Ezekiel 48:15

“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.”

Ezekiel 48:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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