On the fourלְאַרְבַּעsidesרוּחוֹתhe measured it;מְדָדוֹit had a wallחוֹמָה לוֹall around,סָבִיב סָבִיבthe length,אֹרֶךְfive hundred,חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹתand the width,וְרֹחַבfive hundred,חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹתto separateלְהַבְדִּילbetweenבֵּיןthe holyהַקֹּדֶשׁand the common.לְחֹל
Ezekiel 42:20
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
20 · This verse (above)