וְהַשַּׁ֗עַר אֲשֶׁ֤ר פָּנָיו֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַצָּפֹ֔ון לֶחָצֵ֖ר הַחִֽיצֹונָ֑ה מָדַ֥ד אָרְכֹּ֖ו וְרָחְבֹּֽו׃
And the gate whose face was toward the north, belonging to the outer court, he measured its length and its width.
Morphology
- וְהַשַּׁעַר (ve-ha-shaʿar) – Root: שׁער (shaʿar); Form: Conjunction וְ + definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “and the gate”; Notes: Introduces the next gate structure being measured in Ezekiel’s vision.
- אֲשֶׁר (asher) – Root: —; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which” / “that”; Notes: Connects the clause describing the gate’s orientation.
- פָּנָיו (panav) – Root: פנים (panim); Form: Noun plural construct + suffix 3ms; Translation: “its face”; Notes: Refers to the gate’s frontal direction or facing side.
- דֶּרֶךְ (derekh) – Root: דרך (darakh); Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “toward” / “in the direction of”; Notes: Indicates the orientation of the gate.
- הַצָּפֹון (ha-tsafon) – Root: צפון (tsafon); Form: Definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “the north”; Notes: Denotes the specific direction toward which the gate faced.
- לֶחָצֵר (le-ḥatser) – Root: חצר (ḥatser); Form: Preposition לְ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “to the court”; Notes: Specifies the gate’s connection to the courtyard area.
- הַחִיצֹונָה (ha-ḥitsonah) – Root: חוץ (ḥuts); Form: Definite adjective feminine singular; Translation: “the outer”; Notes: Distinguishes this court from the inner court, emphasizing its external position.
- מָדַד (madad) – Root: מדד (mādad); Form: Qal perfect 3ms; Translation: “he measured”; Notes: Describes the act of measuring, part of Ezekiel’s vision documenting divine architectural order.
- אָרְכֹּו (ʾorkō) – Root: ארך (ʾarekh); Form: Noun masculine singular absolute + suffix 3ms; Translation: “its length”; Notes: Specifies one dimension of the gate’s structure.
- וְרָחְבֹּו (ve-raḥbō) – Root: רחב (rāḥav); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun masculine singular absolute + suffix 3ms; Translation: “and its width”; Notes: Completes the pair of primary architectural measurements taken for the northern gate.