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And he measuredוַיָּמָדthe porticoאֻלָםof the gateהַשַּׁעַרon the house side,מֵהַבַּיִתoneאֶחָדreed.קָנֶה
Ezekiel 40:8
Study it in the app“And he measured the portico of the gate on the house side, one reed.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 40:8, 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 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- of the gateשַּׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears- on the house sideבַּיִתbayit
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bayit” 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
The context
7And 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.
8 · This verse (above)
9And he measured the portico of the gate, eight cubits, and its pilasters, two cubits; and the portico of the gate was on the house side.