמָּיelamay
portico, porch
Portico, colonnade: a covered space with pillars at the entrance of a building.
Where else “elamay” appears- were in front of themפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- and it had palm treesתִמֹרִיםtimorim
palm tree (carved)
Palm tree carved as an ornament on the walls and doors of the temple.
Where else “timorim” appears- oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- on its pilastersאֵילָיelay
pilaster
A firm, projecting part of a gateway: post or lintel.
Where else “elay” appears
The context
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.
26 · This verse (above)
27And there was a gate to the inner court toward the south; and he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits.