Ezekiel 42:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He measuredמָדַ֖ד
(ma·dad)
4058: to measurea prim. root
on the northהַצָּפֹ֑ון
(ha·tza·fo·vn;)
6828: northfrom tsaphan
sideר֣וּחַ
(ru·ach)
7307: breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word
fiveחֲמֵשׁ־
(cha·mesh-)
2568: fiveof uncertain derivation
hundredמֵאֹ֥ות
(me·'o·vt)
3967: hundreda prim. root
reedsקָנִ֛ים
(ka·nim)
7070: a stalk, reedfrom an unused word
by the measuringהַמִּדָּ֖ה
(ham·mid·dah)
4060a: measure, measurement, stature, size, a garmentfem. of mad
reed.בִּקְנֵ֥ה
(bik·neh)
7070: a stalk, reedfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
He measured
madad  (maw-dad')
by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended -- measure, mete, stretch self.
the north
tsaphown  (tsaw-fone')
hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown) -- north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).
side
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
five
chamesh  (khaw-maysh')
five -- fif(-teen), fifth, five (apiece).
hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
reeds
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)
with the 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)
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.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He measured on the north side five hundred reeds by the measuring reed.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He measured the north side; it was 875 feet by the measuring rod.

International Standard Version
the north side at 500 reeds, according to the length of the measuring stick,

NET Bible
He measured the north side as 875 feet by the measuring stick.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He measured the north side. It was 875 feet long according to the measuring stick.

King James 2000 Bible
He measured the north side, five hundred rods, with the measuring rod all around.
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