And these areוְאֵלֶּהthe exitsתּוֹצְאֹתof the city:הָעִירon the sideמִפְּאַתof the north,צָפוֹןfour thousandוְאַרְבַּעַת אֲלָפִיםfive hundredחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹתby measure.מִדָּה
Ezekiel 48:30
Study it in the app“And these are the exits of the city: on the side of the north, four thousand five hundred by measure.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 48:30, word by word
- the exitsתּוֹצְאֹתtotsot
outlet
What comes out of something, like the springs from which one's life flows.
Where else “totsot” appears- of the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- on the sideפְּאַתpeat
side
Each of the sides of something, named for its direction, like the north side.
Where else “peat” appears- of the northצָפוֹןtsafon
north
North.
Where else “tsafon” appears- four thousandאַרְבַּעַתarbaat
four
Four.
Where else “arbaat” appears- four thousandאֲלָפִיםalafim
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “alafim” appears- five hundredחֲמֵשׁchamesh
five
Five.
Where else “chamesh” appears- five hundredמֵאוֹתmeot
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “meot” appears- by measureמִדָּהmida
measure
The size or measure of something.
Where else “mida” appears
The context
29This is the land that you shall allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares Adonai YHWH.
30 · This verse (above)
31And the gates of the city shall be according to the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates to the north: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one.