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And he measuredוַיָּמָדthe porticoאֻלָםof the gate,הַשַּׁעַרeightשְׁמֹנֶהcubits,אַמּוֹתand its pilasters,וְאֵילָיוtwoשְׁתַּיִםcubits;אַמּוֹתand the porticoוְאֻלָםof the gateהַשַּׁעַרwas on the house side.מֵהַבָּיִת
Ezekiel 40:9
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 40:9, 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- eightשְׁמֹנֶהshemone
eight
Eight; also "eighth".
Where else “shemone” appears- cubitsאַמּוֹתamot
cubit
About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.
Where else “amot” appears- and its pilastersאֵילָיelay
pilaster
A firm, projecting part of a gateway: post or lintel.
Where else “elay” appears- twoשְׁתַּיִםshetayim
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shetayim” appears- was on the house sideבָּיִתbayit
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bayit” appears
The context
8And he measured the portico of the gate on the house side, one reed.
9 · This verse (above)
10And the guardrooms of the gate toward the east, three on this side and three on that side, one measure for the three of them, and one measure for the pilasters on this side and on that side.