And the ledge,וְהָעֲזָרָהfourteenאַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵהlongאֹרֶךְby fourteenבְּאַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵהwide,רֹחַבonאֶלits fourאַרְבַּעַתsides;רְבָעֶיהָand the borderוְהַגְּבוּלaroundסָבִיבit,אוֹתָהּhalfחֲצִיa cubit,הָאַמָּהand its baseוְהַחֵיק לָהּa cubitאַמָּהall around;סָבִיבand its stepsוּמַעֲלֹתֵהוּfaceפְּנוֹתeast.”קָדִים
Ezekiel 43:17
Study it in the app“And the ledge, fourteen long by fourteen wide, on its four sides; and the border around it, half a cubit, and its base a cubit all around; and its steps face east.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 43:17, word by word
- And the ledgeעֲזָרָהazara
ledge
The stepped rim around the altar, in Ezekiel.
Where else “azara” appears- fourteenאַרְבַּעarba
four
Four.
Where else “arba” appears- fourteenעֶשְׂרֵהesre
-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “esre” appears- longאֹרֶךְorech
length
Length: "the length and the breadth".
Where else “orech” appears- wideרֹחַבrochav
width
Width, breadth.
Where else “rochav” appears- sidesרְבָעֶיrevae
side
Each of the sides of something that has four.
Where else “revae” appears- and the borderגְּבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- aroundסָבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears- halfחֲצִיchatsi
half
One of two equal parts of something.
Where else “chatsi” appears- a cubitאַמָּהama
cubit
About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.
Where else “ama” appears- and its baseחֵיקchek
base
The lower part of the altar or of a chariot, where what falls collects.
Where else “chek” appears- and its stepsמַעֲלֹתֵmaalote
step
A step or stair of a stairway.
Where else “maalote” appears- faceפְּנוֹתpenot
look
To fix the eyes on something and attend to it, not overlook it.
Where else “penot” appears- eastקָדִיםkadim
east
The direction where the sun rises.
Where else “kadim” appears
The context
16And the altar hearth was twelve long by twelve wide, square on its four sides.
17 · This verse (above)
18And he said to me, “Son of man, thus says Adonai YHWH: These are the statutes of the altar on the day it is made, for offering up on it burnt offering and for splashing on it blood.