H5835 H5835
A ledge or settle on an altar; an enclosed courtyard of the temple
An architectural term with two related but distinct applications in temple contexts. In Ezekiel's vision of the ideal altar (Ezek 43:14-20; 45:19), the 'azarah denotes the horizontal ledge or settle projecting from the altar's base -- Spanish 'cornisa' (cornice, ledge) captures the structural precision. In 2 Chronicles (4:9; 6:13), the same word refers to the great enclosed court of Solomon's temple, where Spanish 'atrio' (atrium, court) and German 'Vorhof' (forecourt) reflect the broader spatial meaning. Both senses share the root idea of a bounded, consecrated area surrounding a sacred structure.
Senses
1. ledge, settle (of altar) — The ledge or settle surrounding Ezekiel's visionary altar, a projecting horizontal offset that defines the altar's tiers. Ezekiel 43:14 distinguishes 'the lower ledge' (ha'azarah hattachtonah) from 'the greater ledge' (ha'azarah haggedolah), with purification blood applied to its corners in Ezek 43:20 and 45:19. Spanish 'cornisa' (cornice) and French 'parvis' (forecourt platform) reflect the architectural specificity of this term. 6×
AR["الدََّرَجَةِ","الْ-دََّرَجَةِ","وَ-الدََّرَجَةُ","وَ-مِنَ-الدََّرَجَةِ"]·ben["-জানি","-জানির","এবং-জানি","এবং-জানি-থেকে","বেদির-তলার"]·DE["Vorhof","und-Vorhof"]·EN["and-from-the-ledge","and-the-ledge","the-ledge"]·FR["[ומהעזרה]","et-le-parvis","le-parvis"]·heb["ה-עזרה","ו-ה-עזרה","ו-מ-ה-עזרה"]·HI["और-कुर्सी","और-कुर्सी-से","कुर्सी","कुर्सी-के"]·ID["alas","dan-alas","dan-dari-alas"]·IT["cortile","e-cortile"]·jav["Lan-lèdhèng","lan-saking-lèdhèng","lèdhèng"]·KO["그-아래-테","그-테","그리고-그-테","그리고-에-그-테로부터"]·PT["E-a-saliência","a-saliencia","a-saliência","e-da-saliência"]·RU["и-от-уступа","и-уступ","уступа"]·ES["Y-la-cornisa","la-cornisa","y-desde-la-cornisa"]·SW["Na-sehemu","na-kutoka-sehemu","sehemu","sehemu-ya-chini","ya-madhabahu"]·TR["ve-çıkıntı","ve-çıkıntıdan","çıkıntının","çıkıntısının","çıkıntıya"]·urd["اور-پہلی-چھجلی","اور-پہلی-چھجلی-سے","پہلی-چھجلی","پہلی-چھجلی-کے","کنارے-کے"]
2. enclosure, court (of temple) — The enclosed court or precinct of Solomon's temple, used in 2 Chronicles 4:9 for 'the great court' (ha'azarah haggedolah) with its doors, and in 2 Chronicles 6:13 where Solomon's bronze platform stood in the court. Spanish 'atrio' and German 'Vorhof' both translate the sense of a walled-off sacred enclosure, broader than the altar-ledge meaning but sharing the root concept of a bounded, consecrated space. 3×
AR["الدَّارِ","لِلدَّارِ","وَ-الدَّارَ"]·ben["-উঠানের","আর-উঠান"]·DE["Vorhof","und-Vorhof"]·EN["and-the-enclosure","for-the-enclosure","the-court"]·FR["[העזרה]","[והעזרה]","[לעזרה]"]·heb["ה-עזרה","ו-ה-עזרה","ל-ה-עזרה"]·HI["आँगन","और-आँगन","के-लिए-आँगन"]·ID["dan-pelataran","pelataran","untuk-pelataran"]·IT["[העזרה]","[והעזרה]","[לעזרה]"]·jav["kanggé-plataran","lan-plataran","plataran"]·KO["그-큰-뜬","그리고-그-큰-뜬","에게-그-큰-뜬"]·PT["e-o-átrio","o-átrio","para-o-átrio"]·RU["двора","для-ограды","и-ограду"]·ES["atrio","para-el-atrio","y-el-atrio"]·SW["na-ua-mkubwa","ua","ya-ua"]·TR["avlunun","avluya","ve-avluyu"]·urd["اور-بڑا-صحن","صحن-کے","صحن-کے-لیے"]
Related Senses
H1129 1. Qal: build, construct (316×)H2691a 1. court, courtyard, enclosure (142×)G4864 1. synagogue, place of Jewish assembly (56×)G5438 1. prison, place of confinement (41×)H4013 1. fortress, stronghold (37×)H0875 1. well, cistern (dug water source) (35×)H0352b 1. pillar or jamb of gateway (32×)H2474 1. window, opening in wall (32×)H1406 1. roof / rooftop (31×)H4609b 1. steps, stairs, stairway (31×)H1129 2. Nifal: be built, be established (30×)H0361 1. portico, porch (architectural structure) (27×)H1129 3. Qal participle: builder (27×)H1219 1. fortified, inaccessible (25×)H4581 1. fortress, stronghold (25×)H3805 1. capital of a pillar (24×)H4350 1. stand, base, pedestal (24×)H0759 1. palace, royal residence (21×)H4692 1. siege, besiegement (20×)G3618 1. build or construct physically (19×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† עֲזָרָה n.f. appar. enclosure;—abs. ע׳: 1. ledge surrounding Ezekiel’s altar; הָע׳ הַתַּחְתּוֹנָה = הָע׳ הַקְּטַנָּה Ez 43:14, below הָע׳ הַגְּדוֹלָה v 14; הָע׳ alone v 17, 20; 45:19 (v. Comm.). 2. outer court of temple, הָע׳ הַגְּדֹלָה 2 Ch 4:9; with doors v 9; 6:13 (v. i. חָצֵר 3 b, and on ע׳ in Herod’s temple NowArch. ii. 78 ff.).