Ezekiel 42:18 Go deeper
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He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed. (KJV)
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אֵ֛ת'et<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Ezekiel 42:18 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 42:16, Ezekiel 42:17, Ezekiel 42:19, Ezekiel 42:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7307I; TAHOT Ezekiel 42:18 word 2
הַדָּר֖וֹםha.da.Romthe south
Lemma: דָּרוֹם (da.rom) · Strong's: H1864
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: south
Used 17 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:23, Job 37:17, Ecclesiastes 1:6, Ecclesiastes 11:3, Ezekiel 20:46, Ezekiel 40:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1864; TAHOT Ezekiel 42:18 word 3
מָדָ֑דma.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 42:18 word 4
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 42:18 word 5
מֵא֥וֹתme.'othundred<s>
Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HAcfpc)
Meaning: hundred
Used 574 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3967; TAHOT Ezekiel 42:18 word 6
קָנִ֖יםka.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 42:16, Ezekiel 42:17, Ezekiel 42:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7070I; TAHOT Ezekiel 42:18 word 7
בִּקְנֵ֥הbik.Nehby [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 42:18 word 8
הַמִּדָּֽה\׃ha.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 42:18 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He measured | → | מָדַד H4058 to measure |
| the south | → | דָּרוֹם H1864 south |
| side | → | רוּחַ H7307I spirit: side |
| [to be] five | → | חָמֵשׁ H2568 five |
| hundred | → | מֵאָה H3967 hundred |
| cubits | → | קָנֶה H7070I branch: measuring rod |
| [long] | → | מִדָּה H4060A measure |
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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