H0657b H0657b
ankles or soles; dual form indicating the two ankles (Ezek 47:3)
This anatomical term marks depth measurement in Ezekiel's temple vision as water rises from ankle-deep to waist-deep to a river. The dual form naturally refers to both ankles. Scholarly debate centers on whether it means soles or ankles; ancient versions favor ankles. The image conveys gradual but inexorable increase of the life-giving water flowing from the sanctuary.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Ezekiel 47:3 measures the expanding river: 'water reaching to the ankles.' Then verse 4 continues: 'water to the knees... water to the waist.' The progression from ankles upward creates a powerful visual crescendo. Cross-lingual evidence splits: English 'ankles', Spanish 'tobillos' (ankles), French 'rien' (nothing—odd), German preserves Hebrew, but the preponderance supports 'ankles,' establishing the starting point of the temple river's miraculous growth. 1×
AR["الْ-كَعْبَيْنِ"]·ben["গোড়ালি"]·DE["[אפסים]"]·EN["ankles"]·FR["rien"]·heb["אפסיים"]·HI["टखनों"]·ID["pergelangan-kaki"]·IT["[אפסים]"]·jav["tungkak"]·KO["발목의"]·PT["tornozelos"]·RU["по-лодыжки"]·ES["tobillos"]·SW["ya-vifundo-vya-miguu"]·TR["bileklere-kadar"]·urd["ٹخنوں-کے"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† [אֹ֫פֶס] n.[m.] only in the du. אָפְסָ֑יִם (not אַ׳; v. Baer), lit. the two extremities, i.e. either the soles of the feet (so AW Ges; cf. Aramaic פִּיסְּתָא, ܦܰܣܬܳܐ), or the ankles (so 𝔖 𝔗 𝔙, & most): only Ez 47:3 מֵי א׳ water of (i.e. reaching to) the soles (or ankles); cf. v 4 מֵי מָתְנָ֑יִם water reaching to the loins.