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The southהַדָּרוֹםsideרוּחַhe measured,מָדָדfiveחֲמֵשׁhundredמֵאוֹתreedsקָנִיםwith the measuring reed.בִּקְנֵה הַמִּדָּה
Ezekiel 42:18
Study it in the app“The south side he measured, five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 42:18, word by word
- The southדָּרוֹםdarom
south
The south; in poetry, the south wind.
Where else “darom” appears- sideרוּחַruach
wind
Moving air; also the four quarters of the horizon.
Where else “ruach” appears- he measuredמָדָדmadad
measure
To work out the size or extent of something with a cord, a reed or paces.
Where else “madad” 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
The context
17He measured the north side, five hundred reeds with the measuring reed all around.
18 · This verse (above)
19He turned to the side of the sea, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.