Hebrew Interlinear

Ezekiel 47:3 Interlinear

went forth And when the man eastward that had the line in his hand he measured a thousand cubits and he brought me through the waters the waters were to the ankles

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1בְּצֵאתH3318went forthto go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
2הָאִ֥ישׁH376And when the mana 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)
3קָדִ֖יםH6921eastwardthe fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the east (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)
4וְקָ֣וH6957that had the linea cord (as connecting), especially for measuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accord
5בְּיָד֑וֹH3027in his handa hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
6וַיָּ֤מָדH4058he measuredproperly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended
7אֶ֙לֶף֙H505a thousandhence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
8בָּֽאַמָּ֔הH520cubitsproperly, 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)
9וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֥נִיH5674and he brought me throughto cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in
10מֵ֥יH4325the waterswater; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
11מֵ֥יH4325the waterswater; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
12אָפְסָֽיִם׃H657were to the anklescessation, i.e., an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or f

Verse Context

Ezekiel 47:2Then brought he me out by the way gate northward and led me about by the way...
Ezekiel 47:3 (current)went forth And when the man eastward that had the line in his hand he measured a thousand cubits and he brought me through the waters the waters were to the ankles
Ezekiel 47:4Again he measured a thousand and brought me through the waters the waters were to the knees...

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