And its porticoesוְאֵלַמָּיוfaced the outer court,לֶחָצֵר הַחִיצוֹנָהand palm treesוְתִמֹרִיםwere on its pilasters,אֶל אֵלָיוon this sideמִפּוֹand on that side,וּמִפּוֹand eightוּשְׁמֹנֶהstepsמַעֲלוֹתwere its ascent.מַעֲלָיו
Ezekiel 40:34
Study it in the app“And its porticoes faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its pilasters, on this side and on that side, and eight steps were its ascent.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 40:34, word by word
- And its porticoesאֵלַמָּיelamay
portico, porch
Portico, colonnade: a covered space with pillars at the entrance of a building.
Where else “elamay” appears- faced the outer courtחָצֵרchatser
court
An enclosed open space, like the temple's.
Where else “chatser” appears- faced the outer courtחִיצוֹנָהchitsona
outer, outside
Outer, outside: what faces outward or is on the outside part. It can also mean what is not sacred, ordinary.
Where else “chitsona” appears- and palm treesתִמֹרִיםtimorim
palm tree (carved)
Palm tree carved as an ornament on the walls and doors of the temple.
Where else “timorim” appears- were on its pilastersאֵלָיelay
pilaster
A firm, projecting part of a gateway: post or lintel.
Where else “elay” appears- and eightשְׁמֹנֶהshemone
eight
Eight; also "eighth".
Where else “shemone” appears- stepsמַעֲלוֹתmaalot
step
A step or stair of a stairway.
Where else “maalot” appears- were its ascentמַעֲלָיmaalay
ascent, rise
Ascent, a slope by which one goes up; also a raised place.
Where else “maalay” appears
The context
33And its guardrooms and its pilasters and its porticoes were according to these measures; and there were windows in it and in its porticoes all around; the length, fifty cubits, and the width, twenty-five cubits.
34 · This verse (above)
35And he brought me to the north gate, and he measured according to these measures: