Ezekiel 44:1

“And he brought me back by way of the outer gate of the sanctuary that faces east; and it was shut.”

Ezekiel 44:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 44:1, word by word

And he brought me backיָּשֶׁבyashev

bring back

To return something, restore.

Where else “yashev” appears
by wayדֶּרֶךְderech

road

The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.

Where else “derech” appears
of the outerחִיצוֹןchitson

outer, outside

Outer, outside: what faces outward or is on the outside part. It can also mean what is not sacred, ordinary.

Where else “chitson” appears
gateשַׁעַרshaar

gate

The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.

Where else “shaar” appears
of the sanctuaryמִּקְדָּשׁmikdash

sanctuary

Sanctuary: a place set apart for God; also a holy thing. Said too of the shrines of other gods.

Where else “mikdash” appears
facesפֹּנֶהpone

look

To fix the eyes on something and attend to it, not overlook it.

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eastקָדִיםkadim

east

The direction where the sun rises.

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was shutסָגוּרsagur

shut

To bolt a door, or leave someone shut in with no way out.

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The context

1 · This verse (above)

2And YHWH said to me, “This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, and no one shall enter by it, for YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, has entered by it; and it shall be shut.

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