The Meaning of Ezekiel 42:17 Explained

Ezekiel 42:17

KJV: He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.

YLT: He hath measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.

Darby: He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring-reed round about.

ASV: He measured on the north side five hundred reeds with the measuring reed round about.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He measured  the north  side,  five  hundred  reeds,  with the measuring  reed  round about. 

What does Ezekiel 42:17 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 42

1  The chambers for the priests
13  The use thereof
15  The measures of the outward court

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 42:17 mean?

He measured side the north five hundred rods by rod the measuring all around
מָדַ֖ד ר֣וּחַ הַצָּפ֑וֹן חֲמֵשׁ־ מֵא֥וֹת קָנִ֛ים בִּקְנֵ֥ה הַמִּדָּ֖ה סָבִֽיב

מָדַ֖ד  He  measured 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מָדַד  
Sense: to measure, stretch.
ר֣וּחַ  side 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct
Root: רוּחַ  
Sense: wind, breath, mind, spirit.
הַצָּפ֑וֹן  the  north 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: צָפֹון  
Sense: north (of direction), northward.
חֲמֵשׁ־  five 
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct
Root: חָמֵשׁ  
Sense: five.
מֵא֥וֹת  hundred 
Parse: Number, feminine plural construct
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
קָנִ֛ים  rods 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: קָנֶה  
Sense: reed, stalk, bone, balances.
בִּקְנֵ֥ה  by  rod 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קָנֶה  
Sense: reed, stalk, bone, balances.
הַמִּדָּ֖ה  the  measuring 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִדָּה 
Sense: measure, measurement, stature, size, garment.
סָבִֽיב  all  around 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מוּסָב 
Sense: places round about, circuit, round about adv.

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