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He turnedסָבַבto the sideאֶל רוּחַof the sea,הַיָּםand measuredמָדַדfiveחֲמֵשׁhundredמֵאוֹתreedsקָנִיםwith the measuring reed.בִּקְנֵה הַמִּדָּה
Ezekiel 42:19
Study it in the app“He turned to the side of the sea, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 42:19, word by word
- He turnedסָבַבsavav
turn
To turn another way, or to pass to another owner: the face, a kingdom, a name.
Where else “savav” appears- to the sideרוּחַruach
wind
Moving air; also the four quarters of the horizon.
Where else “ruach” appears- of the seaיָּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- and measuredמָדַדmadad
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
18The south side he measured, five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
19 · This verse (above)
20On the four sides he measured it; it had a wall all around, the length, five hundred, and the width, five hundred, to separate between the holy and the common.