Middah מִדָּה

Middah (Hebrew מִדָּה, Strong's H4060) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “measure”. It occurs 55 times in 53 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

H4060A: measure

H4060B: tribute

H4060G: `great stature`

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Middah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Exodus

• Exodus 26:2
  The length of one curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and every one of the curtains shall have one measure.Each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide—all curtains the same size.
• Exodus 26:8
  The length of one curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and the eleven curtains shall be all of one measure.Each of the eleven curtains is to be the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.
• Exodus 36:9
  The length of one curtain was twenty and eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: the curtains were all of one size.Each curtain was twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide; all the curtains were the same size.
• Exodus 36:15
  The length of one curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the breadth of one curtain: the eleven curtains were of one size.Each of the eleven curtains was the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.

Leviticus

• Leviticus 19:35
  Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume.

Numbers

• Numbers 13:32
  And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature.So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land that they had spied out: “The land we explored devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw there are great in stature.

Joshua

• Joshua 3:4
  Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore.But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between yourselves and the ark. Do not go near it, so that you can see the way to go, since you have never traveled this way before.”

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 6:25
  And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size.The second cherub also measured ten cubits; both cherubim had the same size and shape,
• 1 Kings 7:9
  All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.All these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard.
• 1 Kings 7:11
  And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.Above these were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.
• 1 Kings 7:37
  After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one size.In this way he made the ten stands, each with the same casting, dimensions, and shape.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 11:23
  And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.He also killed an Egyptian, a huge man five cubits tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s beam in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear.
• 1 Chronicles 20:6
  And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant.And there was still another battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha,
• 1 Chronicles 23:29
  Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size;as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 3:3
  Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard.

Nehemiah

• Nehemiah 3:11
  Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahath–moab, repaired the other piece, and the tower of the furnaces.Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab repaired another section, as well as the Tower of the Ovens.
• Nehemiah 3:19
  And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another piece over against the going up to the armoury at the turning of the wall.And next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the Ascent to the Armory, near the angle in the wall.
• Nehemiah 3:20
  After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.Next to him, Baruch son of Zabbai diligently repaired another section, from the angle to the doorway of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
• Nehemiah 3:21
  After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib.Next to him, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired another section, from the doorway of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house.
• Nehemiah 3:24
  After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another piece, from the house of Azariah unto the turning of the wall, even unto the corner.After him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the angle and the corner,
• Nehemiah 3:27
  After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.And next to them, the Tekoites repaired another section, from a point opposite the great tower that juts out to the wall of Ophel.
• Nehemiah 3:30
  After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber.Next to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, as well as Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. Next to them, Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs opposite his own quarters.
• Nehemiah 5:4
  There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.

Job

• Job 28:25
  To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.When God fixed the weight of the wind and measured out the waters,

Psalms

• Psalm 39:4
  LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.“Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is.
• Psalm 133:2
  It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 45:14
  Thus saith the Lord, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 22:14
  That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with spacious upper rooms.’ So he cuts windows in it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermilion.
• Jeremiah 31:39
  And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath.The measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 40:3
  And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.So He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.
• 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.And I saw a wall surrounding the temple area. Now the length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits (each measuring a cubit and a handbreadth), and he measured the wall to be one rod thick and one rod high.
• Ezekiel 40:10
  And the little chambers of the gate eastward were three on this side, and three on that side; they three were of one measure: and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side.There were three gate chambers on each side of the east gate, each with the same measurements, and the gateposts on either side also had the same measurements.
• Ezekiel 40:21
  And the little chambers thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.Its three gate chambers on each side, its side pillars, and its portico all had the same measurements as the first gate: fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
• Ezekiel 40:22
  And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.Its windows, portico, and palm trees had the same measurements as those of the gate facing east. Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them.
• 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.Then he led me to the south side, and I saw a gateway facing south. He measured its side pillars and portico, and they had the same measurements as the others.
• 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;Next he brought me into the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate; it had the same measurements as the others.
• Ezekiel 40:29
  And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
• Ezekiel 40:32
  And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures.And he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gateway; it had the same measurements as the others.
• Ezekiel 40:33
  And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, were according to these measures: and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
• Ezekiel 40:35
  And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures;Then he brought me to the north gate and measured it. It had the same measurements as the others,
• Ezekiel 41:17
  To that above the door, even unto the inner house, and without, and by all the wall round about within and without, by measure.In the space above the outside of the entrance to the inner sanctuary on all the walls, spaced evenly around the inner and outer sanctuary,
• 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.Now when the man had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate that faced east, and he measured the area all around:
• Ezekiel 42:16
  He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.With a measuring rod he measured the east side to be five hundred cubits long.
• Ezekiel 42:17
  He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.He measured the north side to be five hundred cubits long.
• Ezekiel 42:18
  He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.He measured the south side to be five hundred cubits long.
• Ezekiel 42:19
  He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.And he came around and measured the west side to be five hundred cubits long.
• Ezekiel 43:13
  And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the altar.These are the measurements of the altar in long cubits (a cubit and a handbreadth): Its gutter shall be a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim of one span around its edge. And this is the height of the altar:
• 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.From this holy portion, you are to measure off a length of 25,000 cubits and a width of 10,000 cubits, and in it will be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.
• Ezekiel 46:22
  In the four corners of the court there were courts joined of forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure.In the four corners of the outer court there were enclosed courts, each forty cubits long and thirty cubits wide. Each of the four corner areas had the same dimensions.
• Ezekiel 48:16
  And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.and will have these measurements: 4,500 cubits on the north side, 4,500 cubits on the south side, 4,500 cubits on the east side, and 4,500 cubits on the west side.
• Ezekiel 48:30
  And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.“These will be the exits of the city:
• Ezekiel 48:33
  And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.On the south side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun.

Zechariah

• Zechariah 2:1
  I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).