The Meaning of Ezekiel 41:20 Explained

Ezekiel 41:20

KJV: From the ground unto above the door were cherubims and palm trees made, and on the wall of the temple.

YLT: from the earth unto above the opening are the cherubs and the palm-trees made, and on the wall of the temple.

Darby: From the ground unto above the entry were the cherubim and the palm-trees made, and on the wall of the temple.

ASV: from the ground unto above the door were cherubim and palm-trees made: thus was the wall of the temple.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

From the ground  unto above the door  [were] cherubims  and palm trees  made,  and [on] the wall  of the temple. 

What does Ezekiel 41:20 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 41

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

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 41:20 mean?

From the floor to the space above the door cherubim and palm trees [were] carved and on the wall of the sanctuary
מֵהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ עַד־ מֵעַ֣ל הַפֶּ֔תַח הַכְּרוּבִ֥ים וְהַתִּֽמֹרִ֖ים עֲשׂוּיִ֑ם וְקִ֖יר הַׄהֵׄיׄכָֽׄלׄ‪‬

מֵהָאָ֙רֶץ֙  From  the  floor 
Parse: Preposition-m, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
מֵעַ֣ל  the  space  above 
Parse: Preposition-m
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הַפֶּ֔תַח  the  door 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: פֶּתַח  
Sense: opening, doorway, entrance.
הַכְּרוּבִ֥ים  cherubim 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כְּרוּב  
Sense: cherub, cherubim (pl).
וְהַתִּֽמֹרִ֖ים  and  palm  trees 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: תִּמֹרָה  
Sense: palm tree figure (as ornament).
עֲשׂוּיִ֑ם  [were]  carved 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine plural
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
וְקִ֖יר  and  on  the  wall 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קִיר  
Sense: wall, side.
הַׄהֵׄיׄכָֽׄלׄ‪‬  of  the  sanctuary 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: הֵיכָל  
Sense: palace, temple, nave, sanctuary.

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