Ezekiel 42:2

“Along the front of the length of a hundred cubits was the north entrance; and the width, fifty cubits.”

Ezekiel 42:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 42:2, word by word

Along the frontפְּנֵיpene

before

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

Where else “pene” appears
of the lengthאֹרֶךְorech

length

Length: "the length and the breadth".

Where else “orech” appears
of a hundred cubitsאַמּוֹתamot

cubit

About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.

Where else “amot” appears
of a hundred cubitsמֵּאָהmea

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

Where else “mea” appears
was the north entranceפֶּתַחpetach

entrance, door

Entrance, doorway, door, opening.

Where else “petach” appears
was the north entranceצָּפוֹןtsafon

north

North.

Where else “tsafon” appears
and the widthרֹחַבrochav

width

Width, breadth.

Where else “rochav” appears
fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchamishim

fifty

Fifty.

Where else “chamishim” appears

The context

1And he brought me out into the outer court, by the way toward the north, and he brought me to the chamber that was opposite the separate area and that was opposite the building, toward the north.

2 · This verse (above)

3Opposite the twenty cubits that belonged to the inner court, and opposite the pavement that belonged to the outer court, terrace facing terrace in three stories.

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