Ezekiel 48:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"The remainder,הַנֹּותָ֣ר
(han·no·v·tar)
3498: to remain overa prim. root
5,000וַחֲמֵ֨שֶׁת
(va·cha·me·shet)
2568: fiveof uncertain derivation
[cubits] in widthבָּרֹ֗חַב
(ba·ro·chav)
7341: breadth, widthfrom rachab
and 25,000חֲמִשָּׁ֤ה
(cha·mi·shah)
2568: fiveof uncertain derivation
in length,עַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
shall be for common useחֹֽל־
(chol-)
2455: profaneness, commonnessfrom chalal
for the city,לָעִ֔יר
(la·'ir,)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
for dwellingsלְמֹושָׁ֖ב
(le·mo·v·shav)
4186: a seat, assembly, dwelling place, dwelling, dwellersfrom yashab
and for open spaces;וּלְמִגְרָ֑שׁ
(u·le·mig·rash;)
4054: a common, common land, open landfrom garash
and the cityהָעִ֖יר
(ha·'ir)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
shall be in its midst.(בְּתֹוכֹֽו׃
(be·to·v·chov.)
8432: midstof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
And the five
chamesh  (khaw-maysh')
five -- fif(-teen), fifth, five (apiece).
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
that are left
yathar  (yaw-thar')
to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively, to leave, cause to abound, preserve
in the breadth
rochab  (ro'-khab)
width -- breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.
over against
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the five
chamesh  (khaw-maysh')
five -- fif(-teen), fifth, five (apiece).
and twenty
`esriym  (es-reem')
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth -- (six-)score, twenty(-ieth).
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
shall be a profane
chol  (khole)
exposed; hence, profane -- common, profane (place), unholy.
place for the city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
for dwelling
mowshab  (mo-shawb')
a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode (the place or the time); by implication, population
and for suburbs
migrash  (mig-rawsh')
a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea -- cast out, suburb.
and the city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
shall be in the midst
tavek  (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
thereof
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"The remainder, 5,000 cubits in width and 25,000 in length, shall be for common use for the city, for dwellings and for open spaces; and the city shall be in its midst.

King James Bible
And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The remaining area, 1 2/3 of a mile wide and 8 1/3 miles long, will be for common use by the city, for both residential and open space. The city will be in the middle of it.

International Standard Version
"The rest, 5,000 units wide and 25,000 units along its front, will serve as a common portion for use by the city for housing and open spaces, since the city is to be in its midst.

NET Bible
"The remainder, one and two-thirds miles in width and eight and a quarter miles in length, will be for common use by the city, for houses and for open space. The city will be in the middle of it;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A strip of land, 8,750 feet wide by 43,750 feet long, will be left for cities, homes, and pastures. The city will be in the middle of it.

King James 2000 Bible
And the five thousand, that are left in the width opposite the five and twenty thousand, shall be an ordinary area for the city, for dwelling, and for common land: and the city shall be in the midst of it.
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