Ezekiel 42:17
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.”
רוּחַ
Spirit, wind, breath. Ruach. The breath of God that gives life. The Holy Spirit. The same word used when the Spirit hovered over the waters of creation.
קָנֶה
reeds
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קָנֶה
a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)
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מָדַד
he measured
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מָדַד
properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended
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סָבִיב
all around
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סָבִיב
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
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מֵאָה
hundreds
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מֵאָה
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
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