Ezekiel 40:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
And behold,וְהִנֵּ֥ה
(ve·hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
there was a wallחֹומָ֛ה
(cho·v·mah)
2346: a wallfrom the same as cham
on the outsideמִח֥וּץ
(mi·chutz)
2351: the outside, a streetof uncertain derivation
of the templeלַבַּ֖יִת
(lab·ba·yit)
1004: a housea prim. root
allסָבִ֣יב
(sa·viv)
5439: circuit, round aboutfrom sabab
around,סָבִ֑יב
(sa·viv;)
5439: circuit, round aboutfrom sabab
and in the man'sהָאִ֜ישׁ
(ha·'ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
handוּבְיַ֨ד
(u·ve·yad)
3027: handa prim. root
was a measuringהַמִּדָּ֗ה
(ham·mid·dah)
4060a: measure, measurement, stature, size, a garmentfem. of mad
rodקְנֵ֣ה
(ke·neh)
7070: a stalk, reedfrom an unused word
of sixשֵׁשׁ־
(shesh-)
8337a: six (a card. number)from an unused word
cubits,אַמֹּ֤ות
(am·mo·vt)
520: an ell, a cubitfrom the same as em
[each of which was] a cubitבָּֽאַמָּה֙
(ba·'am·mah)
520: an ell, a cubitfrom the same as em
and a handbreadth.וָטֹ֔פַח
(va·to·fach,)
2948: a span, handbreadthfrom taphach
So he measuredוַיָּ֜מָד
(vai·ya·mad)
4058: to measurea prim. root
the thicknessרֹ֤חַב
(ro·chav)
7341: breadth, widthfrom rachab
of the wall, 
 
2346: a wallfrom the same as cham
oneאֶחָ֔ד
(e·chad,)
259: onea prim. card. number
rod;קָנֶ֣ה
(ka·neh)
7070: a stalk, reedfrom an unused word
and the height,וְקֹומָ֖ה
(ve·ko·v·mah)
6967: heightfrom qum
oneאֶחָֽד׃
(e·chad.)
259: onea prim. card. number
rod.קָנֶ֥ה
(ka·neh)
7070: a stalk, reedfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And behold a wall
chowmah  (kho-maw')
a wall of protection -- wall, walled.
on the outside
chuwts  (khoots)
abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.
of the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
round about
cabiyb  (saw-beeb')
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around -- (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.
and in the man's
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
a measuring
middah  (mid-daw')
extension, i.e. height or breadth; also a measure (including its standard); hence a portion (as measured) or a vestment; specifically, tribute (as measured)
reed
qaneh  (kaw-neh')
a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)
of six
shesh  (shaysh)
six (as an overplus (see 7797) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth -- six(-teen, -teenth), sixth.
cubits
'ammah  (am-maw')
a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
long by the cubit
'ammah  (am-maw')
a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
and an hand breadth
tophach  (to'-fakh)
hand-breadth (broad).
so he measured
madad  (maw-dad')
by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended -- measure, mete, stretch self.
the breadth
rochab  (ro'-khab)
width -- breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.
of the building
binyan  (bin-yawn')
an edifice -- building.
one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
reed
qaneh  (kaw-neh')
a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)
and the height
qowmah  (ko-maw')
height -- along, height, high, stature, tall.
one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
reed
qaneh  (kaw-neh')
a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And behold, there was a wall on the outside of the temple all around, and in the man's hand was a measuring rod of six cubits, each of which was a cubit and a handbreadth. So he measured the thickness of the wall, one rod; and the height, one rod.

King James Bible
And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now there was a wall surrounding the outside of the temple. The measuring rod in the man's hand was six units of 21 inches; each unit was the standard length plus three inches. He measured the thickness of the wall structure; it was about 10 feet, and its height was the same.

International Standard Version
All of a sudden, we were at the exterior wall that completely surrounded the Temple. The man whom I had observed held a measuring reed that was six cubits long as measured in cubits that were a cubit and a handbreadth long. As he measured the thickness of the wall, he measured out one reed. Its height was also one reed.

NET Bible
I saw a wall all around the outside of the temple. In the man's hand was a measuring stick 10½ feet long. He measured the thickness of the wall as 10½ feet, and its height as 10½ feet.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I saw a wall that surrounded the temple. The man had a measuring stick that was 101/2 feet long. He measured the wall. It was 101/2 feet thick and 101/2 feet high.

King James 2000 Bible
And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring rod of six cubits long by the cubit and a handbreadth: so he measured the width of the building, one rod; and the height, one rod.
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