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Lexicon :: Strong's H2568 - ḥāmēš

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חָמֵשׁ
Transliteration
ḥāmēš
Pronunciation
khaw-maysh'
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Part of Speech
masculine/feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive numeral
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TWOT Reference: TWOT- 686a

Strong’s Definitions

חָמֵשׁ châmêsh, khaw-maysh'; masculine חֲמִשָּׁה chămishshâh; a primitive numeral; five:—fif(-teen), fifth, five (× apiece).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 343x

The KJV translates Strong's H2568 in the following manner: five (300x), fifteenth (with H6240) (16x), fifteen (with H6240) (15x), fifth (6x), fifteen (with H7657) (3x), variant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 343x
The KJV translates Strong's H2568 in the following manner: five (300x), fifteenth (with H6240) (16x), fifteen (with H6240) (15x), fifth (6x), fifteen (with H7657) (3x), variant (1x).

  1. five

    1. five (cardinal number)

    2. a multiple of five (with another number)

    3. fifth (ordinal number)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָמֵשׁ châmêsh, khaw-maysh'; masculine חֲמִשָּׁה chămishshâh; a primitive numeral; five:—fif(-teen), fifth, five (× apiece).
STRONGS H2568: Abbreviations
חָמֵשׁ, חֲמִשָּׁה 342 noun masculine and feminine five (Late Hebrew id.; id.; Aramaic חֲמֵשׁ, חַמְשָׁא, Wemfo, aXtwemfo; Phoenician חמשת; Palmyrene חמשא, with masculine noun, ReckendZMG 1888, 408; Assyrian ḫamšu, ḫamiltu Dl§ 75; Ethiopic ኀምስ፡ ኀምስቱ፡ Arabic خَمْسً, خَمْسَةً Sabean & Liḥyânian חֿמס DHMZMG xxix, 613; Epigr. Denkm. 71, 73); — masculine (with noun feminine) absolute חָמֵשׁ Genesis 5:6 + 94 times + Ezekiel 40:30 (strike out Greek Version of the LXXB Hi-Sm Co; Co strike out also in Ezekiel 40:25; Ezekiel 40:29; Ezekiel 40:33; Ezekiel 40:36) + Ezekiel 45:3 Kt (where read feminine with Qr); construct חֲמֵשׁ Genesis 5:10 + 67 times + Ezekiel 48:16 Kt; feminine (with noun masculine) absolute חֲמִשָּׁה see LagBN 80 Genesis 18:28 + 139 times (including Ezekiel 8:16 strike out B Co and others); construct חֲמֵשֶׁת Numbers 3:47 (twice in verse) + 26 times; — on plural חֲמִשִּׁים fifty, see below; — five, in Hexateuch chiefly P; —
1. without other numeral:
a. חָמֵשׁ before feminine plural noun Genesis 43:34 + 35 times; before collective noun צאֹן ח׳ 1 Samuel 25:18; see also בָּאַמָּה ח׳ five in cubit(s)＝five cubits 1 Kings 7:23; 1 Chronicles 11:23; 2 Chronicles 4:2; after noun (late) 2 Kings 8:16 (בִּשְׁנַת חָמֵשׁ לְיוֺרָם＝in the fifth year) + 6 times Chronicles; no noun expressed 1 Kings 7:39 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 7:49 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 3:20; 2 Chronicles 4:7 (twice in verse).
b. חֲמִשָּׁה before masculine plural noun Genesis 47:2 + 18 times; after noun Exodus 36:38 + 36 times Numbers (all P); no noun expressed Genesis 14:9 (only here with article) + 20 times.
c. חֲמֵשׁ before noun (usually defined; except מֵאוֺת, אֲלָפִים, see 3, 4) Exodus 26:3, 9; Exodus 36:10, 16 + Ezekiel 42:16 אַמּוֺת ח׳ Kt, but Qr מאות ח׳, see below.
d. חֲמֵשֶׁת חַמְּלָכִים Joshua 10:5 + 5 times; הָאֲנָשִׁים ח׳ Judges 18:7, 14, 17; שׁקלים ח׳ Numbers 18:16; also, distributive, שְׁקָלִים ח׳ ח׳ Numbers 3:47; הַסְּרָנִים ח׳ Joshua 13:3; Judges 3:3; 1 Samuel 6:18; בני מ׳ ח׳ 2 Samuel 21:8.
e.＝ordinal, בִּשְׁנַת חָמֵשׁ ליורם 2 Kings 8:16 the fifth (year) of Joram; בַּחֲמִשָּׁה לַחֹדֶשׁ on the fifth (day) of the month Ezekiel 1:1, 2; Ezekiel 8:1; Ezekiel 33:21; (so also 15th, 25th, etc.)
2. ח׳ combined with עשׂר, עשׂרה ten＝fifteen:
a. חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה (with noun feminine) Genesis 5:10; Genesis 7:20; Exodus 27:14, 15; Exodus 38:14, 15; 2 Kings 14:17, 23; 2 Kings 20:6; 2 Chronicles 15:10; 25:25; Isaiah 38:5.
b. חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר (with noun masculine),
(1) after noun Esther 9:21;
(2) before noun Exodus 16:1 (= ordinal fifteenth, so Leviticus 23:6 +) Hosea 3:2 +.
c. חֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר before noun 2 Samuel 19:18 +.
d. חֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר, without noun＝ordinal fifteenth 1 Chronicles 24:14 +4 times + Ezekiel 45:12 (read חֲמִשִּׁים A Hi Co).
3. חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֺת＝500 Genesis 5:30, 32 + 49 times + Ezekiel 42:16 Qr.
4. חֲמֵשֶׁת אֲלָפִים＝5000 Numbers 31:32; Joshua 8:12; Judges 20:45; 1 Samuel 17:5; Ezekiel 45:6; Ezekiel 48:15; 1 Chronicles 29:7; 2 Chronicles 35:9; Ezra 1:11; Ezra 2:69; — in 25,000, 35,000 etc. חֲמִשָּׁה (usually without א׳) precedes the 20,000, 30,000, etc.
5. with other numerals:
a. חָמֵשׁ before larger numeral:
(1) noun repeated Genesis 5:6 + 4 times;
(2) noun with 2nd number only, Genesis 5:17 + 8 times + Ezekiel 45:3 Kt;
(3) noun with בְּ with 2nd number Ezekiel 40:21 + 2 times
b. חָמֵשׁ after larger number:
(1) noun repeated Genesis 25:7;
(2) noun following ח׳ (only) Judges 14:10 + (especially in expressions of age and duration);
(3) noun before both numbers, stative absolute, 2 Chronicles 3:15; stative construct 2 Chronicles 15:19.
c. no noun expressed, ח׳ between other number, e.g. ושׁבעים שֵׁשׁ מאות ח׳ Numbers 31:37.
d. חֲמִשָּׁה before larger number, noun following larger number Numbers 1:25 + 22 times
e. ח׳ follows, and
(1) is followed by noun Judges 20:35 + 7 times;
(2) noun precedes both 1 Kings 7:3; Jeremiah 52:30.
f. ח׳ precedes, no noun expressed 1 Kings 5:12.
g. ח׳ follows, no noun expressed Genesis 18:28 +.
h. no noun expressed ח׳ between other number Exodus 38:28; Ezra 2:5.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

5:6; 5:6; 5:10; 5:10; 5:17; 5:30; 5:32; 7:20; 14:9; 18:28; 18:28; 25:7; 43:34; 47:2

Exodus

16:1; 26:3; 26:9; 27:14; 27:15; 36:10; 36:16; 36:38; 38:14; 38:15; 38:28

Leviticus

23:6

Numbers

1:25; 3:47; 3:47; 18:16; 31:32; 31:37

Joshua

8:12; 10:5; 13:3

Judges

3:3; 14:10; 18:7; 18:14; 18:17; 20:35; 20:45

1 Samuel

6:18; 17:5; 25:18

2 Samuel

19:18; 21:8

1 Kings

5:12; 7:3; 7:23; 7:39; 7:49

2 Kings

8:16; 8:16; 14:17; 14:23; 20:6

1 Chronicles

3:20; 11:23; 24:14; 29:7

2 Chronicles

3:15; 4:2; 4:7; 15:10; 15:19; 25:25; 35:9

Ezra

1:11; 2:5; 2:69

Esther

9:21

Isaiah

38:5

Jeremiah

52:30

Ezekiel

1:1; 1:2; 8:1; 8:16; 33:21; 40:21; 40:25; 40:29; 40:30; 40:33; 40:36; 42:16; 42:16; 45:3; 45:3; 45:6; 45:12; 48:15; 48:16

Hosea

3:2

H2568

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2568 matches the Hebrew חָמֵשׁ (ḥāmēš),
which occurs 61 times in 45 verses in 'Eze' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:1 -

Now it happened in the thirtieth year, on the fifth H2568 day of the fourth month, while I was by the river Chebar among the exiles, that the heavens were opened, and I saw [fn]visions of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:2 - (On the fifth H2568 of the month [fn]in the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s exile,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:1

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Now it happened in the sixth year, on the fifth H2568 day of the sixth month, as I was sitting in my house with the elders of Judah sitting before me, that the hand of Lord Yahweh fell on me there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:16

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Then He brought me into the inner court of the house of Yahweh. And behold, at the entrance to the temple of Yahweh, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five H2568 men with their backs to the temple of Yahweh and their faces toward the east; and they were [fn]prostrating themselves eastward toward the sun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:1

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Moreover, the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the east gate of the house of Yahweh which faced eastward. And behold, at the entrance of the gate, there were twenty-five H2568 men, and I saw among them Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, officials of the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:17 -

Now it happened in the twelfth year, on the fifteenth H2568 of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:21 -

Now it happened in the twelfth year of our exile, on the fifth H2568 of the tenth month, that those who escaped from Jerusalem came to me, saying, “The city has been struck down.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:1

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In the twenty-fifth H2568 year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was struck down, on that same day the hand of Yahweh was upon me, and He brought me there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:7 - The guardroom was one rod long and one rod wide; and there were five H2568 cubits between the guardrooms. And the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate [fn]facing inward was one rod.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:13 - He measured the gate from the roof of the one guardroom to the roof of the other, a width of twenty-five H2568 cubits from one door to the door opposite.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:21 - [fn]It had three guardrooms on each side; and its side pillars and its porches [fn]had the same measurement as the first gate. Its length was [fn]fifty cubits and the width twenty-five H2568 cubits.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:25 - [fn]The gate and its porches had windows all around like [fn]those other windows; the length was fifty cubits and the width twenty-five H2568 cubits.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:29 - Its guardrooms also, its side pillars, and its porches were according to those same measurements. And [fn]the gate and its porches had windows all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five H2568 cubits wide.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:30 - There were porches all around, twenty-five H2568 cubits long and five H2568 cubits wide.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:33

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:33 - Its guardrooms also, its side pillars, and its porches were according to those same measurements. And [fn]the gate and its porches had windows all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five H2568 cubits wide.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:36

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:36 - with its guardrooms, its side pillars, and its porches. And [fn]the gate had windows all around; the length was fifty cubits and the width twenty-five H2568 cubits.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:48

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Then he brought me to the porch of the house and measured each side pillar of the porch, five H2568 cubits on each side; and the width of the gate was three cubits on each side.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:2 - The width of the entrance was ten cubits, and the [fn]sides of the entrance were five H2568 cubits on each side. And he measured [fn]the length of the nave, [fn]forty cubits, and the width, twenty cubits.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:9 - The [fn]thickness of the outer wall of the side chambers was five H2568 cubits. But the free space between the side chambers belonging to the house

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:11 - The [fn]doorways of the [fn]side chambers toward the free space consisted of one doorway toward the north and another doorway toward the south; and the width of the place of the free space was five H2568 cubits all around.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:12

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The building that was in front of the separate area at the side toward the west was [fn]seventy cubits wide; and the wall of the building was five H2568 cubits [fn]thick all around, and its length was [fn]ninety cubits.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:16 - He measured on the east [fn]side with the measuring reed 500 H2568 reeds by the measuring reed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:17 - He measured on the north side 500 H2568 reeds by the measuring reed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:18 - On the south side he measured 500 H2568 reeds with the measuring reed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:19 - He turned to the west side and measured 500 H2568 reeds with the measuring reed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:20 - He measured it [fn]on the four sides; it had a wall all around, the length 500 H2568 and the width 500 H2568, to divide between the holy and the profane.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:1

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“And when you divide by lot the land for inheritance, you shall offer a contribution to Yahweh, a holy portion of the land; the length shall be the length of [fn]25,000 H2568 cubits, and the width shall be [fn]20,000. It shall be holy within all its boundary round about.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:2 - “Out of this there shall be for the holy place a square round about [fn]five H2568 hundred by five H2568 hundred cubits, and [fn]fifty cubits for its [fn]open space round about.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:3 - “And from this [fn]area you shall measure a length of 25,000 H2568 cubits and a width of [fn]10,000 cubits; and in it shall be the sanctuary, the Holy of Holies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:5 - “And an area 25,000 H2568 cubits in length and 10,000 in width shall be for the Levites, the ministers of the house, and for their possession as [fn]cities to dwell in.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:6

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“And you shall give the city possession of an area [fn]5,000 H2568 cubits wide and 25,000 H2568 cubits long, alongside the contribution of the holy portion; it shall be for the whole house of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:12 - “And the [fn]shekel shall be twenty [fn]gerahs; twenty shekels, twenty-five H2568 shekels, and fifteen H2568 shekels shall be your [fn]maneh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:25 - “In the seventh month, on the fifteenth H2568 day of the month, at the feast, he shall provide like this, seven days [fn]for the sin offering, the burnt offering, the grain offering, and the oil.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:8

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“And beside the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the contribution which you shall contribute, 25,000 H2568 [fn]cubits in width, and in length like one of the portions, from the east side to the west side; and the sanctuary shall be in the middle of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:9 - “The contribution that you shall contribute to Yahweh shall be [fn]25,000 H2568 cubits in length and 10,000 in width.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:10 - “And the holy contribution shall be for these, namely for the priests, toward the north 25,000 H2568 cubits in length, toward the west 10,000 in width, toward the east 10,000 in width, and toward the south 25,000 H2568 in length; and the sanctuary of Yahweh shall be in its midst.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:13 - “Now alongside the border of the priests, the Levites shall have 25,000 H2568 cubits in length and 10,000 in width. The whole length shall be 25,000 H2568 cubits and the width 10,000.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:15

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“And the remainder, [fn]5,000 H2568 cubits in width and 25,000 H2568 [fn]in length, shall be for common use for the city, for places of habitation, and for [fn]open spaces; and the city shall be in its midst.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:16 - “And these shall be its measurements: the north side [fn]4,500 H2568 cubits, the south side 4,500 H2568 cubits, the east side 4,500 H2568 cubits, and the west side 4,500 H2568 cubits.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:20 - “The whole contribution shall be 25,000 H2568 by 25,000 H2568 cubits; you shall contribute the holy contribution, a [fn]square, with the city’s possession of land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:21

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“And the remainder shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy contribution and of the city’s possession of land; in front of the 25,000 H2568 cubits of the contribution toward the east border and westward in front of the 25,000 H2568 toward the west border, alongside the portions, it shall be for the prince. And the holy contribution and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the middle of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:30 -

“And these are the exits of the city: on the north side, 4,500 H2568 cubits by measurement.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:32

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:32 - “And on the east side, 4,500 H2568 cubits, [fn]shall be three gates: the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:33

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:33 - “And on the south side, 4,500 H2568 cubits by measurement, [fn]shall be three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:34

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:34 - “On the west side, 4,500 H2568 cubits, shall be three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one.
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