Ezekiel 45:6

“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.”

Ezekiel 45:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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you shall giveתִּתְּנוּtitnu

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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fiveחֲמֵשֶׁתchameshet

five

Five.

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thousandאֲלָפִיםalafim

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

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in widthרֹחַבrochav

width

Width, breadth.

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and twenty-fiveעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

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in lengthאֹרֶךְorech

length

Length: "the length and the breadth".

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corresponding toעֻמַּתumat

alongside, close to

Beside, along with, close to.

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the holyקֹּדֶשׁkodesh

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

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contributionתְּרוּמַתterumat

contribution

Contribution: what is set apart from one's goods to give to God; also a portion set aside or a gift.

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it shall beיִהְיֶהyihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

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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.

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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.

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