Ezekiel 42:20 Go deeper
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He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place. (KJV)
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לְאַרְבַּ֨עle.'ar.Ba'to four
Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702
Parsing: Acbsc (Acbsc)
Meaning: four
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 11:13, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:17, Genesis 14:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0702; TAHOT Ezekiel 42:20 word 1
רוּח֜וֹתru.Chotsides
Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: spirit: side
Used 7 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 9:24, Jeremiah 52:23, Ezekiel 42:16, Ezekiel 42:17, Ezekiel 42:18, Ezekiel 42:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7307I; TAHOT Ezekiel 42:20 word 2
מְדָד֗וֹme.da.Dohe measured it
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 42:20 word 3
ח֤וֹמָהCho.maha wall
Lemma: חוֹמָה (cho.mah) · Strong's: H2346G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: wall
Used 130 times. Also: Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29, Leviticus 25:29, Leviticus 25:30, Leviticus 25:31, Deuteronomy 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2346G; TAHOT Ezekiel 42:20 word 4
סָבִ֣יב\׀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 42:20 word 5
סָבִ֔יבsa.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 42:20 word 6
אֹ֚רֶךְ'O.rekh[the] length
Lemma: אֹ֫רֶךְ (o.rekh) · Strong's: H0753
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: length
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Genesis 13:17, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 26:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0753; TAHOT Ezekiel 42:20 word 7
חֲמֵ֣שׁcha.Mesh[was] 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 42:20 word 8
מֵא֔וֹתme.'othundred [cubits]
Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAcfpa)
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 42:20 word 9
וְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavand [the] breadth
Lemma: רֹ֫חַב (ro.chav) · Strong's: H7341
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: width
Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Genesis 13:17, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 26:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7341; TAHOT Ezekiel 42:20 word 10
חֲמֵ֣שׁcha.Mesh[was] 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 42:20 word 11
מֵא֑וֹתme.'othundred [cubits]
Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAcfpa)
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 42:20 word 12
לְהַבְדִּ֕ילle.hav.Dilto make a distinction
Lemma: בָּדַל (ba.dal) · Strong's: H0914
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to separate
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 26:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0914; TAHOT Ezekiel 42:20 word 13
בֵּ֥יןbeinbetween
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Ezekiel 42:20 word 14
הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.desh<the> holy thing
Lemma: קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) · Strong's: H6944G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: holiness
Used 415 times. Also: Exodus 3:5, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 15:11, Exodus 15:13, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 22:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6944G; TAHOT Ezekiel 42:20 word 15
לְחֹֽל\׃le.Choland a profane thing
Lemma: חֹל (chol) · Strong's: H2455
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: common
Used 7 times. Also: Leviticus 10:10, 1 Samuel 21:4, 1 Samuel 21:5, Ezekiel 22:26, Ezekiel 44:23, Ezekiel 48:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2455; TAHOT Ezekiel 42:20 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So he measured | → | מָדַד H4058 to measure |
| the area on all four | → | אַרְבַּע H0702 four |
| sides | → | רוּחַ H7307I spirit: side |
| It had a wall | → | חוֹמָה H2346G wall |
| all | → | סָבִיב H5439G around |
| around | → | סָבִיב H5439G around |
| five | → | חָמֵשׁ H2568 five |
| hundred [cubits] | → | מֵאָה H3967 hundred |
| long | → | אֹ֫רֶךְ H0753 length |
| and five | → | חָמֵשׁ H2568 five |
| hundred [cubits] | → | מֵאָה H3967 hundred |
| wide | → | רֹ֫חַב H7341 width |
| to separate | → | בָּדַל H0914 to separate |
| . . . | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| the holy | → | קֹ֫דֶשׁ H6944G holiness |
| from the common | → | חֹל H2455 common |
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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