And from the baseוּמֵחֵיקon the earthהָאָרֶץtoעַדthe lowerהַתַּחְתּוֹנָהledge,הָעֲזָרָהtwoשְׁתַּיִםcubits,אַמּוֹתand the width,וְרֹחַבoneאֶחָתcubit;אַמָּהand from the smallerוּמֵהֳ הַקְּטַנָּהledgeעֲזָרָהtoעַדthe largerהַגְּדוֹלָהledge,הָעֲזָרָהfourאַרְבַּעcubits,אַמּוֹתand the width,וְרֹחַבa cubit.הָאַמָּה
Ezekiel 43:14
Study it in the app“And from the base on the earth to the lower ledge, two cubits, and the width, one cubit; and from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge, four cubits, and the width, a cubit.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 43:14, word by word
- And from the baseחֵיקchek
base
The lower part of the altar or of a chariot, where what falls collects.
Where else “chek” appears- on the earthאָרֶץarets
ground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “arets” appears- the lowerתַּחְתּוֹנָהtachtona
lower
From below, lower.
Where else “tachtona” appears- ledgeעֲזָרָהazara
ledge
The stepped rim around the altar, in Ezekiel.
Where else “azara” appears- twoשְׁתַּיִםshetayim
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shetayim” appears- cubitsאַמּוֹתamot
cubit
About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.
Where else “amot” appears- and the widthרֹחַבrochav
width
Width, breadth.
Where else “rochav” appears- oneאֶחָתechat
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echat” appears- and from the smallerקְּטַנָּהketana
small
What is small in size or counts for little.
Where else “ketana” appears- the largerגְּדוֹלָהgedola
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedola” appears- fourאַרְבַּעarba
four
Four.
Where else “arba” appears
The context
13And these are the measurements of the altar in cubits (the cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth): the base, a cubit, and a cubit wide, and its border on its rim all around, one span; and this is the elevation of the altar.
14 · This verse (above)
15And the altar hearth, four cubits; and from the altar hearth and upward, the horns, four.