Ezekiel 40:47 KJV
So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.
Words Then and Now
- cubits a measure of length, about eighteen inches Webster’s 1828 · Cubit
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Matthew Henry
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Thompson Chains
- CubitsSee the chain from Genesis 6:16 · 5 links
Parallel Passages
- Ezekiel 40:19 Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward.
- Revelation 21:16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Ezekiel 40:19 Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward.
- Ezekiel 40:23 And the gate of the inner court was over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits.
- Ezekiel 40:27 And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits.
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Topics
- Ezekiel Of a man with measuring line
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible595–572 BC · Ezekiel
Hebrew and Strong’s
- So he measured וַיָּמָד wayyāmād מָדַד Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- the court אֶת ʾet Object marker הֶחָצֵר heḥāṣēr חָצֵר Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
- an hundred מֵאָה mēʾâ מֵאָה Number · masculine or feminine singular
- cubits אַמָּה ʾammâ אַמָּה Noun · feminine singular
- long אֹרֶךְ ʾōrek אֹרֶךְ Noun · masculine singular
- and an hundred מֵאָה mēʾâ מֵאָה Number · masculine or feminine singular
- cubits אַמָּה ʾammâ אַמָּה Noun · feminine singular
- broad וְרֹחַב wĕrōḥab רֹחַב Noun · masculine singular · with and
- foursquare מְרֻבָּעַת mĕrubbāʿat רָבַע Verb · pual passive participle, feminine singular
- and the altar וְהַמִּזְבֵּחַ wĕhammizbēaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular · with and, the
- before לִפְנֵי lipnê פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition
- the house הַבָּיִת habbāyit בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular · with the
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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