Hebrew noun (feminine) · H4060
מִדָּה
middahmid-daw'
measure; tribute; `great stature`
55 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: middâh
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H4060is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 14 of 39Old Testament books
- 34spellings
- 3meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H4060
properly, extension, i.e. height or breadth; also a measure (including its standard); hence a portion (as measured) or a vestment; specifically, tribute (as measured)
The King James renders it: garment, measure(-ing, meteyard, piece, size, (great) stature, tribute, wide.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
middah is rendered "measure; tribute; `great stature`". It stands 55 times in the Hebrew text, across fourteen books.
- Twenty-five of the uses stand in Ezekiel, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists three meanings for it, beginning with "measure".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Exodus 26:2Each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide—all curtains the same size.
- The Greek text spells it thirty-four different ways.
The first use
Each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide—all curtains the same size.
Exodus 26:2מִדָּ֥ה
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Twenty-five of the word's fifty-five uses are in Ezekiel.
What the word means
The word carries three meanings: measure, and tribute, and `great stature`.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| measureStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereExodus 26:2Each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide—all curtains the same size. |
| tributeStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
| `great stature`Strong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- the measurement8
- a measured portion7
- according to the measurements6
- measurement4
- size4
- a measurement3
- stature3
- according to measurements of2
- by the measurement2
- like measurement of2
- measurements of2
- and a measurement1
and 11 more, 55 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| מִדָּה | middah | tribute | Uses4 |
Other numbers on this spelling
Strong gave these words the same spelling and different numbers, so the site counts and defines them apart.
All 55, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
34 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- מִדָּ֣ה10
- מִדָּ֥ה5
- כַּמִּדּ֖וֹת3
- הַמִּדָּ֑ה2
- הַמִּדָּ֖ה2
- הַמִּדָּֽה׃2
- כַּמִּדּ֣וֹת2
- מִדָּֽה׃2
- מִדּֽוֹת׃2
- בַּמִּדָּ֕ה1
- בַּמִּדָּ֑ה1
- בַּמִּדָּ֤ה1
and 22 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · feminine singular20HNcfsa
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular9HTd/Ncfsa
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine plural6HRd/Ncfpa
- noun · feminine plural3HNcfpa
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)3HR/Ncfsc
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular3HRd/Ncfsa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular2HC/Ncfsa
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)2HNcfpc
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)2HR/Ncfpc
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1HC/Ncfsc
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1HNcfpc/Sp3fs
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1HNcfpc/Sp3ms
Exodus
four uses
Each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide—all curtains the same size.
- מִדָּ֥הmidahnoun · feminine singulartagged: size
Each of the eleven curtains is to be the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.
- מִדָּ֣הmidahnoun · feminine singulartagged: size
Each curtain was twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide; all the curtains were the same size.
- מִדָּ֥הmidahnoun · feminine singulartagged: size
Each of the eleven curtains was the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.
- מִדָּ֣הmidahnoun · feminine singulartagged: size
Leviticus
one use
You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume.
- בַּמִּדָּ֕הbamidahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the measurement
Numbers
one use
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.
- מִדּֽוֹת׃midotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: statures
Joshua
one use
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.”
- בַּמִּדָּ֑הbamidahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: by the measurement
1 Kings
four uses
The second cherub also measured ten cubits; both cherubim had the same size and shape,
- מִדָּ֥הmidahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a measurement
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.
- כְּמִדֹּ֣תkemidotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: according to measurements of
Above these were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.
- כְּמִדּ֥וֹתkemidotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: according to measurements of
In this way he made the ten stands, each with the same casting, dimensions, and shape.
- מִדָּ֥הmidahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a measurement
1 Chronicles
three uses
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.
- מִדָּ֣ה׀midahnoun · feminine singulartagged: stature
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,
- מִדָּ֗הmidahnoun · feminine singulartagged: stature
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.
- וּמִדָּֽה׃umidahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and measurement
2 Chronicles
one use
The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard.
- בַּמִּדָּ֤הbamidahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: by the measurement
Nehemiah
eight uses
Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab repaired another section, as well as the Tower of the Ovens.
- מִדָּ֣הmidahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a measured portion
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.
- מִדָּ֣הmidahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a measured portion
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.
- מִדָּ֣הmidahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a measured portion
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.
- מִדָּ֣הmidahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a measured portion
After him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah to the angle and the corner,
- מִדָּ֣הmidahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a measured portion
And next to them, the Tekoites repaired another section, from a point opposite the great tower that juts out to the wall of Ophel.
- מִדָּ֣הmidahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a measured portion
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.
- מִדָּ֣הmidahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a measured portion
Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.
- לְמִדַּ֣תlemidatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: for tribute of
Job
one use
When God fixed the weight of the wind and measured out the waters,
- בְּמִדָּֽה׃bemidahpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: with a measure
Psalms
two uses
“Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is.
- וּמִדַּ֣תumidatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and measure of
It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.
- מִדּוֹתָֽיו׃midotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: robes his
Isaiah
one use
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.’”
- מִדָּה֒midahnoun · feminine singulartagged: stature
Jeremiah
two uses
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.
- מִדּ֔וֹתmidotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: sizes
The measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah.
- הַמִּדָּה֙hamidahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the measurement
Ezekiel
twenty-five uses
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.
- הַמִּדָּ֑הhamidahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the measurement
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.
- הַמִּדָּ֗הhamidahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the measurement
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.
- מִדָּ֥הmidahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a measurement
- וּמִדָּ֥הumidahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and a measurement
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.
- כְּמִדַּ֖תkemidatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: like measurement of
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.
- כְּמִדַּ֣תkemidatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: like measurement of
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.
- כַּמִּדּ֖וֹתkamidotpreposition with the article + noun · feminine pluraltagged: according to the measurements
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.
- כַּמִּדּ֖וֹתkamidotpreposition with the article + noun · feminine pluraltagged: according to the measurements
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.
- כַּמִּדּ֣וֹתkamidotpreposition with the article + noun · feminine pluraltagged: according to the measurements
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.
- כַּמִּדּ֖וֹתkamidotpreposition with the article + noun · feminine pluraltagged: according to the measurements
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.
- כַּמִּדּ֣וֹתkamidotpreposition with the article + noun · feminine pluraltagged: according to the measurements
Then he brought me to the north gate and measured it. It had the same measurements as the others,
- כַּמִּדּ֥וֹתkamidotpreposition with the article + noun · feminine pluraltagged: according to the measurements
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,
- מִדּֽוֹת׃midotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: measurements
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:
- מִדּוֹת֙midotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: measurements of
With a measuring rod he measured the east side to be five hundred cubits long.
- הַמִּדָּ֑הhamidahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the measurement
- הַמִּדָּ֖הhamidahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the measurement
He measured the north side to be five hundred cubits long.
- הַמִּדָּ֖הhamidahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the measurement
He measured the south side to be five hundred cubits long.
- הַמִּדָּֽה׃hamidahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the measurement
And he came around and measured the west side to be five hundred cubits long.
- הַמִּדָּֽה׃hamidahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the measurement
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:
- מִדּ֤וֹתmidotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: measurements of
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.
- הַמִּדָּ֤הhamidahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the measured area
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.
- מִדָּ֣הmidahnoun · feminine singulartagged: measurement
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.
- מִדּוֹתֶיהָ֒midoteihanoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: measurements its
“These will be the exits of the city:
- מִדָּֽה׃midahnoun · feminine singulartagged: measurement
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.
- מִדָּ֔הmidahnoun · feminine singulartagged: measurement
Zechariah
one use
Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.
- מִדָּֽה׃midahnoun · feminine singulartagged: measurement
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.