What does מִדָּה (midāh) mean in the Bible?
מִדָּה (midāh): Physical measurement extending to moral proportion: what is measured, apportioned, or exacted as due
Hebrew · H4060
מִדָּה
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)
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מִדָּה H4060
Pronunciation midāh
What does מִדָּה (midāh) mean in the Bible?
מִדָּה (midāh): Physical measurement extending to moral proportion: what is measured, apportioned, or exacted as due
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4060?
The BSB source-word alignment has 56 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include section (7), size (5), [long] (3), had the same measurements (3), it had the same measurements (3).
Where does מִדָּה (midāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 26:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (25), Nehemiah (8), 1 Kings (4), Exodus (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It section 7× Nehemiah 3:11, Nehemiah 3:19, Nehemiah 3:20, Nehemiah 3:21
size 5× Exodus 26:2, Exodus 26:8, Exodus 36:9, Exodus 36:15
[long] 3× Ezekiel 42:17, Ezekiel 42:18, Ezekiel 42:19
had the same measurements 3× Ezekiel 40:22, Ezekiel 40:29, Ezekiel 40:33
it had the same measurements 3× Ezekiel 40:28, Ezekiel 40:32, Ezekiel 40:35
measurements 3× Ezekiel 40:10, Ezekiel 48:16
dimensions 2× 1 Kings 7:37, Ezekiel 46:22
of [great] stature 2× 2 Samuel 21:20, 1 Chronicles 20:6
to size 2× 1 Kings 7:9, 1 Kings 7:11
which will be 2× Ezekiel 48:30, Ezekiel 48:33
With a measuring 2× Ezekiel 42:16, Zechariah 2:1
. . . 1× Joshua 3:4
a great 1× Jeremiah 22:14
and a measuring 1× Ezekiel 40:3
and measured out 1× Job 28:25
and size 1× 1 Chronicles 23:29
and the measure 1× Psalms 39:4
and they had the same measurements 1× Ezekiel 40:24
are great in stature 1× Numbers 13:32
are the measurements 1× Ezekiel 43:13
holy portion 1× Ezekiel 45:3
man 1× 1 Chronicles 11:23
measuring 1× Ezekiel 42:15
Now the length of the measuring 1× Ezekiel 40:5
of his robes 1× Psalms 133:2
of length 1× Leviticus 19:35
of stature 1× Isaiah 45:14
spaced evenly 1× Ezekiel 41:17
standard 1× 2 Chronicles 3:3
tax 1× Nehemiah 5:4
The measuring 1× Jeremiah 31:39
the same measurements 1× Ezekiel 40:21
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 26:2 מִדָּ֥ה to size Noun - feminine singular Exodus 26:8 מִדָּ֣ה to size Noun - feminine singular Exodus 36:9 מִדָּ֥ה to size Noun - feminine singular Exodus 36:15 מִדָּ֣ה to size Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 19:35 בַּמִּדָּ֕ה to of length Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Numbers 13:32 מִדּֽוֹת׃ to are great in stature Noun - feminine plural Joshua 3:4 בַּמִּדָּ֑ה to . . . Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 2 Samuel 21:20 מָדִין to of [great] stature Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 6:25 מִדָּ֥ה to size Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 7:9 כְּמִדֹּ֣ת to to size Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 26:2
Aligned rows 56
Books represented 15
Exodus 4 Leviticus 1 Numbers 1 Joshua 1 2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 4 1 Chronicles 3 2 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 8 Job 1 Psalms 2 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 25 Zechariah 1
Source forms
מִדָּ֣ה 10x mid·dāh Exodus 26:8, Exodus 36:15, Nehemiah 3:11, Nehemiah 3:19
מִדָּ֥ה 5x mid·dāh Exodus 26:2, Exodus 36:9, 1 Kings 6:25, 1 Kings 7:37
כַּמִּדּ֖וֹת 3x kam·mid·dō·wṯ Ezekiel 40:24, Ezekiel 40:28, Ezekiel 40:32
הַמִּדָּ֑ה 2x ham·mid·dāh Ezekiel 40:3, Ezekiel 42:16
הַמִּדָּ֖ה 2x ham·mid·dāh Ezekiel 42:16, Ezekiel 42:17
הַמִּדָּֽה׃ 2x ham·mid·dāh Ezekiel 42:18, Ezekiel 42:19
כַּמִּדּ֣וֹת 2x kam·mid·dō·wṯ Ezekiel 40:29, Ezekiel 40:33
מִדָּֽה׃ 2x mid·dāh Ezekiel 48:30, Zechariah 2:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 21x Exodus 26:2, Exodus 26:8, Exodus 36:9, Exodus 36:15
Article | Noun - feminine singular 9x Jeremiah 31:39, Ezekiel 40:3, Ezekiel 40:5, Ezekiel 42:16
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural 6x Ezekiel 40:24, Ezekiel 40:28, Ezekiel 40:29, Ezekiel 40:32
Noun - feminine plural 3x Numbers 13:32, Jeremiah 22:14, Ezekiel 41:17
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 3x Leviticus 19:35, Joshua 3:4, 2 Chronicles 3:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 2x 1 Chronicles 23:29, Ezekiel 40:10
Noun - feminine plural construct 2x Ezekiel 42:15, Ezekiel 43:13
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct 2x 1 Kings 7:9, 1 Kings 7:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Physical measurement extending to moral proportion: what is measured, apportioned, or exacted as due
Source Gloss
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)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Physical measurement extending to moral proportion: what is measured, apportioned, or exacted as due
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) BDB: tribute Usage: garment, measure(-ing, meteyard, piece, size, (great) stature, tribute, wide.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Standard unit of measurement for just and honest commercial transactions
Showing 1 selected witness from 55 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
מִדָּה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain