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And he measuredוַיָּמָדthe court,הֶחָצֵרthe length,אֹרֶךְa hundredמֵאָהcubits,אַמָּהand the width,וְרֹחַבa hundredמֵאָהcubits,אַמָּהsquare;מְרֻבָּעַתand the altarוְהַמִּזְבֵּחַwas in front ofלִפְנֵיthe house.הַבָּיִת
Ezekiel 40:47
Study it in the app“And he measured the court, the length, a hundred cubits, and the width, a hundred cubits, square; and the altar was in front of the house.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 40:47, word by word
- And he measuredיָּמָדyamad
measure
To work out the size or extent of something with a cord, a reed or paces.
Where else “yamad” appears- the courtחָצֵרchatser
court
An enclosed open space, like the temple's.
Where else “chatser” appears- the lengthאֹרֶךְorech
length
Length: "the length and the breadth".
Where else “orech” appears- a hundredמֵאָהmea
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “mea” appears- cubitsאַמָּהama
cubit
About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.
Where else “ama” appears- and the widthרֹחַבrochav
width
Width, breadth.
Where else “rochav” appears- squareמְרֻבָּעַתmerubaat
square
Square, with four equal sides.
Where else “merubaat” appears- and the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears- was in front ofפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the houseבָּיִתbayit
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bayit” appears
The context
46and the chamber that faces toward the north is for the priests who keep the charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who come near from among the sons of Levi to YHWH to minister to him.”
47 · This verse (above)
48And he brought me to the portico of the house, and measured the pilaster of the portico, five cubits on this side and five cubits on that side; and the width of the gate, three cubits on this side and three cubits on that side.