Ezekiel
Ezekiel 42:16–20
16With a measuring rod he measured the east side to be five hundred cubits long.e
17He measured the north side to be five hundred cubits long.
18He measured the south side to be five hundred cubits long.
19And he came around and measured the west side to be five hundred cubits long.
20So he measured the area on all four sides. It had a wall all around, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide, to separate the holy from the common.
Footnotes
- e 42:16 See LXX; five hundred cubits from verse 17 LXX and implied in verses 16, 18, 19, and 20 is approximately 875 feet or 266.7 meters in length. Hebrew five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about, that is approximately 5,250 feet or 1,600 meters; similarly in verses 17, 18, 19, and 20.
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.
Ezekiel 42:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| With a measuring | הַמִּדָּ֑ה | ham·mid·dāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4060 measure, measurement, stature, size, garment |
| rod | בִּקְנֵ֣ה | biq·nêh | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7070 stalk, reed |
| he measured | מָדַ֛ד | mā·ḏaḏ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4058 measure |
| the east | הַקָּדִ֖ים | haq·qā·ḏîm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6921 East, east wind |
| side | ר֥וּחַ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular construct | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| five | חֲמֵשׁ־ | ḥă·mêš- | Number - feminine singular construct | H2568 five |
| hundred | אֵמוֹת | ʾē·mōṯ | Number - feminine plural construct | H520 ell, cubit |
Ezekiel 42:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He measured | מָדַ֖ד | mā·ḏaḏ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4058 measure |
| the north | הַצָּפ֑וֹן | haṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H6828 north |
| side | ר֣וּחַ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular construct | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| five | חֲמֵשׁ־ | ḥă·mêš- | Number - feminine singular construct | H2568 five |
| hundred | מֵא֥וֹת | mê·’ō·wṯ | Number - feminine plural construct | H3967 hundred |
| cubits | קָנִ֛ים | qā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H7070 stalk, reed |
Ezekiel 42:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He measured | מָדָ֑ד | mā·ḏāḏ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4058 measure |
| the south | הַדָּר֖וֹם | had·dā·rō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1864 south |
| side | ר֥וּחַ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular construct | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| five | חֲמֵשׁ־ | ḥă·mêš- | Number - feminine singular construct | H2568 five |
| hundred | מֵא֥וֹת | mê·’ō·wṯ | Number - feminine plural construct | H3967 hundred |
| cubits | קָנִ֖ים | qā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H7070 stalk, reed |
Ezekiel 42:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And he came around | סָבַ֖ב | sā·ḇaḇ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| and measured | מָדַ֛ד | mā·ḏaḏ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4058 measure |
| the west | הַיָּ֑ם | hay·yām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| side | ר֣וּחַ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular construct | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| five | חֲמֵשׁ־ | ḥă·mêš- | Number - feminine singular construct | H2568 five |
| hundred | מֵא֥וֹת | mê·’ō·wṯ | Number - feminine plural construct | H3967 hundred |
| cubits | קָנִ֖ים | qā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H7070 stalk, reed |
Ezekiel 42:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So he measured | מְדָד֗וֹ | mə·ḏā·ḏōw | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H4058 measure |
| the area on all four | לְאַרְבַּ֨ע | lə·’ar·ba‘ | Preposition-l; Number - feminine singular construct | H702 four |
| sides | רוּח֜וֹת | rū·ḥō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| It had a wall | ח֤וֹמָה | ḥō·w·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H2346 wall |
| all | סָבִ֣יב׀ | sā·ḇîḇ | Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| around | סָבִ֔יב | sā·ḇîḇ | Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| five | חֲמֵ֣שׁ | ḥă·mêš | Number - feminine singular construct | H2568 five |
| hundred | מֵא֔וֹת | mê·’ō·wṯ | Number - feminine plural | H3967 hundred |
| long | אֹ֚רֶךְ | ’ō·reḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H753 length |
| and five | חֲמֵ֣שׁ | ḥă·mêš | Number - feminine singular construct | H2568 five |
| hundred | מֵא֑וֹת | mê·’ō·wṯ | Number - feminine plural | H3967 hundred |
| wide | וְרֹ֖חַב | wə·rō·ḥaḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H7341 breadth, width |
| to separate | לְהַבְדִּ֕יל | lə·haḇ·dîl | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H914 be divided, separate |
| the holy | הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ | haq·qō·ḏeš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| from the common | לְחֹֽל׃ | lə·ḥōl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H2455 profaneness, commonness |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 42:16 Ezekiel 40:3
Ezekiel 42:20 Ezekiel 45:2 · Ezekiel 40:5 · Ezekiel 22:26 · Zechariah 2:5 · Ezekiel 44:23 · Ezekiel 48:15 · Isaiah 60:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.