Ezekiel 42:5 — Word Study
WLCוְהַלְּשָׁכ֥וֹת הָעֶלְיוֹנֹ֖ת קְצֻר֑וֹת כִּֽי־ יוֹכְל֨וּ אַתִּיקִ֜ים מֵהֵ֗נָה מֵֽהַתַּחְתֹּנ֛וֹת וּמֵהַתִּֽכֹנ֖וֹת בִּנְיָֽן׃
BSANow the upperʻelyôwn [higher, loftier] chamberslishkâh [rooms, storage areas] [were] smallerqâtsar [shorter, more narrow] becausekîy the galleriesʼattûwq [ledges, porches, atriums] took more spaceʼâkal▸ on the lowertachtôwn [bottommost, nethermost] and middle floorstîykôwn [central, midst] of the buildingbinyân [edifice, structure]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| וְהַלְּשָׁכ֥וֹת | and the rooms | Conjunction, particle, noun common feminine plural absolute |
| הָעֶלְיוֹנֹ֖ת | upper | Particle |
| קְצֻר֑וֹת | [were] short | V-Qal-Inf-c |
| כִּֽי־ | for | Particle |
| יוֹכְל֨וּ | they consumed | Verb, Qal, imperfect third person masculine plural |
| אַתִּיקִ֜ים | galleries | Noun common, masculine plural absolute |
| מֵהֵ֗נָה | from them | Preposition, pronoun |
| מֵֽהַתַּחְתֹּנ֛וֹת | more than the lower [rooms] | Preposition, particle |
| וּמֵהַתִּֽכֹנ֖וֹת | and more than the middle [rooms] | Conjunction, preposition, particle |
| בִּנְיָֽן׃ | [the] structure | Noun common, masculine singular absolute |
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| BSB | Now the upper chambers were smaller because the galleries took more space from the chambers on the lower and middle floors of the building. |
| KJV | Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building. |
| ASV | Now the upper chambers were shorter; for the galleries took away from these, more than from the lower and the middlemost, in the building. |
| YLT | And the upper chambers [are] short, for the galleries contain more than these, than the lower, and than the middle one, of the building; |
| WEB | Now the upper rooms were shorter; for the galleries took away from these more than from the lower and the middle in the building. |
| BBE | And the higher rooms were shorter: for the covered ways took up more space from these than from the lower and middle rooms. |
Where they part company is קְצֻר֑וֹת — see How Translations Differ.
One main clause with a causal explanation following it. The structure emphasizes the reason behind the size of the upper chambers.
8 commentators on this verse
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clause
subjectאַתִּיק
verbאָכַל
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Deep Study — Ezekiel 42:5
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Context — The Architectural Description of the Templegenerated
Ezekiel 42:5 describes the dimensions of the upper chambers in a building, noting that they were smaller due to the galleries that occupied space from the lower and middle floors. This passage is part of a broader architectural vision given to Ezekiel, emphasizing the design and layout of the temple complex, which is significant for understanding the structure's purpose and function.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ezekiel 41:7 | The side rooms surrounding the temple widened at each successive level, because the structure surrounding the temple ascended by stages corresponding to the narrowing of the temple wall as it rose upward. And so a stairway went up from the lowest story to the highest, through the middle one. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 1 reference, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — קְצֻר֑וֹת, ke.tzu.Rotgenerated
The word קְצֻר֑וֹת (ke.tzu.rot) is a Qal infinitive form meaning 'to be short' or 'to be less in size.' It conveys the idea of reduction in dimensions, referring to the upper chambers being shorter or narrower than expected.
This word is derived from a root that indicates cutting or harvesting, which metaphorically extends to the concept of something being diminished or reduced. In this context, it specifically refers to the smaller size of the upper chambers in relation to the galleries.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main verb is יוֹכְל֨וּ (they consumed), which governs the subject אַתִּיקִ֜ים (galleries) and describes the state of the upper chambers. The structure indicates a causal relationship, where the galleries' presence leads to the smaller dimensions of the upper chambers.
The sentence is built around the subject and verb, with prepositional phrases detailing the relationship between the chambers and the floors they occupy. This organization highlights the impact of the galleries on the overall architectural design.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint uses the term ὑπερῷοι to refer to the upper chambers, which suggests a focus on the elevated aspect of these rooms. This choice indicates a translation that emphasizes the height rather than the size, differing from the Hebrew's implication of reduction.
The Greek word περίπατοι for galleries suggests a more open, accessible space, potentially altering the understanding of how these architectural features interacted with the overall structure.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Ezekiel 42:5 explains that the upper chambers of the building were smaller because the galleries took up more space from the lower and middle floors. This description helps us visualize the layout and design of the temple, showing how different levels were arranged.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
It indicates that the design of the building was such that the upper chambers had reduced dimensions, likely due to the architectural choices made for the galleries.
The galleries are significant as they directly affect the size of the upper chambers, illustrating the relationship between different levels of the building.
Understanding the dimensions and layout of the temple helps us grasp its intended use and the significance of its design in ancient worship.
This comparison highlights the hierarchical structure of the temple and may reflect the spiritual significance of different levels in worship.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What does the design of the temple tell us about the importance of space in worship?
- How can understanding architectural features enhance our appreciation of biblical texts?
- In what ways do the dimensions of the upper chambers reflect the priorities of the temple's design?
- What significance might the galleries hold in the overall function of the building?
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Ezekiel 42:5 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleNow the upper chambers were shorter,.... The chambers were in three stories, as in the following verse, one above another; the middlemost were shorter than the lowermost, and the upper shorter than
Read John Gill on Ezekiel 42 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryNow the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building. The upper chambers were shorter - i:e., the building became narrower as it rose in height.
Read Robert Jamieson on Ezekiel 42 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleWere shorter: at first view it should seem to refer to the length, but indeed it refers to the height of the chambers, of which the lowest chamber was highest pitched from the floor to the ceiling; the second lower pitched than the first, yet of greater height than the uppermost between the floor and ceiling. The galleries were higher than these: possibly, there might be over the uppermost chambers a fiat roof, on which, as on a gallery, they might walk from one end to another, and therefore that floor was much lower than the middle or lowest, according to the rule of architecture, which directs that the upper rooms take not up so much in their height as the lower, that the weight of the…
Read Matthew Poole on Ezekiel 42 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsEzekiel 42:5 Now the upper chambers [were] shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.Ver. 5. Now the upper chambers were shorter.] As being a kind of cock lofts, and not so fit for habitation.
Read John Trapp on Ezekiel 42 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) For the galleries were higher than these.—Translate this verse, And the upper chambers were shortened, because the galleries took off from them (literally, eat of them) in comparison with the lower and the middle [chambers] of the building. The building was in three storeys (Ezekiel 42:6), like the chambers round the Temple, but the gallery is mentioned only in connection with the third (Ezekiel 42:3). As it must have been taken out of the width of the chambers, it made those of the third storey narrower.
Read Charles John Ellicott on Ezekiel 42 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges5. The uppermost story was contracted by the gallery, so that its area was smaller than that of the other two stories.
Read Cambridge on Ezekiel 42 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleRender: “And the upper chambers were” shortened, for galleries took off from them, from “the lower” and from “the middle-most, chambers, of the building.” The building rose in terraces, as was usual
Read Albert Barnes on Ezekiel 42 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible4-12. Toy renders: “In front of the chamber was a passageway ten cubits wide and one hundred cubits long. (See O, chart facing page 209.) Their doors were on the north.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Ezekiel 42 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
Now the upper chambers were smaller because the galleries took more space from the chambers on the lower and middle floors of the building.
Now the upper rooms were shorter; for the galleries took away from these more than from the lower and the middle in the building.
Now the upper chambers were smaller because the galleries took more space from the chambers on the lower and middle floors of the building.
Now the upper chambers were narrower, because the galleries took more space from them than from the lower and middle chambers of the building.
Tyndale line
Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.
Now the upper chambers were shorter; for the galleries took away from these, more than from the lower and the middlemost, in the building.
Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries took away from these, more than from the lower and the middlemost, in the building.
Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.
Nowe the chambers aboue were narower: for those chambers seemed to eate vp these, to wit, the lower, and those that were in the middes of the building.
Strictly literal
And the upper cells, because the galleries encroached on them, were shorter than the lower, and than the middle-most of the building.
And the upper chambers [are] short, for the galleries contain more than these, than the lower, and than the middle one, of the building;
And the upper chambers [are] short, for the galleries contain more than these, than the lower, and than the middle one, of the building;
Now the upper chambers were shorter [for the corner-pillar took away part of the space from them] than the lowest and than the middle chambers of the building.
But the upper halls were smaller, for the walkways took away from them more space than they did in the lowest and middle levels of the building.
From the Latin
Where were the store chambers lower above: because they bore up the galleries, which appeared above out of them from the lower parts, and from the midst of the building.
Simplified
The upper rooms were smaller because of the space taken up by the open halls on the lower and middle levels of the building.
And the higher rooms were shorter: for the covered ways took up more space from these than from the lower and middle rooms.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text states that the upper chambers were smaller because the galleries took more space from the lower and middle floors. The Septuagint, while having a different word order and structure, agrees with the overall meaning of the Masoretic Text, although it does not provide a direct translation of the Hebrew text. The Samaritan Pentateuch and the Dead Sea Scrolls do not have available readings for this specific verse, so their agreement or disagreement with the Masoretic Text cannot be determined.
וְהַלְּשָׁכ֥וֹת הָעֶלְיוֹנֹ֖ת קְצֻר֑וֹת כִּֽי־ יוֹכְל֨וּ אַתִּיקִ֜ים מֵהֵ֗נָה מֵֽהַתַּחְתֹּנ֛וֹת וּמֵהַתִּֽכֹנ֖וֹת בִּנְיָֽן׃
7 of the 10 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Ezekiel 42:5
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
לִשְׁכָּה (lishkah) refers to a room or chamber within a building, which can serve various purposes such as storage, eating, or lodging. The word is derived from an unused root of uncertain meaning and is synonymous with terms for hall or cell. It appears in contexts related to physical spaces.
לִשְׁכָּה n.f. room, chamber, hall, cell, lishka
base
H3957 לִשְׁכָּה
3957 lishkah lish-kaw'
from an unused root of uncertain meaning; a room in a
building (whether for storage, eating, or lodging):--chamber,
parlour. Compare 5393.
see HEBREW for 05393
לִשְׁכָּה (lish.kah) — chamber.
room, chamber, hall, cell
Conj | Art | N-fp — Conjunction · particle · noun common feminine plural absoluteHC/Td/Ncfpa
עֶלְיוֹן (elyown) means 'high' or 'upper,' and is used to describe both physical elevations, such as the upper part of Bethhoron, and metaphorical heights, referring to God as the 'Most High.' It can also denote rulers, including monarchs and angelic beings. The term is derived from a root meaning elevation.
עֶלְיוֹן 22 adj.
high
upper Bethhoron, the upper (opp. lower) of house
base
עֶלְיוֹן n.m. Highest, Most High
name of God
of rulers, either monarchs or angel-princes
base
H5945a עֶלְיוֹן . high
. upper Bethhoron, the upper (opp. lower) of house
H5945b עֶלְיוֹן Highest, Most High . name of God
. of rulers, either monarchs or angel-princes
5945 'elyown el-yone'
from 5927; an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as
title, the Supreme:--(Most, on) high(-er, -est),
upper(-most).
see HEBREW for 05927
עֶלְיוֹן (el.yon) — high.
adj
1) high, upper
1a) of Davidic king exalted above monarchs
עֶלְיוֹן (el.yon) — Most High.
Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
עֶלְיוֹן (el.yon) — Upper (Beth Horon).
Combined with bet cho.ron (בֵּית חוֹרֹן " Beth-horon" H1032H)
§
עֶלְיוֹן (el.yon) — (LORD) Most High.
Combined with ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068)
Art | Adj — ParticleHTd/Aafpa
קָצֵר (qatsar) is a Hebrew word that primarily means 'to be short' or 'to reap.' It is built from a primitive root that conveys the idea of curtailing or harvesting, applicable in both literal and figurative contexts. The entries indicate that it can express feelings of impatience or grief, as well as the act of harvesting crops.
[קָצֵר], I. קָצַר vb. be short
Qal be short
Pi. shorten
Hiph. id.
base
[קָצַר] vb. reap, harvest
H7114a קָצֵר, קָצַר be short H7114b קָצַר reap, harvest
7114 qatsar kaw-tsar'
a primitive root; to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or
intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest
(grass or grain):--X at all, cut down, much discouraged,
grieve, harvestman, lothe, mourn, reap(-er), (be, wax)
short(-en, -er), straiten, trouble, vex.
קָצֵר (qa.tser) — be short.
1) to be short, be impatient, be vexed, be grieved
1a) (Qal) to be short
1b) (Piel) to shorten
1c) (Hiphil) to shorten
קָצַר (qa.tsar) — to reap.
1) to reap, harvest
1a) (Qal) to reap, harvest
1b) (Hiphil) to reap, harvest
V-Qal-Inf-c — V-Qal-Inf-cHAafpa
כִּי (ki) is a conjunction primarily meaning 'that,' 'for,' or 'when.' It indicates causal relationships and can express conditions like 'if' or 'though.' The word is versatile, appearing in various contexts to convey certainty, exception, or concession. Notably, it can combine with other particles to modify its meaning, such as in the phrase כִּי אם־ (ki im), meaning 'that if.'
כִּי conj. that, for, when
that
Of time, when, of the past
elsewhere כִּי has a force approximating to if, though it usu. represents a case as more likely to occur than אִם
when or if, with a concessive force, i.e. though
Because, since
base
כִּי אם־
each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause:
that if
for if
(About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause—
limiting the prec. clause, except
the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but
after an oath, surely
base
כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as
base
H3588a כִּי that, for, when . that
. . Of time, when, of the past
. elsewhere כִּי has a force approximating to if, though it usu. represents a case as more likely to occur than אִם
. when or if, with a concessive force, i.e. though
. Because, since
H3588b כִּי אם־ . each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause: . that if
. for if
. (About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause— . limiting the prec. clause, except
. the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but
. after an oath, surely
H3588c כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as
3588 kiy kee
a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional
prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent
or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative
conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by
other particles annexed:--and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch,
where-)as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else,
even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, +
nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then,
therefore, + (al- )though, + till, truly, + until, when,
whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
כִּי (ki) — for.
1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since
1a) that
1a1) yea, indeed
1b) when (of time)
1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)
1c) because, since (causal connection)
1d) but (after negative)
1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
1f) but rather, but
1g) except that
1h) only, nevertheless
1i) surely
1j) that is
1k) but if
1l) for though
1m) forasmuch as, for therefore
כִּי [אם] (ki im) — that if: except.
1) except if
1a) but if
1b) even though
כִּי [עַל כֵּן] (ki [al ken]) — for as that: since.
1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since
1a) that
1a1) yea, indeed
1b) when (of time)
1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)
1c) because, since (causal connection)
1d) but (after negative)
Conj — ParticleHTc
for (ki (conjunction), le, from 'el (preposition), and various other words. In the New Testament also the words are various, chiefly gar, kai gar, hoti (conjunctions); anti apo eis dia (accusative), epi (dative and accusative), peri (genitive), pros (genitive and accusative), huper (genitive) (prepositions)): the English Revised Version and the American Standard Revised Version give in many cases more literal or more accurate renderings than those in the King James Version.
In the New Testament the most important preps. from a doctrinal point of view are anti, "face to face," "over against," "instead," "on behalf of," peri, "around," "about," "concerning," huper, "over," "on behalf of." The first has been claimed as stating the substitutionary nature of Christ's sacrifice as contrasted with huper and peri, more frequently used of it. But, although anti in the New Testament often means…
אָכַל (akal) means 'to eat' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including literal consumption by humans and animals, as well as figurative uses like devouring by fire or destruction. It can describe actions such as feeding or causing to eat, and it also appears in contexts of oppression and destruction. The verb has various forms, indicating different subjects and nuances.
אָכַל 806 vb. eat
Qal
eat, human subject
of beasts, birds, etc., eat, devour
fig. of fire, devour, consume
of sword, devour, slay
in genl., devour, consume, destroy
fig. of oppression, devour the poor
Niph.
be eaten by man
be devoured by fire, consumed
be wasted, destroyed, of flesh
Pu. be consumed
Hiph.
cause to eat, feed with
cause to devoure, obj. sword
base
H398 אָכַל eat .. eat, human subject
. of beasts, birds, etc., eat, devour
. fig. of fire, devour, consume
. of sword, devour, slay
. in genl., devour, consume, destroy
. fig. of oppression, devour the poor
. . be eaten by man
. be devoured by fire, consumed
. be wasted, destroyed, of flesh
. be consumed
. . cause to eat, feed with
. cause to devoure, obj. sword
398 'akal aw-kal'
a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively):--X at
all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up),
feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay)
meat, X quite.
אָכַל (a.khal) — to eat.
1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to eat (human subject)
1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds)
1a3) to devour, consume (of fire)
1a4) to devour, slay (of sword)
1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought)
1a6) to devour (of oppression)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be eaten (by men)
1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire)
1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to cause to eat, feed with
1c2) to cause to devour
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to feed
1d2) to cause to eat
1e) (Piel)
1e1) consume
Aramaic equivalent: a.khal (אֲכַל "to devour" H0399)
V-Qal-Imperf-3mp — Verb · Qal · imperfect third person masculine pluralHVqi3mp
אתוק (attuwq) refers to a gallery or porch, as noted in various lexicons. It is derived from the Hebrew root meaning to decrease, indicating a ledge or offset in a building. The term is closely related to אַתִּיק (at.tiq), which also means gallery or porch, showing a connection in usage. Both terms are mentioned in Ezekiel 41:15.
[אתוק] n.m. gallery, porch Ez 41:15
base
אַתִּיק n.m. id. [a.gp.ag]
base
H862a אתוק gallery, porch H862b אַתִּיק id.
862 'attuwq at-tooke'
or mattiyq {at-teek'}; from 5423 in the sense of decreasing;
a ledge or offset in a building:--gallery.
see HEBREW for 05423
אַתּוּק (at.tuq) — gallery.
gallery, porch
Another spelling of at.tiq (אַתִּיק "gallery" H0862B)
אַתִּיק (at.tiq) — gallery.
gallery, porch
Also means: at.tuq (אַתּוּק "gallery" H0862A)
N-mp — Noun common · masculine plural absoluteHNcmpa
→ In the temple of Ezekiel's vision Eze 42:3
הֶן (hen) — them.
Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person feminine plural
HR/Pp3fp — Preposition · pronounHR/Pp3fp
תַּחְתּוֹן (tachtown) means 'lower' or 'lowest,' derived from a root that signifies 'bottommost.' It is used in contexts referring to something that is beneath or at a lower level, including a specific reference to Beth Horon. The entries consistently emphasize its meaning related to position and depth.
תַּחְתּוֹן adj. lower, lowest
base
H8481 תַּחְתּוֹן lower, lowest
8481 tachtown takh-tone'
or tachton {takh-tone'}; from 8478;
bottommost:--lower(-est), nether(-most).
see HEBREW for 08478
תַּחְתּוֹן (tach.ton) — Lower (Beth Horon).
Combined with bet cho.ron (בֵּית חוֹרֹן "Beth-horon" H1032)
§ lower, lowest, nether
Another name of bet cho.ron (בֵּית חוֹרֹן "Beth-horon" H1032G)
תַּחְתּוֹן (tach.ton) — lower.
lower, lowest, nether
Prep | Art | Adj — Preposition · particleHR/Td/Aafpa
תִּיכוֹן (tiykown) means 'middle' or 'central,' derived from the root word for 'to be in the midst.' It is used to describe something that is in the middle or midst of a context, though the entries do not specify particular verses where it appears.
תִּיכוֹן, תִּיכֹן adj. middle
base
H8484 תִּיכוֹן, תִּיכֹן middle
8484 tiykown tee-kone'
or tiykon {tee-kone'}; from 8432; central:--middle(-most),
midst.
see HEBREW for 08432
תִּיכוֹן (ti.khon) — middle.
middle
Conj | Prep | Art | Adj — Conjunction · preposition · particleHC/R/Td/Aafpa
בִּנְיָן (binyan) means 'building' or 'structure.' It is derived from the root meaning to build and is used in contexts such as the enclosing wall of Ezekiel's temple. The term encompasses various aspects of construction, including the entire temple structure.
בִּנְיָן n.m. structure applied
to enclosing wall of Ezekiel’s temple
to rear-building of same
appar. to whole temple
base
H1146 בִּנְיָן
1146 binyan bin-yawn'
from 1129; an edifice:--building.
see HEBREW for 01129
בִּנְיָן (bin.yan) — building.
structure, building
Aramaic equivalent: bin.yan (בִּנְיָן "building" H1147)
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absoluteHNcmsa