Lexicon :: Strong's G3372 - mēkos

Next he measured the gate’s portico;

which flanked the courtyard’s gates and corresponded to the length of the gates; this was the lower pavement.

He measured the gate of the outer court facing north, both its length and width.

Its three recesses on each side, its jambs, and its portico had the same measurements as the first gate: 87 ¹/₂ feet long and 43 ³/₄ feet wide.

Both the gate and its portico had windows all around, like the other windows. It was 87 ¹/₂ feet long and 43 ³/₄ feet wide.

Its recesses, jambs, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both it and its portico had windows all around. It was 87 ¹/₂ feet long and 43 ³/₄ feet wide.

Its recesses, jambs, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both it and its portico had windows all around. It was 87 ¹/₂ feet long and 43 ³/₄ feet wide.

as did its recesses, jambs, and portico. It also had windows all around. It was 87 ¹/₂ feet long and 43 ³/₄ feet wide.

There were also four tables of cut stone for the burnt offering, each 31 ¹/₂ inches[fn] long, 31 ¹/₂ inches wide, and 21 inches high. The utensils used to slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices were placed on them.

Next he measured the court. It was square, 175 feet long and 175 feet wide. The altar was in front of the temple.

The portico was 35 feet[fn] across and 21[fn] feet[fn] deep, and 10 steps led[fn] up to it. There were pillars by the jambs, one on each side.

He then measured the length of the room adjacent to the great hall, 35 feet, and the width, 35 feet. And he said to me, “This is the most holy place.”

Now the building that faced the temple yard toward the west was 122 ¹/₂ feet[fn] wide. The wall of the building was 8 ³/₄ feet thick on all sides, and the building’s length was 157 ¹/₂ feet.[fn]

Then the man measured the temple; it was 175 feet[fn] long. In addition, the temple yard and the building, including its walls, were 175 feet long.

Next he measured the length of the building facing the temple yard to the west, with its galleries[fn] on each side; it was 175 feet.

The interior of the great hall and the porticoes of the court ​— ​

The altar was[fn] made of wood, 5 ¹/₄ feet[fn] high and 3 ¹/₂ feet long.[fn] It had corners, and its length[fn] and sides were of wood. The man told me, “This is the table that stands before the LORD.”

In front of the chambers was a walkway toward the inside, 17 ¹/₂ feet[fn] wide and 175 feet long,[fn] and their entrances were on the north.

A wall on the outside ran in front of the chambers, parallel to them, toward the outer court; it was 87 ¹/₂ feet long.

For the chambers on the outer court were 87 ¹/₂ feet long, while those facing the great hall were 175 feet long.

with a passageway in front of them, just like the chambers that faced north. Their length and width, as well as all their exits, measurements, and entrances, were identical.

“The ledge is 24 ¹/₂ feet[fn] long by 24 ¹/₂ feet wide, with four equal sides. The rim all around it is 10 ¹/₂ inches,[fn] and its gutter is 21 inches all around it. The altar’s steps face east.”

“From this holy portion,[fn] you will measure off an area 8 ¹/₃ miles long and 3 ¹/₃ miles[fn] wide, in which the sanctuary, the most holy place, will stand.[fn]

“There will be another area 8 ¹/₃ miles long and 3 ¹/₃ miles wide for the Levites who minister in the temple; it will be their possession for towns to live in.[fn]

“As the property of the city, set aside an area 1 ²/₃ miles[fn] wide and 8 ¹/₃ miles long, adjacent to the holy donation of land. It will be for the whole house of Israel.

“And the prince will have the area on each side of the holy donation of land and the city’s property, adjacent to the holy donation and the city’s property, stretching to the west on the west side and to the east on the east side. Its length will correspond to one of the tribal portions from the western boundary to the eastern boundary.

“The special portion you donate to the LORD will be 8 ¹/₃ miles long and 3 ¹/₃ miles[fn] wide.

“This holy donation will be set apart for the priests alone. It will be 8 ¹/₃ miles long on the northern side, 3 ¹/₃ miles wide on the western side, 3 ¹/₃ miles wide on the eastern side, and 8 ¹/₃ miles long on the southern side. The LORD’s sanctuary will be in the middle of it.

“Next to the territory of the priests, the Levites will have an area 8 ¹/₃ miles long and 3 ¹/₃ miles wide. The total length will be 8 ¹/₃ miles and the width 3 ¹/₃ miles.

“The remainder of the length alongside the holy donation will be 3 ¹/₃ miles to the east and 3 ¹/₃ miles to the west. It will run alongside the holy donation. Its produce will be food for the workers of the city.

“The remaining area on both sides of the holy donation and the city property will belong to the prince. He will own the land adjacent to the tribal portions, next to the 8 ¹/₃ miles of the donation as far as the eastern border and[fn] next to the 8 ¹/₃ miles of the donation as far as the western border. The holy donation and the sanctuary of the temple will be in the middle of it.