Ezekiel 40:49

“The length of the portico, twenty cubits, and the width, eleven cubits; and by the steps by which they went up to it; and there were pillars beside the pilasters, one on this side and one on that side.”

Ezekiel 40:49 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 40:49, word by word

The lengthאֹרֶךְorech

length

Length: "the length and the breadth".

Where else “orech” appears
of the porticoאֻלָםulam

portico

Portico: the covered entrance in front of the main hall of a building. In the temple, the vestibule through which one entered.

Where else “ulam” appears
twentyעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

Where else “esrim” 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
elevenעַשְׁתֵּיashte

eleven

Eleven (always with "ten").

Where else “ashte” appears
elevenעֶשְׂרֵהesre

-teen (ten)

Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".

Where else “esre” appears
and by the stepsמַּעֲלוֹתmaalot

step

A step or stair of a stairway.

Where else “maalot” appears
they went upיַעֲלוּyaalu

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

Where else “yaalu” appears
and there were pillarsעַמֻּדִיםamudim

pillar, column

Pillar, column; also a pillar of cloud or of fire.

Where else “amudim” appears
the pilastersאֵילִיםelim

pilaster

A firm, projecting part of a gateway: post or lintel.

Where else “elim” appears
oneאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

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The context

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.

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