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And the upperוְהַ הָעֶלְיוֹנֹתchambersלְּשָׁכוֹתwere shorter,קְצֻרוֹתbecauseכִּיthe terracesאַתִּיקִיםtook spaceיוֹכְלוּfrom themמֵהֵנָהmore than from the lower onesמֵהַתַּחְתֹּנוֹתand the middle onesוּמֵהַתִּכֹנוֹתof the building.בִּנְיָן
Ezekiel 42:5
Study it in the app“And the upper chambers were shorter, because the terraces took space from them more than from the lower ones and the middle ones of the building.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 42:5, word by word
- And the upperעֶלְיוֹנֹתelyonot
Most High, Elyon
"Elyon": the highest, the Most High. It is a title of God: there is no one above him. As an adjective, upper, high.
Where else “elyonot” appears- chambersלְּשָׁכוֹתleshachot
room, hall
Room in a building, for eating, storing things or lodging.
Where else “leshachot” appears- were shorterקְצֻרוֹתketsurot
run short
To come up lacking; run out of patience.
Where else “ketsurot” appears- the terracesאַתִּיקִיםatikim
gallery, terrace
A ledge or set-back level of a building, a gallery.
Where else “atikim” appears- took spaceיוֹכְלוּyochlu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochlu” appears- more than from the lower onesתַּחְתֹּנוֹתtachtonot
lower
From below, lower.
Where else “tachtonot” appears- and the middle onesתִּכֹנוֹתtichonot
middle
Middle, in the center.
Where else “tichonot” appears- of the buildingבִּנְיָןbinyan
building
A building, a construction.
Where else “binyan” appears
The context
4And in front of the chambers was a corridor ten cubits wide, toward the inside, a way of one cubit; and their entrances were toward the north.
5 · This verse (above)
6For they were in three stories, and they did not have pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper story was reduced more than the lower ones and the middle ones from the floor.