The Meaning of Ezekiel 41:8 Explained

Ezekiel 41:8

KJV: I saw also the height of the house round about: the foundations of the side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.

YLT: And I have looked at the house, the height all round about: the foundations of the side-chambers are the fulness of the reed, six cubits by the joining.

Darby: And I saw that the house had an elevation round about: the foundations of the side-chambers, a full reed, six cubits to the joint.

ASV: I saw also that the house had a raised basement round about: the foundations of the side-chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I saw  also the height  of the house  round about:  the foundations  of the side chambers  [were] a full  reed  of six  great  cubits. 

What does Ezekiel 41:8 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The side rooms stood on the same foundation as the rest of the temple, which was six cubits (10 feet) above the level of the surrounding courtyard.

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 41

1  The measures, parts, chambers, and ornaments of the temple

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 41:8 mean?

And I saw the temple an elevation all around - it was the foundation of the side chambers a full rod [that] [is] six cubits [high] great
וְרָאִ֧יתִי לַבַּ֛יִת גֹּ֖בַהּ סָבִ֣יב ׀ סָבִ֑יב [מיסדות] (מוּסְד֤וֹת) הַצְּלָעוֹת֙ מְל֣וֹ הַקָּנֶ֔ה שֵׁ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת אַצִּֽילָה

וְרָאִ֧יתִי  And  I  saw 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
לַבַּ֛יִת  the  temple 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
גֹּ֖בַהּ  an  elevation 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: גֹּבַהּ  
Sense: height, exaltation.
סָבִ֑יב  around 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מוּסָב 
Sense: places round about, circuit, round about adv.
[מיסדות]  - 
Parse:
(מוּסְד֤וֹת)  it  was  the  foundation  of 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: יָסַד 
Sense: to found, fix, establish, lay foundation.
הַצְּלָעוֹת֙  the  side  chambers 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: צֵלָע  
Sense: side, rib, beam.
מְל֣וֹ  a  full 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מְלֹא  
Sense: fullness, that which fills.
הַקָּנֶ֔ה  rod 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קָנֶה  
Sense: reed, stalk, bone, balances.
שֵׁ֥שׁ  [that]  [is]  six 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: שֵׁשׁ  
Sense: six.
אַמּ֖וֹת  cubits  [high] 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: אַמָּה 
Sense: cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 8 in (.
אַצִּֽילָה  great 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: אַצִּיל  
Sense: joining, joint (such as elbow etc).

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