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He measuredמָדַדthe eastהַקָּדִיםsideרוּחַwith the measuring reed,בִּקְנֵה הַמִּדָּהfiveחֲמֵשׁhundredמֵאוֹתreedsקָנִיםwith the measuring reedבִּקְנֵה הַמִּדָּהall around.סָבִיב
Ezekiel 42:16
Study it in the app“He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds with the measuring reed all around.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 42:16, word by word
- He measuredמָדַדmadad
measure
To work out the size or extent of something with a cord, a reed or paces.
Where else “madad” appears- the eastקָּדִיםkadim
east
The direction where the sun rises.
Where else “kadim” appears- sideרוּחַruach
wind
Moving air; also the four quarters of the horizon.
Where else “ruach” appears- with the measuring reedקְנֵהkene
reed
A tall hollow marsh plant; or a fragrant one.
Where else “kene” appears- with the measuring reedמִּדָּהmida
measure
The size or measure of something.
Where else “mida” appears- fiveחֲמֵשׁchamesh
five
Five.
Where else “chamesh” appears- hundredמֵאוֹתmeot
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “meot” appears- all aroundסָבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears
Translation note
“Side”: the Hebrew word is ruach, “wind”; the four winds are the four sides.
The context
15And he finished the measurements of the inner house, and he brought me out by the way of the gate that faced toward the east, and he measured it all around.
16 · This verse (above)
17He measured the north side, five hundred reeds with the measuring reed all around.