Ezekiel 45:3

“And from this measured area you shall measure a length of twenty-five thousand and a width of ten thousand; and in it shall be the sanctuary, the most holy place.”

Ezekiel 45:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 45:3, word by word

And from this measured areaמִּדָּהmida

measure

The size or measure of something.

Where else “mida” appears
you shall measureתָּמוֹדtamod

measure

To work out the size or extent of something with a cord, a reed or paces.

Where else “tamod” appears
a lengthאֹרֶךְorech

length

Length: "the length and the breadth".

Where else “orech” appears
of twenty-fiveחֲמִשָּׁהchamisha

five

Five.

Where else “chamisha” appears
of twenty-fiveעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

Where else “esrim” appears
thousandאֶלֶףelef

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

Where else “elef” appears
and a widthרֹחַבrochav

width

Width, breadth.

Where else “rochav” appears
of tenעֲשֶׂרֶתaseret

ten

Ten.

Where else “aseret” appears
shall beיִהְיֶהyihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “yihye” appears
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
the most holy placeקֹדֶשׁkodesh

sanctuary

The sacred enclosure where God was served: the sanctuary and its innermost room.

Where else “kodesh” appears

The context

2Of this there shall be for the holy place five hundred by five hundred, square all around; and fifty cubits of pastureland it shall have all around.

3 · This verse (above)

4It is a holy portion of the land; it shall be for the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, who come near to minister to YHWH; and it shall be for them a place for houses and a holy place for the sanctuary.

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