Ezekiel 41:21

“The temple: a square doorpost; and the front of the sanctuary, the appearance was like the appearance.”

Ezekiel 41:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 41:21, word by word

The templeהֵיכָלhechal

temple

Literally "palace": YHWH's great house.

Where else “hechal” appears
a squareרְבֻעָהrevua

square

Square, with four equal sides.

Where else “revua” appears
doorpostמְזוּזַתmezuzat

doorpost

Doorpost: each of the two side posts of a door frame.

Where else “mezuzat” appears
and the frontפְנֵיfene

surface

The surface: "the face of the earth".

Where else “fene” appears
of the sanctuaryקֹּדֶשׁkodesh

sanctuary

The sacred enclosure where God was served: the sanctuary and its innermost room.

Where else “kodesh” appears
the appearanceמַּרְאֶהmare

appearance

The appearance of someone or something: how it looks, beautiful or ugly.

Where else “mare” appears

Translation note

“The appearance like the appearance”: that is, of the same appearance.

The context

20From the floor to above the entrance the cherubim and the palm trees were made, and the wall of the temple.

21 · This verse (above)

22The altar, of wood, three cubits high, and its length two cubits; and it had corners, and its length and its walls were of wood; and he spoke to me, “This is the table that is before YHWH.”

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