And the guardroom,וְהַתָּאoneאֶחָדreedקָנֶהlongאֹרֶךְand oneוְ אֶחָדreedקָנֶהwide;רֹחַבand betweenוּבֵיןthe guardrooms,הַתָּאִיםfiveחָמֵשׁcubits;אַמּוֹתand the thresholdוְסַףof the gateהַשַּׁעַרbesideמֵאֵצֶלthe porticoאוּלָםof the gateהַשַּׁעַרon the house side,מֵהַבַּיִתoneאֶחָדreed.קָנֶה
Ezekiel 40:7
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “etsel” appears- 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".
Where else “bayit” appears
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.