Ezekiel 43:16

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

And the altar [shall be] twelve [cubits] long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof.

Complete Jewish Bible:

The hearth is a square twenty-one feet on each of its four sides.

Berean Standard Bible:

The altar hearth shall be square at its four corners, twelve cubits long and twelve cubits wide.

American Standard Version:

And the altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve broad, square in the four sides thereof.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And the altar{H741} shall be twelve{H8147}{H6240} cubits long{H753}, twelve{H8147}{H6240} broad{H7341}, square{H7251} in the four{H702} squares{H7253} thereof.

Cross-References (KJV):

Exodus 27:1

  • ¶ And thou shalt make an altar [of] shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof [shall be] three cubits.

Exodus 38:1

  • ¶ And he made the altar of burnt offering [of] shittim wood: five cubits [was] the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; [it was] foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.

Exodus 38:2

  • And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.

Ezra 3:3

  • And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear [was] upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD, [even] burnt offerings morning and evening.

2 Chronicles 4:1

  • ¶ Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.

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Commentary for Ezekiel 43:16

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H741
    There are 118 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֲרִאֵיל
    Transliteration: ʼăriʼêyl
    Pronunciation: ar-ee-ale'
    Description: either by transposition for אֲרִיאֵל or, more probably, an orthographical variation for הַרְאֵל; the altar of the temple; altar.
  2. Strong's Number: H8147
    There are 647 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שְׁנַיִם
    Transliteration: shᵉnayim
    Pronunciation: shen-ah'-yim
    Description: dual of שֵׁנִי; feminine שְׁתַּיִם; two; also (as ordinal) twofold; both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
  3. Strong's Number: H6240
    There are 292 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עָשָׂר
    Transliteration: ʻâsâr
    Pronunciation: aw-sawr'
    Description: for עֶשֶׂר; ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth; (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th).
  4. Strong's Number: H753
    There are 149 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֹרֶךְ
    Transliteration: ʼôrek
    Pronunciation: o'rek'
    Description: from אָרַךְ; length; [phrase] forever, length, long.
  5. Strong's Number: H7341
    There are 89 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רֹחַב
    Transliteration: rôchab
    Pronunciation: ro'-khab
    Description: from רָחַב; width (literally or figuratively); breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.
  6. Strong's Number: H7251
    There are 12 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רָבַע
    Transliteration: râbaʻ
    Pronunciation: raw-bah'
    Description: a primitive root (rather identical with רָבַע through the idea of sprawling 'at all fours' (or possibly the reverse is the order of deriv.); compare אַרְבַּע); properly, to be four (sided); used only as denominative of רֶבַע; to be quadrate; (four-) square(-d).
  7. Strong's Number: H702
    There are 383 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אַרְבַּע
    Transliteration: ʼarbaʻ
    Pronunciation: ar-bah'
    Description: masculine אַרְבָּעָה; from רָבַע; four; four.
  8. Strong's Number: H7253
    There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רֶבַע
    Transliteration: rebaʻ
    Pronunciation: reh'-bah
    Description: from רָבַע; a fourth (part or side); fourth part, side, square.