Ezekiel 41:26

There were beveled windows and palm trees on the sidewalls of the portico. The side rooms of the temple also had canopies.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Ezekiel receives a visionary tour of the future temple's inner sanctuary, where the angel guide describes the architectural details of the portico and its adjacent side rooms.

The words — וְתִמֹרִים (ve./ti.mo.Rim) translates to "and palm trees," describing the carved decorative motif applied to the portico's sidewalls. אֲטֻמֹת ('a.tu.Mot) means "closed" or "recessed," specifying the architectural style of the windows.

The thread — The description of beveled windows recurs in Ezekiel 40:16 and Ezekiel 41:16, while the carved palm tree motif appears in Ezekiel 41:18.

Why it lands — The text records specific architectural measurements and decorative elements without offering symbolic interpretation. A reader must note the precise replication of temple features across the vision's sections before drawing theological conclusions.

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The Hebrew words

וְחַלּוֹנִ֨יםve./cha.lo.Nimand/ windows אֲטֻמ֤וֹת'a.tu.Motclosed וְתִֽמֹרִים֙ve./ti.mo.Rimand/ palm trees מִפּ֣וֹmi./Pofrom/ here וּמִפּ֔וֹu./mi./Poand/ from/ here אֶל־'el-to כִּתְפ֖וֹתkit.Fot[the] sides of הָֽאוּלָ֑םha./'u.Lamthe/ porch וְצַלְע֥וֹתve./tzal.'otand/ [the] side-chambers of הַבַּ֖יִתha./Ba.yitthe/ house וְהָעֻבִּֽים׃ve./ha./'u.Bimand/ the/ thresholds

King James Version

And there were narrow windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch, and upon the side chambers of the house, and thick planks.

Cross-references

Ezekiel 41:16 as well as the thresholds and the beveled windows and the galleries all around with their three levels opposite the threshold, were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered.
Ezekiel 40:16 The gate chambers and their side pillars had beveled windows all around the inside of the gateway. The porticos also had windows all around on the inside. Each side pillar was decorated with palm trees.
Ezekiel 41:5 Next he measured the wall of the temple to be six cubits thick, and the width of each side room around the temple was four cubits.