Ezekiel 48:16

“And 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.”

Ezekiel 48:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 48:16, word by word

its measurementsמִדּוֹתֶיmidote

measure

The size or measure of something.

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the north sideפְּאַתpeat

side

Each of the sides of something, named for its direction, like the north side.

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the north sideצָפוֹןtsafon

north

North.

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four thousandאַרְבַּעַתarbaat

four

Four.

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four thousandאֲלָפִיםalafim

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

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five hundredחֲמֵשׁchamesh

five

Five.

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five hundredמֵאוֹתmeot

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

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and the south sideנֶגֶבnegev

south

One of the four sides of the land: the south.

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and on the east sideקָדִיםkadim

east

The direction where the sun rises.

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of the seaיָמָּyama

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

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The context

15And 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.

16 · This verse (above)

17And there shall be pastureland for the city: to the north two hundred and fifty, and to the south two hundred and fifty, and to the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the sea two hundred and fifty.

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