Ezekiel 40:9
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward."
Word-by-Word Analysis
מָדַד
mâdad
properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended
אוּלָם
ʼûwlâm
a vestibule (as bound to the building)
שְׁמֹנֶה
shᵉmôneh
a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth
אַמָּה
ʼammâh
properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
אַיִל
ʼayil
properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an o...
חָלַל
châlal
properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (...
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
אַמָּה
ʼammâh
properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
אוּלָם
ʼûwlâm
a vestibule (as bound to the building)
קֶרֶב
qereb
properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
Key Terms in This Verse
קֶרֶב qereb
properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
Study H7130 →אַיִל ʼayil
properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or other strong tree
Study H352 →מָדַד mâdad
properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended
Study H4058 →שְׁמֹנֶה shᵉmôneh
a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth
Study H8083 →אַמָּה ʼammâh
properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
Study H520 →אַמָּה ʼammâh
properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
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