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From the floorמֵהָאָרֶץtoעַדaboveמֵעַלthe entranceהַפֶּתַחthe cherubimהַכְּרוּבִיםand the palm treesוְהַתִּמֹרִיםwere made,עֲשׂוּיִםand the wallוְקִירof the temple.הַׄהֵׄיׄכָׄלׄ
Ezekiel 41:20
Study it in the app“From the floor to above the entrance the cherubim and the palm trees were made, and the wall of the temple.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 41:20, word by word
- From the floorאָרֶץarets
ground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “arets” appears- the entranceפֶּתַחpetach
entrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “petach” appears- the cherubimכְּרוּבִיםkeruvim
cherub
Cherub(im): heavenly beings who in the Bible appear near God's presence and guarding what is holy, such as the way to the tree of life and the place above the ark of the covenant. They are not the "little angels" of paintings.
Where else “keruvim” appears- and the palm treesתִּמֹרִיםtimorim
palm tree (carved)
Palm tree carved as an ornament on the walls and doors of the temple.
Where else “timorim” appears- were madeעֲשׂוּיִםasuyim
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asuyim” appears- and the wallקִירkir
wall
The wall of a house or a city.
Where else “kir” appears- of the templeהֵׄיׄכָׄלׄhechal
temple
Literally "palace": YHWH's great house.
Where else “hechal” appears
Translation note
In the Hebrew text, “of the temple” has dots over its letters: the copyists were in doubt about that word.
The context
19and a human face toward the palm tree on this side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on that side; made on all the house all around.
20 · This verse (above)
21The temple: a square doorpost; and the front of the sanctuary, the appearance was like the appearance.