# portico

See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 8:16](../08/16.md).

# the house

this refers to the temple

# its doorposts

"the doorposts of the house"

# cubits

See how you translated these "long" cubits in [Ezekiel 40:05](./05.md).

# five cubits

about 2.7 meters (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance]])

# fourteen cubits

about 7.5 meters

# three cubits

about 1.6 meters

# twenty cubits

about 11 meters

# eleven cubits

about 6 meters

# columns

pieces of stone that were tall and narrow and supported the roof of the building

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/doorpost]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sanctuary]]