Ezekiel 42:20

“On 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.”

Ezekiel 42:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 42:20, word by word

On the fourאַרְבַּעarba

four

Four.

Where else “arba” appears
sidesרוּחוֹתruchot

wind

Moving air; also the four quarters of the horizon.

Where else “ruchot” appears
he measured itמְדָדmedad

measure

To work out the size or extent of something with a cord, a reed or paces.

Where else “medad” appears
it had a wallחוֹמָהchoma

wall

Wall, city wall.

Where else “choma” appears
all aroundסָבִיבsaviv

around

In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.

Where else “saviv” appears
the lengthאֹרֶךְorech

length

Length: "the length and the breadth".

Where else “orech” appears
five hundredחֲמֵשׁchamesh

five

Five.

Where else “chamesh” appears
five hundredמֵאוֹתmeot

hundred

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

Where else “meot” appears
and the widthרֹחַבrochav

width

Width, breadth.

Where else “rochav” appears
to separateהַבְדִּילhavdil

separate

Separate, make a distinction between two things; also set something apart for a purpose.

Where else “havdil” appears
the holyקֹּדֶשׁkodesh

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

Where else “kodesh” appears
and the commonחֹלchol

common

Common, for ordinary use: what is not set apart for God. It does not mean "bad".

Where else “chol” appears

The context

19He turned to the side of the sea, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.

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