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And he wentוּבָאinsideלִפְנִימָהand measuredוַיָּמָדthe pilasterאֵילof the entrance,הַפֶּתַחtwoשְׁתַּיִםcubits;אַמּוֹתand the entrance,וְהַפֶּתַחsixשֵׁשׁcubits;אַמּוֹתand the widthוְרֹחַבof the entrance,הַפֶּתַחsevenשֶׁבַעcubits.אַמּוֹת
Ezekiel 41:3
Study it in the app“And he went inside and measured the pilaster of the entrance, two cubits; and the entrance, six cubits; and the width of the entrance, seven cubits.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 41:3, word by word
- And he wentבָאva
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “va” appears- insideפְנִימָהfenima
inside
Toward the inside, within.
Where else “fenima” appears- and measuredיָּמָדyamad
measure
To work out the size or extent of something with a cord, a reed or paces.
Where else “yamad” appears- the pilasterאֵילel
pilaster
A firm, projecting part of a gateway: post or lintel.
Where else “el” appears- of the entranceפֶּתַחpetach
entrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “petach” appears- twoשְׁתַּיִםshetayim
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shetayim” appears- cubitsאַמּוֹתamot
cubit
About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.
Where else “amot” appears- sixשֵׁשׁshesh
six
Six; also "sixth".
Where else “shesh” appears- and the widthרֹחַבrochav
width
Width, breadth.
Where else “rochav” appears- sevenשֶׁבַעsheva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “sheva” appears
The context
2And the width of the entrance, ten cubits; and the sides of the entrance, five cubits on this side and five cubits on that side; and he measured its length, forty cubits, and the width, twenty cubits.
3 · This verse (above)
4And he measured its length, twenty cubits, and the width, twenty cubits, in front of the temple; and he said to me, “This is the Most Holy Place.”