Ezekiel
Ezekiel 40:48
48Then he brought me to the portico of the temple and measured the side pillars of the portico to be five cubits on each side. The width of the gateway was fourteen cubits and its sidewalls were three cubits on either side.v
Footnotes
- v 40:48 LXX; the gateway was approximately 24.5 feet or 7.5 meters wide, with sidewalls approximately 5.25 feet or 1.6 meters wide on either side. Hebrew The width of the gateway was three cubits on either side.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then he brought me | וַיְבִאֵנִי֮ | way·ḇi·’ê·nî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the portico | אֻלָ֣ם | ’u·lām | Noun - masculine singular construct | H197 porch |
| of the temple | הַבַּיִת֒ | hab·ba·yiṯ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| and measured | וַיָּ֙מָד֙ | way·yā·māḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4058 measure |
| the side pillars | אֵ֣ל | ’êl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H352 ram |
| of the portico | אֻלָ֔ם | ’u·lām | Noun - masculine singular construct | H197 porch |
| five | חָמֵ֤שׁ | ḥā·mêš | Number - feminine singular | H2568 five |
| cubits | אַמּוֹת֙ | ’am·mō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H520 ell, cubit |
| on each | מִפֹּ֔ה | mip·pōh | Preposition-m; Adverb | H6311 here, hither |
| side | מִפֹּ֑ה | mip·pōh | Preposition-m; Adverb | H6311 here, hither |
| The width | וְרֹ֣חַב | wə·rō·ḥaḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7341 breadth, width |
| of the gateway was | הַשַּׁ֔עַר | haš·ša·‘ar | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8179 gate |
| three | שָׁלֹ֤שׁ | šā·lōš | Number - feminine singular | H7969 a three, triad |
| cubits | אַמּוֹת֙ | ’am·mō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H520 ell, cubit |
| on either side | מִפּ֔וֹ | mip·pōw | Preposition-m; Adverb | H6311 here, hither |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Chronicles 3:4 · 1 Kings 6:3
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.