And look,וְהִנֵּהa wallחוֹמָהoutsideמִחוּץthe houseלַבַּיִתall around,סָבִיב סָבִיבand in the handוּבְיַדof the manהָאִישׁthe measuring reedקְנֵה הַמִּדָּהof sixשֵׁשׁcubits,אַמּוֹתeach a cubitבָּאַמָּהand a handbreadth;וָטֹפַחand he measuredוַיָּמָדthe widthרֹחַבof the structure,הַבִּנְיָןoneאֶחָדreed,קָנֶהand the height,וְקוֹמָהoneאֶחָדreed.קָנֶה
Ezekiel 40:5
Study it in the app“And look, a wall outside the house all around, and in the hand of the man the measuring reed of six cubits, each a cubit and a handbreadth; and he measured the width of the structure, one reed, and the height, one reed.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 40:5, word by word
- a wallחוֹמָהchoma
wall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “choma” appears- outsideחוּץchuts
outside
What lies outside the house, the city or the camp.
Where else “chuts” appears- the houseבַּיִתbayit
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bayit” appears- all aroundסָבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears- and in the handיַדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- of the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- the measuring reedקְנֵהkene
reed
A tall hollow marsh plant; or a fragrant one.
Where else “kene” appears- the measuring reedמִּדָּהmida
measure
The size or measure of something.
Where else “mida” appears- of sixשֵׁשׁshesh
six
Six; also "sixth".
Where else “shesh” appears- cubitsאַמּוֹתamot
cubit
About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.
Where else “amot” appears- and a handbreadthטֹפַחtofach
handbreadth
Handbreadth: the width of four fingers, about 7.5 centimeters.
Where else “tofach” appears- 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 widthרֹחַבrochav
width
Width, breadth.
Where else “rochav” appears- of the structureבִּנְיָןbinyan
building
A building, a construction.
Where else “binyan” appears- oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- and the heightקוֹמָהkoma
height
Height.
Where else “koma” appears
Translation note
Measuring cubit: a common cubit plus a handbreadth (about 52 cm).
The context
4And the man spoke to me, “Son of man, see with your eyes, and with your ears hear, and set your heart on all that I am showing you, for in order to show it to you you have been brought here. Declare all that you see to the house of Israel.”
5 · This verse (above)
6And he came to the gate that faced toward the east, and went up its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate, one reed wide, and the other threshold, one reed wide.