Ezekiel
Ezekiel 40:6
6Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep.b
Footnotes
- b 40:6 Hebrew one reed deep, even one threshold, one reed deep.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then he came | וַיָּב֗וֹא | way·yā·ḇō·w | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the gate | שַׁ֙עַר֙ | ša·‘ar | Noun - masculine singular | H8179 gate |
| facing | פָּנָיו֙ | pā·nāw | Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| east | הַקָּדִ֔ימָה | haq·qā·ḏî·māh | Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H6921 East, east wind |
| and climbed | וַיַּ֖עַל | way·ya·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| its steps | בְּמַעֲלוֹתוֹ | bə·ma·ʿă·lō·ṯō | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4609 what comes up |
| He measured | וַיָּ֣מָד׀ | way·yā·māḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4058 measure |
| the threshold | סַ֣ף | sap̄ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5592 basin, goblet |
| of the gate | הַשַּׁ֗עַר | haš·ša·‘ar | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8179 gate |
| one | אֶחָד֙ | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| rod | קָנֶ֤ה | qā·neh | Noun - masculine singular | H7070 stalk, reed |
| deep | רֹ֔חַב | rō·ḥaḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H7341 breadth, width |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 8:16 · Ezekiel 43:1 · Ezekiel 40:20 · 1 Chronicles 9:24 · Ezekiel 11:1 · Jeremiah 19:2 · Psalm 84:10 · 1 Kings 6:8 · Ezekiel 10:18 · 1 Chronicles 9:18 · Nehemiah 3:29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.