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And its pilastersוְאֵילָיוfaced the outer court,לֶחָצֵר הַחִיצוֹנָהand palm treesוְתִמֹרִיםwere on its pilasters,אֶל אֵילָיוon this sideמִפּוֹand on that side,וּמִפּוֹand eightוּשְׁמֹנֶהstepsמַעֲלוֹתwere its ascent.מַעֲלָיו
Ezekiel 40:37
Study it in the app“And its pilasters 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 40:37, word by word
- And its pilastersאֵילָיelay
pilaster
A firm, projecting part of a gateway: post or lintel.
Where else “elay” 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- 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
36its guardrooms, its pilasters, and its porticoes; and it had windows all around; the length, fifty cubits, and the width, twenty-five cubits.
37 · This verse (above)
38And there was a chamber with its entrance by the pilasters of the gates; there they would wash the burnt offering.