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mezh´uÌ„Ìr-ing (המּדּה ×§× ×”, kÌ£eneÌ„h ha-middaÌ„h): In Ezekiel's vision of the temple a “man†(an angel) appears with a “measuring reed†to measure the dimensions of the temple ( ff; ff). The reed is described as 6 cubits long, “of a cubit and a handbreadth each,†i.e. the cubit used was a handbreadth longer than the common cubit (see CUBIT; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; TEMPLE). In the Apocalypse this idea of a measuring reed reappears for measuring the temple () and the holy city (, , “a golden reedâ€). The thought conveyed is exactitude in the dimensions of these edifices, symbolic of the symmetry and perfection of God's church.