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Whenבְּthe manהָאִישׁwent outצֵאתeastwardקָדִיםwith a lineוְקָוin his hand,בְּיָדוֹhe measuredוַיָּמָדa thousandאֶלֶףcubits,בָּאַמָּהand he led me throughוַיַּעֲבִרֵנִיthe water,בַמַּיִםwaterמֵיto the ankles.אָפְסָיִם
Ezekiel 47:3
Study it in the app“When the man went out eastward with a line in his hand, he measured a thousand cubits, and he led me through the water, water to the ankles.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 47:3, word by word
- the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- went outצֵאתtset
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “tset” appears- eastwardקָדִיםkadim
east
The direction where the sun rises.
Where else “kadim” appears- with a lineקָוkav
measuring line
A stretched cord used to measure and mark out exactly.
Where else “kav” appears- in his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- he measuredיָּמָדyamad
measure
To work out the size or extent of something with a cord, a reed or paces.
Where else “yamad” appears- a thousandאֶלֶףelef
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “elef” appears- cubitsאַמָּהama
cubit
About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.
Where else “ama” appears- and he led me throughיַּעֲבִרֵyaavire
bring across
To bring across, or take away.
Where else “yaavire” appears- the waterמַּיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- to the anklesאָפְסָיִםafsayim
ankle
The lower part of the leg, next to the foot, where it joins it.
Where else “afsayim” appears
The context
2And he brought me out by way of the north gate and led me around by way of the outside to the outer gate by way of the one that faces east; and look, water was trickling out from the right side.
3 · This verse (above)
4And he measured a thousand, and led me through the water, water to the knees; and he measured a thousand, and led me through, water to the waist.