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Numbers 35:5
“And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H4058 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- measure, mete, stretch self.
- Grammar
- וּ — conjunction
- מַדֹּתֶ֞ם — verb Qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 51 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 16:18Deuteronomy 21:2Ruth 3:152 Samuel 8:22 Samuel 8:2
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read מָדַד here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.