And outsideוּמִחוּצָהthe innerהַפְּנִימִיgateלַשַּׁעַרwere chambersלִשְׁכוֹתfor the singersשָׁרִיםin the inner court,בֶּחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִיwhichאֲשֶׁרwas besideאֶלthe sideכֶּתֶףof the northהַצָּפוֹןgate,שַׁעַרwith their frontוּפְנֵיהֶםtoward the south,דֶּרֶךְ הַדָּרוֹםoneאֶחָדbesideאֶלthe sideכֶּתֶףof the eastהַקָּדִיםgate,שַׁעַרfacingפְּנֵיtoward the north.דֶּרֶךְ הַצָּפֹן
Ezekiel 40:44
Study it in the app“And outside the inner gate were chambers for the singers in the inner court, which was beside the side of the north gate, with their front toward the south, one beside the side of the east gate, facing toward the north.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 40:44, word by word
- And outsideחוּצָchutsa
outside
What lies outside the house, the city or the camp.
Where else “chutsa” appears- the innerפְּנִימִיpenimi
inner
Inner, inside: what is in the innermost part of a building.
Where else “penimi” appears- gateשַּׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears- were chambersלִשְׁכוֹתlishchot
room, hall
Room in a building, for eating, storing things or lodging.
Where else “lishchot” appears- for the singersשָׁרִיםsharim
singer
Levites in charge of leading the singing in the house of YHWH, with instruments.
Where else “sharim” appears- in the inner courtחָצֵרchatser
court
An enclosed open space, like the temple's.
Where else “chatser” appears- the sideכֶּתֶףketef
side
The side part of something: the flank of a house or hill.
Where else “ketef” appears- of the northצָּפוֹןtsafon
north
North.
Where else “tsafon” appears- with their frontפְנֵיfene
surface
The surface: "the face of the earth".
Where else “fene” 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- oneאֶחָדechad
each
Literally "one": all of them, one by one.
Where else “echad” appears- of the eastקָּדִיםkadim
east
The direction where the sun rises.
Where else “kadim” appears
Translation note
“Chambers for the singers”: the ancient Greek translation reads “two chambers,” which fits the rest of the verse.
The context
43And the hooks, one handbreadth long, were fixed in the house all around; and on the tables was the flesh of the offering.
44 · This verse (above)
45And he spoke to me, “This is the chamber that faces toward the south, for the priests who keep the charge of the house;