Ezekiel 42:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He measuredמְדָדֹ֗ו
(me·da·dov)
4058: to measurea prim. root
it on the fourלְאַרְבַּ֨ע
(le·'ar·ba)
702: fourof uncertain derivation
sides;רוּחֹ֜ות
(ru·cho·vt)
7307: breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word
it had a wallחֹ֤ומָה
(cho·v·mah)
2346: a wallfrom the same as cham
allסָבִ֣יב
(sa·viv)
5439: circuit, round aboutfrom sabab
around,סָבִ֔יב
(sa·viv,)
5439: circuit, round aboutfrom sabab
the lengthאֹ֚רֶךְ
(o·rech)
753: lengthfrom arak
fiveחֲמֵ֣שׁ
(cha·mesh)
2568: fiveof uncertain derivation
hundredמֵאֹ֔ות
(me·'o·vt,)
3967: hundreda prim. root
and the widthוְרֹ֖חַב
(ve·ro·chav)
7341: breadth, widthfrom rachab
fiveחֲמֵ֣שׁ
(cha·mesh)
2568: fiveof uncertain derivation
hundred,מֵאֹ֑ות
(me·'o·vt;)
3967: hundreda prim. root
to divideלְהַבְדִּ֕יל
(le·hav·dil)
914: to be divided, separatea prim. root
betweenבֵּ֥ין
(bein)
996: an interval, space betweenfrom bin
the holyהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ
(hak·ko·desh)
6944: apartness, sacrednessfrom an unused word
and the profane.לְחֹֽל׃
(le·chol.)
2455: profaneness, commonnessfrom chalal


















KJV Lexicon
He measured
madad  (maw-dad')
by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended -- measure, mete, stretch self.
it by the four
'arba`  (ar-bah')
four -- four.
sides
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
it had a wall
chowmah  (kho-maw')
a wall of protection -- wall, walled.
round about
cabiyb  (saw-beeb')
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around -- (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.
five
chamesh  (khaw-maysh')
five -- fif(-teen), fifth, five (apiece).
hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
reeds long
'orek  (o'rek')
length -- + forever, length, long.
and five
chamesh  (khaw-maysh')
five -- fif(-teen), fifth, five (apiece).
hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
broad
rochab  (ro'-khab)
width -- breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.
to make a separation
badal  (baw-dal')
to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.)
between the sanctuary
qodesh  (ko'-desh)
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity -- consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (most) holy (day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.
and the profane place
chol  (khole)
exposed; hence, profane -- common, profane (place), unholy.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He measured it on the four sides; it had a wall all around, the length five hundred and the width five hundred, to divide between the holy and the profane.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He measured the temple complex on all four sides. It had a wall all around it, 875 feet long and 875 feet wide, to separate the holy from the common.

International Standard Version
He measured a wall that encompassed all four sides, 500 hundred long and 500 wide, dividing between the sacred and common areas.

NET Bible
He measured it on all four sides. It had a wall around it, 875 feet long and 875 feet wide, to separate the holy and common places.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So he measured all four sides. There was a wall all around it. The wall was 875 feet long and 875 feet wide. It separated what was holy from what was unholy.

King James 2000 Bible
He measured it on the four sides: it had a wall all around, five hundred rods long, and five hundred wide, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the common place.
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