Ezekiel
Ezekiel 42:5
5Now the upper chambers were smaller because the galleries took more space from the chambers on the lower and middle floors of the building.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now the upper | הָעֶלְיוֹנֹ֖ת | hā·‘el·yō·w·nōṯ | Article; Adjective - feminine plural | H5945 high |
| chambers | וְהַלְּשָׁכ֥וֹת | wə·hal·lə·šā·ḵō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H3957 room, chamber, hall, cell, lishka |
| smaller | קְצֻר֑וֹת | qə·ṣu·rō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H7114 be short |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the galleries | אַתִּיקִ֜ים | ’at·tî·qîm | Noun - masculine plural | H862 gallery, porch |
| took more space | יוֹכְל֨וּ | yō·wḵ·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H398 eat |
| from the chambers | מֵהֵ֗נָה | mê·hê·nāh | Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person feminine plural | |
| on the lower | מֵֽהַתַּחְתֹּנ֛וֹת | mê·hat·taḥ·tō·nō·wṯ | Preposition-m, Article; Adjective - feminine plural | H8481 lower, lowest |
| and middle floors | וּמֵהַתִּֽכֹנ֖וֹת | ū·mê·hat·ti·ḵō·nō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Article; Adjective - feminine plural | H8484 middle |
| of the building | בִּנְיָֽן׃ | bin·yān | Noun - masculine singular | H1146 structure |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.