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And he measuredוַיָּמָדthe wallקִירof the house,הַבַּיִתsixשֵׁשׁcubits;אַמּוֹתand the widthוְרֹחַבof the side chamber,הַצֵּלָעfourאַרְבַּעcubits,אַמּוֹתall aroundסָבִיב סָבִיבthe house,לַבַּיִתaround.סָבִיב
Ezekiel 41:5
Study it in the app“And he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the width of the side chamber, four cubits, all around the house, around.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 41:5, 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 wallקִירkir
wall
The wall of a house or a city.
Where else “kir” appears- of the houseבַּיִתbayit
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bayit” appears- sixשֵׁשׁshesh
six
Six; also "sixth".
Where else “shesh” appears- cubitsאַמּוֹתamot
cubit
About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.
Where else “amot” appears- and the widthרֹחַבrochav
width
Width, breadth.
Where else “rochav” appears- of the side chamberצֵּלָעtsela
side
The flank of something, or the rooms built against the temple.
Where else “tsela” appears- fourאַרְבַּעarba
four
Four.
Where else “arba” appears- all aroundסָבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears
The context
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.”
5 · This verse (above)
6And the side chambers, side chamber upon side chamber, three, and thirty times; and they entered into the wall that belonged to the house for the side chambers all around, to be supported, but they were not supported in the wall of the house.