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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

FOURSQUARE

for'-skwar (rabha`; tetragonos):

"Foursquare," meaning equal in length and breadth, not round, is the translation of rabha` (from obsolete rebha`, "four"); it occurs in the description of the altar of burnt offering (Exodus 27:1; Exodus 38:1); of the altar of incense (Exodus 30:2; Exodus 37:25); of the breastplate of the high priest (Exodus 28:16; Exodus 39:9); of the panels of the gravings upon the mouth of the brazen or molten sea in Solomon's temple (1 Kings 7:31); of the inner court of Ezekiel's temple (Ezekiel 40:47); of "the holy oblation" of the city of Ezekiel's vision (Ezekiel 48:20, rebhi`i, "fourth"); of the new Jerusalem of John's vision (Revelation 21:16, tetragonos), and conveys the idea of perfect symmetry. In the King James Version marginof 1 Kings 6:31, we have "five-square," square being formerly used for equal-sided, as it still is in "three-square file."

W. L. Walker

Greek

5068. tetragonos -- a tetrarch (the governor of a fourth part of a ...
... rectangular, foursquare. From tessares and gonia; four-cornered, ie Square --
foursquare. see GREEK tessares. see GREEK gonia. (tetragonos) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7243. rebii -- fourth
... foursquare, fourth part. Or rbiiy {reb-ee-ee'}; from raba'; fourth; also (fractionally)
a fourth -- foursquare, fourth (part). see HEBREW raba'. 7242, 7243. ...
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Library

What He Likewise Wrote of the Place of Our Lord's Ascension, and ...
... has, one furlong to the east of it, a double cave in the valley, where the sepulchres
of the patriarchs are encompassed with a wall foursquare, their heads ...
/.../bede/bedes ecclesiastical history of england/chap xvii what he likewise.htm

Wesley visits the Bass Rock
... The front walls (it was foursquare) are still standing, and by their vast height
and huge thickness give us a little idea of what it once was. ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/wesley visits the bass rock.htm

Whether the Notion of a State Denotes a Condition of Freedom or ...
... xxi in Ezech.): "The stone is foursquare, and is stable on all sides, if no disturbance
will make it fall." Now it is virtue that enables us "to act with ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the notion of a.htm

Numbers
... In JE it goes before the camp, x.33 (cf. Exodus 33:7), in P the tabernacle, to which
it belongs, is in the centre of the camp, ii.17, which is foursquare. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction to the old testament/numbers.htm

Three Names High on the Muster-Roll
... THEY POSSESSED. They expressed it very emphatically and clearly. They
had a very definite, solid, foursquare faith. First, they ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 37 1891/three names high on the.htm

The Bible
... recesses of the heart that he shall know he has been face to face with God, has
had glimpses of the delectable mountains and the city foursquare that lies ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/haldeman/christ christianity and the bible/the bible.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(a.) Having four sides and four equal angles.

Thesaurus

Foursquare (10 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. FOURSQUARE. ...Foursquare (10 Occurrences). Revelation
21:16 The city lies foursquare, and its length is as great as its breadth. ...
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Four-square (7 Occurrences)
... Foursquare, Four-square. Fourteen . ... Exodus 28:16 Foursquare it shall be and
double; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof. ...
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Shittim (34 Occurrences)
... Exodus 27:1 And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and
five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall ...
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Doubled (5 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Exodus 28:16 Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length
thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof. (KJV DBY WBS YLT). ...
/d/doubled.htm - 8k

Measured (91 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Revelation 21:16 The city lies foursquare, and its length is as great as
its breadth. He measured the city with the reed, Twelve thousand twelve stadia. ...
/m/measured.htm - 35k

Square (94 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Revelation 21:16 The city lies foursquare, and its length is as great as
its breadth. He measured the city with the reed, Twelve thousand twelve stadia. ...
/s/square.htm - 39k

Height (109 Occurrences)
... unless you repent. (WEY NIV). Revelation 21:16 The city lies foursquare,
and its length is as great as its breadth. He measured the ...
/h/height.htm - 41k

Hight (48 Occurrences)
... Exodus 27:1 And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and
five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and its hight shall be three ...
/h/hight.htm - 22k

12000 (7 Occurrences)
... twelve thousand. (See RSV). Revelation 21:16 The city lies foursquare,
and its length is as great as its breadth. He measured the ...
/num/12000.htm - 8k

25000 (11 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 48:20 All the offering shall be twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand:
you shall offer the holy offering foursquare, with the possession of the ...
/num/25000.htm - 10k

Bible Concordance

Foursquare (10 Occurrences)

Revelation 21:16 The city lies foursquare, and its length is as great as its breadth. He measured the city with the reed, Twelve thousand twelve stadia. Its length, breadth, and height are equal.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV)

Exodus 27:1 "You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and its height shall be three cubits.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS)

Exodus 28:16 Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Exodus 30:2 A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Exodus 37:25 And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Exodus 38:1 And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Exodus 39:9 It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled.
(KJV ASV WBS)

1 Kings 7:31 The mouth of it within the capital and above was a cubit: and its mouth was round after the work of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also on its mouth were engravings, and their panels were foursquare, not round.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Ezekiel 40:47 He measured the court, one hundred cubits long, and a hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar was before the house.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Ezekiel 48:20 All the offering shall be twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand: you shall offer the holy offering foursquare, with the possession of the city.
(WEB KJV JPS DBY WBS)

Subtopics

Foursquare

Related Terms

Four-square (7 Occurrences)

Shittim (34 Occurrences)

Doubled (5 Occurrences)

Measured (91 Occurrences)

Square (94 Occurrences)

Height (109 Occurrences)

Hight (48 Occurrences)

12000 (7 Occurrences)

25000 (11 Occurrences)