Ezekiel 43:16 KJV
And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof.
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.
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Cross References
- Exodus 27:1 And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.
- Exodus 38:1–2 And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof. …
- 2 Chronicles 4:1 Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.
- Ezra 3:3 And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD, even burnt offerings morning and evening.
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Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible595–572 BC · Ezekiel
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And the altar וְהָאֲרִיאֵל wĕhāʾărîʾēl אֲרִאֵיל Noun · masculine singular · with and, the
- twelve שְׁתֵּים šĕttêm שְׁנַיִם Number · feminine dual עֶשְׂרֵה ʿeśrê עָשָׂר Number · feminine singular
- long אֹרֶךְ ʾōrek אֹרֶךְ Noun · masculine singular
- twelve בִּשְׁתֵּים bištêm שְׁנַיִם Number · feminine dual · with preposition עֶשְׂרֵה ʿeśrê עָשָׂר Number · feminine singular
- broad רֹחַב rōḥab רֹחַב Noun · masculine singular
- square רָבוּעַ rābûaʿ רָבַע Verb · qal passive participle, masculine singular
- in the four אֶל ʾel Preposition אַרְבַּעַת ʾarbaʿat אַרְבַּע Number · masculine singular construct
- squares רְבָעָיו rĕbāʿāyw רֶבַע Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
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