Ezekiel 40:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He measuredוַיָּ֜מָד
(vai·ya·mad)
4058: to measurea prim. root
the porchאֻלָ֤ם
(u·lam)
197: a porchfrom the same as ul
of the gate,הַשַּׁ֙עַר֙
(ha·sha·'ar)
8179: a gatefrom an unused word
eightשְׁמֹנֶ֣ה
(she·mo·neh)
8083: eight (a card. number)of uncertain derivation
cubits;אַמֹּ֔ות
(am·mo·vt,)
520: an ell, a cubitfrom the same as em
and its side pillars,(וְאֵילָ֖יו
(ve·'ei·lav)
352b: a projecting pillar or pilasterfrom the same as ulam
twoשְׁתַּ֣יִם
(she·ta·yim)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
cubits.אַמֹּ֑ות
(am·mo·vt;)
520: an ell, a cubitfrom the same as em
And the porchוְאֻלָ֥ם
(ve·'u·lam)
197: a porchfrom the same as ul
of the gateהַשַּׁ֖עַר
(ha·sha·'ar)
8179: a gatefrom an unused word
was faced inward.מֵהַבָּֽיִת׃
(me·hab·ba·yit.)
1004: a housea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Then measured
madad  (maw-dad')
by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended -- measure, mete, stretch self.
he the porch
'uwlam  (oo-lawm')
a vestibule (as bound to the building) -- porch.
of the gate
sha`ar  (shah'-ar)
an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er).
eight
shmoneh  (shem-o-neh')
a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the perfect seven); also (as ordinal) eighth -- eight(-een, -eenth), eighth.
cubits
'ammah  (am-maw')
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)
and the posts
'ayil  (ah'-yil)
mighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram, tree.
thereof two
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
cubits
'ammah  (am-maw')
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)
and the porch
'uwlam  (oo-lawm')
a vestibule (as bound to the building) -- porch.
of the gate
sha`ar  (shah'-ar)
an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er).
was inward
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He measured the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and its side pillars, two cubits. And the porch of the gate was faced inward.

King James Bible
Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
it was 14 feet, and its pilasters were 3 1/2 feet. The portico of the gate was on the temple side.

International Standard Version
He measured the vestibule of the gate inside at eight cubits and the doorjambs at two cubits. (The vestibule at the gate faced away from the Temple.)

NET Bible
He measured the porch of the gate as 14 feet, and its jambs as 3½ feet; the porch of the gate faced inward.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
It extended 14 feet from the temple. Its recessed walls were 31/2 feet thick. The gateway's entrance hall faced the temple.

King James 2000 Bible
Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and its posts, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inside.
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