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He measuredמָדַדthe northהַצָּפוֹןside,רוּחַfiveחֲמֵשׁhundredמֵאוֹתreedsקָנִיםwith the measuring reedבִּקְנֵה הַמִּדָּהall around.סָבִיב
Ezekiel 42:17
Study it in the app“He measured the north side, five hundred reeds with the measuring reed all around.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 42:17, 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 northצָּפוֹןtsafon
north
North.
Where else “tsafon” appears- sideרוּחַruach
wind
Moving air; also the four quarters of the horizon.
Where else “ruach” 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- reedsקָנִיםkanim
reed
A tall hollow marsh plant; or a fragrant one.
Where else “kanim” appears- with the measuring reedמִּדָּהmida
measure
The size or measure of something.
Where else “mida” 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
16He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds with the measuring reed all around.
17 · This verse (above)
18The south side he measured, five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.