Ezekiel 47:3
Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data
"And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ankles."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
קַו
qav
a cord (as connecting), especially formeasuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accord
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
יָצָא
yâtsâʼ
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
מָדַד
mâdad
properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended
אֶלֶף
ʼeleph
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
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)
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
עָבַר
ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
ποδήρης
podḗrēs
a dress (G2066 (ἐσθής) implied) reaching the ankles
Key Terms in This Verse
קַו qav
a cord (as connecting), especially formeasuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accord
Study H6957 →מָדַד mâdad
properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended
Study H4058 →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 →עָבַר ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
Study H5674 →אֶלֶף ʼeleph
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
Study H505 →Cross References
And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.
And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
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