Ezekiel 42:12

“And according to the entrances of the chambers that were toward the south there was an entrance at the head of the way, the way in front of the corresponding fence, toward the east, as one enters them.”

Ezekiel 42:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 42:12, word by word

And according to the entrancesפִתְחֵיfitche

entrance, door

Entrance, doorway, door, opening.

Where else “fitche” appears
of the chambersלְּשָׁכוֹתleshachot

room, hall

Room in a building, for eating, storing things or lodging.

Where else “leshachot” appears
were toward the southדֶּרֶךְderech

direction

Where one is going or facing; the heading of something.

Where else “derech” appears
were toward the southדָּרוֹםdarom

south

The south; in poetry, the south wind.

Where else “darom” appears
at the headרֹאשׁrosh

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

Where else “rosh” appears
in front ofפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “fene” appears
the correspondingהֲגִינָהhagina

fitting

A word found only once; perhaps fitting, corresponding (its sense is uncertain).

Where else “hagina” appears
fenceגְּדֶרֶתgederet

wall

A stone wall that encloses and protects a place.

Where else “gederet” appears
toward the eastקָּדִיםkadim

east

The direction where the sun rises.

Where else “kadim” appears
as one enters themבוֹאָvoa

enter

To go into a place.

Where else “voa” appears

The context

11And a way was in front of them, like the appearance of the chambers that were toward the north; as their length, so their width, and all their exits, both according to their arrangements and according to their entrances.

12 · This verse (above)

13And he said to me, “The north chambers and the south chambers that are in front of the separate area, they are the holy chambers, where the priests who are near to YHWH eat the most holy things; there they shall put the most holy things, and the grain offering, and the sin offering, and the guilt offering; for the place is holy.

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