Ezekiel 42:16 Go deeper
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He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about. (KJV)
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מָדַ֛דma.Dadhe measured
Lemma: מָדַד (ma.dad) · Strong's: H4058
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to measure
Used 51 times. Also: Exodus 16:18, Numbers 35:5, Deuteronomy 21:2, Ruth 3:15, 2 Samuel 8:2, 1 Kings 17:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4058; TAHOT Ezekiel 42:16 word 1
ר֥וּחַRu.ach[the] side of
Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: spirit: side
Used 7 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 9:24, Jeremiah 52:23, Ezekiel 42:17, Ezekiel 42:18, Ezekiel 42:19, Ezekiel 42:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7307I; TAHOT Ezekiel 42:16 word 2
הַקָּדִ֖יםha.ka.Dimthe east
Lemma: קָדִים (qa.dim) · Strong's: H6921
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: east
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 41:6, Genesis 41:23, Genesis 41:27, Exodus 10:13, Exodus 14:21, Job 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6921; TAHOT Ezekiel 42:16 word 3
בִּקְנֵ֣הbik.Nehwith [the] reed of
Lemma: קָנֶה (qa.neh) · Strong's: H7070H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: branch: stem
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 41:5, Genesis 41:22, Exodus 25:31, Exodus 30:23, Exodus 37:17, 1 Kings 14:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7070H; TAHOT Ezekiel 42:16 word 4
הַמִּדָּ֑הha.mi.Dah<the> measurement
Lemma: מִדָּה (mid.dah) · Strong's: H4060A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: measure
Used 53 times. Also: Exodus 26:2, Exodus 26:8, Exodus 36:9, Exodus 36:15, Leviticus 19:35, Numbers 13:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4060A; TAHOT Ezekiel 42:16 word 5
חֲמֵשׁ\־cha.mesh-five
Lemma: חָמֵשׁ (cha.mesh) · Strong's: H2568
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)
Meaning: five
Used 342 times. Also: Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:17, Genesis 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2568; TAHOT Ezekiel 42:16 word 6
קָנִ֛יםka.Nimreeds
Lemma: קָנֶה (qa.neh) · Strong's: H7070I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: branch: measuring rod
Used 6 times. Also: Ezekiel 40:6, Ezekiel 42:17, Ezekiel 42:18, Ezekiel 42:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7070I; TAHOT Ezekiel 42:16 word 7
בִּקְנֵ֥הbik.Nehby [the] reed of
Lemma: קָנֶה (qa.neh) · Strong's: H7070I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: branch: measuring rod
Used 6 times. Also: Ezekiel 40:6, Ezekiel 42:17, Ezekiel 42:18, Ezekiel 42:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7070I; TAHOT Ezekiel 42:16 word 8
הַמִּדָּ֖הha.mi.Dah<the> measurement
Lemma: מִדָּה (mid.dah) · Strong's: H4060A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: measure
Used 53 times. Also: Exodus 26:2, Exodus 26:8, Exodus 36:9, Exodus 36:15, Leviticus 19:35, Numbers 13:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4060A; TAHOT Ezekiel 42:16 word 9
סָבִֽיב\׃sa.Vivall around
Lemma: סָבִיב (sa.viv) · Strong's: H5439G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: around
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 35:5, Genesis 41:48, Exodus 16:13, Exodus 19:12, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5439G; TAHOT Ezekiel 42:16 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| With a measuring | → | מִדָּה H4060A measure |
| rod | → | קָנֶה H7070H branch: stem |
| he measured | → | מָדַד H4058 to measure |
| the east | → | קָדִים H6921 east |
| side | → | רוּחַ H7307I spirit: side |
| [to be] five | → | חָמֵשׁ H2568 five |
| hundred | → | H0520 |
| [cubits] | → | קָנֶה H7070H branch: stem |
| [long] | → | סָבִיב H5439G around |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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