And the altar hearth,וְהַהַרְאֵלfourאַרְבַּעcubits;אַמּוֹתand from the altar hearthוּמֵהָאֲרִאֵילand upward,וּלְמַעְלָהthe horns,הַקְּרָנוֹתfour.אַרְבַּע
Ezekiel 43:15
Study it in the app“And the altar hearth, four cubits; and from the altar hearth and upward, the horns, four.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 43:15, word by word
- And the altar hearthהַרְאֵלharel
altar hearth
Harel: a word that sounds like "mountain of El"; the hearth on top of the altar of burnt offering.
Where else “harel” appears- fourאַרְבַּעarba
four
Four.
Where else “arba” appears- cubitsאַמּוֹתamot
cubit
About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.
Where else “amot” appears- and from the altar hearthאֲרִאֵילariel
altar hearth
Altar hearth: the place on top of the altar where the fire burns (a form of harel).
Where else “ariel” appears- and upwardמַעְלָmala
above
Upward, above; with ages, "twenty years old or more".
Where else “mala” appears- the hornsקְּרָנוֹתkeranot
altar horn
The horns of the altar.
Where else “keranot” appears
Translation note
“The altar hearth”: the Hebrew says harel and ariel; the word resembles “Ariel” (Isaiah 29:1).
The context
14And 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.
15 · This verse (above)
16And the altar hearth was twelve long by twelve wide, square on its four sides.