Ezekiel 40:7

“And the guardroom, one reed long and one reed wide; and between the guardrooms, five cubits; and the threshold of the gate beside the portico of the gate on the house side, one reed.”

Ezekiel 40:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 40:7, word by word

And the guardroomתָּאta

chamber, guardroom

Chamber, room: a small room, such as the guardroom beside a gate.

Where else “ta” appears
oneאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

Where else “echad” appears
reedקָנֶהkane

reed

A tall hollow marsh plant; or a fragrant one.

Where else “kane” appears
longאֹרֶךְorech

length

Length: "the length and the breadth".

Where else “orech” appears
wideרֹחַבrochav

width

Width, breadth.

Where else “rochav” appears
fiveחָמֵשׁchamesh

five

Five.

Where else “chamesh” appears
cubitsאַמּוֹתamot

cubit

About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.

Where else “amot” appears
and the thresholdסַףsaf

threshold

The low part of a doorway, which one steps over on entering.

Where else “saf” appears
of the gateשַּׁעַרshaar

gate

The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.

Where else “shaar” appears
besideאֵצֶלetsel

beside

Beside, next to.

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the porticoאוּלָםulam

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
on the house sideבַּיִתbayit

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

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The context

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.

7 · This verse (above)

8And he measured the portico of the gate on the house side, one reed.

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