And the fiveוַחֲמֵשֶׁתthousandאֲלָפִיםthat remainהַנּוֹתָרin widthבָּרֹחַבin front ofעַל פְּנֵיthe twenty-fiveחֲמִשָּׁה וְעֶשְׂרִיםthousand,אֶלֶףitהוּאis common landחֹלfor the city,לָעִירfor dwellingלְמוֹשָׁבand for pastureland;וּלְמִגְרָשׁand the cityוְ הָעִירshall be in its midst.הָיְתָה בְּתוֹכוֹ
Ezekiel 48:15
Study it in the app“And the five thousand that remain in width in front of the twenty-five thousand, it is common land for the city, for dwelling and for pastureland; and the city shall be in its midst.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 48:15, word by word
- And the fiveחֲמֵשֶׁתchameshet
five
Five.
Where else “chameshet” appears- thousandאֲלָפִיםalafim
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “alafim” appears- that remainנּוֹתָרnotar
be left
For a part to stay when the rest has gone or been used.
Where else “notar” appears- in widthרֹחַבrochav
width
Width, breadth.
Where else “rochav” appears- in front ofפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- the twenty-fiveעֶשְׂרִיםesrim
twenty
Twenty; also "twentieth".
Where else “esrim” appears- is common landחֹלchol
common
Common, for ordinary use: what is not set apart for God. It does not mean "bad".
Where else “chol” appears- for the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- for dwellingמוֹשָׁבmoshav
dwelling
A place where someone settles to live, whether a house, a city or a camp.
Where else “moshav” appears- and for pasturelandמִגְרָשׁmigrash
pasturelands
Open land around a city, used as pasture for the livestock.
Where else “migrash” appears- shall be in its midstהָיְתָהhayta
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayta” appears- shall be in its midstתוֹכtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears
The context
14And they shall not sell any of it, nor exchange it, nor transfer the first part of the land, for it is holy to YHWH.
15 · This verse (above)
16And these shall be its measurements: the north side, four thousand five hundred; and the south side, four thousand five hundred; and on the east side, four thousand five hundred; and the side of the sea, four thousand five hundred.