And as the possessionוַאֲחֻזַּתof the cityהָעִירyou shall giveתִּתְּנוּfiveחֲמֵשֶׁתthousandאֲלָפִיםin widthרֹחַבand twenty-fiveוְ חֲמִשָּׁה וְעֶשְׂרִיםthousandאֶלֶףin length,אֹרֶךְcorresponding toלְעֻמַּתthe holyהַקֹּדֶשׁcontribution;תְּרוּמַתit shall beיִהְיֶהfor the wholeלְכָלhouseבֵּיתof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Ezekiel 45:6
Study it in the app“And as the possession of the city you shall give five thousand in width and twenty-five thousand in length, corresponding to the holy contribution; it shall be for the whole house of Israel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 45:6, word by word
- And as the possessionאֲחֻזַּתachuzat
possession
Possession: land that someone holds as his own.
Where else “achuzat” appears- of the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- you shall giveתִּתְּנוּtitnu
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “titnu” appears- fiveחֲמֵשֶׁתchameshet
five
Five.
Where else “chameshet” appears- thousandאֲלָפִיםalafim
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “alafim” appears- in widthרֹחַבrochav
width
Width, breadth.
Where else “rochav” appears- and twenty-fiveעֶשְׂרִיםesrim
twenty
Twenty; also "twentieth".
Where else “esrim” appears- in lengthאֹרֶךְorech
length
Length: "the length and the breadth".
Where else “orech” appears- corresponding toעֻמַּתumat
alongside, close to
Beside, along with, close to.
Where else “umat” appears- the holyקֹּדֶשׁkodesh
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kodesh” appears- contributionתְּרוּמַתterumat
contribution
Contribution: what is set apart from one's goods to give to God; also a portion set aside or a gift.
Where else “terumat” appears- it shall beיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears
The context
5And twenty-five thousand in length and ten thousand in width shall be for the Levites, the ministers of the house, for them as a possession: twenty chambers.
6 · This verse (above)
7And to the chief shall belong land on one side and on the other of the holy contribution and of the possession of the city, facing the holy contribution and facing the possession of the city, from the side of the sea toward the sea and from the side of the east toward the east, and its length corresponding to one of the portions, from the border of the sea to the border of the east.