Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H4058

Strong's H4058 · Hebrew

מָדַד

mâdad · /maw-dad'/

Number
H4058
Language
Hebrew
Original word
מָדַד
Transliteration
mâdad
Pronunciation
maw-dad'
KJV occurrences
49 verses

Definition

properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended

KJV: measure, mete, stretch self.

Root / derivation: a primitive root;

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered מָדַד across 49 verses.

measured40×
measure7×
out2×
mete1×
stretched1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

49 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Exodus1 verse
Numbers1 verse
Deuteronomy1 verse
Ruth1 verse
2 Samuel1 verse
1 Kings1 verse
Psalms2 verses
Isaiah2 verses
Jeremiah2 verses
Ezekiel35 verses
Ezekiel 40:5

And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.

Ezekiel 40:6

Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad. which looketh: Heb. whose face was the way toward the east

Ezekiel 40:8

He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.

Ezekiel 40:9

Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward.

Ezekiel 40:11

And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.

Ezekiel 40:13

He measured then the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another: the breadth was five and twenty cubits, door against door.

Ezekiel 40:19

Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward. without: or, from without

Ezekiel 40:20

And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof. that looked: Heb. whose face was

Ezekiel 40:23

And the gate of the inner court was over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits.

Ezekiel 40:24

After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures.

Ezekiel 40:27

And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits.

Ezekiel 40:28

And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures;

Ezekiel 40:32

And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures.

Ezekiel 40:35

And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures;

Ezekiel 40:47

So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.

Ezekiel 40:48

And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.

Ezekiel 41:1

Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, which was the breadth of the tabernacle.

Ezekiel 41:2

And the breadth of the door was ten cubits; and the sides of the door were five cubits on the one side, and five cubits on the other side: and he measured the length thereof, forty cubits: and the breadth, twenty cubits. door: or, entrance

Ezekiel 41:3

Then went he inward, and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the breadth of the door, seven cubits.

Ezekiel 41:4

So he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits; and the breadth, twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said unto me, This is the most holy place.

Ezekiel 41:5

After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of every side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side.

Ezekiel 41:13

So he measured the house, an hundred cubits long; and the separate place, and the building, with the walls thereof, an hundred cubits long;

Ezekiel 41:15

And he measured the length of the building over against the separate place which was behind it, and the galleries thereof on the one side and on the other side, an hundred cubits, with the inner temple, and the porches of the court; galleries: or, several walks, or, walks with pillars

Ezekiel 42:15

Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about.

Ezekiel 42:16

He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about. side: Heb. wind

Ezekiel 42:17

He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.

Ezekiel 42:18

He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.

Ezekiel 42:19

He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.

Ezekiel 42:20

He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.

Ezekiel 43:10

Thou son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern. pattern: or, sum, or, number

Ezekiel 45:3

And of this measure shalt thou measure the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary and the most holy place.

Ezekiel 47:3

And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ankles. the waters were: Heb. waters of the ankles

Ezekiel 47:4

Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins.

Ezekiel 47:5

Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over. waters to: Heb. waters of swimming

Ezekiel 47:18

And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And this is the east side. from (Hauran, Damascus, Gilead, the land): Heb. from between

Hosea1 verse
Zechariah1 verse

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H4058 (mâdad) mean?

properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended

How many times does H4058 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H4058 (מָדַד) appears in 49 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “measured.”

How is mâdad translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H4058 is rendered as “measured” (40×), “measure” (7×), “out” (2×), “mete” (1×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word מָדַד come from?

a primitive root;