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<p> '''A. Noun. ''' </p> <p> <em> Chûts </em> ( '''''חֻץ''''' , Strong'S #2351), “street.” This word, of uncertain origin, appears in biblical, mishnaic, and modern Hebrew. In the Old [[Testament]] the total number of occurrences of the noun and adverb is about 160. </p> <p> A particular use of <em> chûts </em> denotes the place outside the houses in a city, or the “street.” The “street” was the place for setting up bazaars: “The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria” (1 Kings 20:34). Craftsmen plied their trade on certain “streets” named after the guild—for example, the Bakers’ Street: “Then [[Zedekiah]] the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city were spent” (Jer. 37:21). The absence of justice in the marketplace was an indication of the wickedness of the whole population of Jerusalem. Jeremiah was called to check in the “streets” to find an honest man: “Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it” (5:1). </p> <p> Other descriptions of the “streets” are given by the prophets. Several mention that the “streets” were muddy: “… And to tread them down like the mire of the streets” (Isa. 10:6; cf. Mic. 7:10; Zech. 10:5). Others make reference to the blood (Ezek. 28:23), the famished (Lam. 2:19), and the dead (Nah. 3:10) which filled the “streets” in times of war. </p> <p> The area outside a city was also known as the <em> chûts. </em> In this case it is better translated as “open country” or “field”; cf. “That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store, that sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets” (Ps. 144:13, [[Kjv; Rsv]]  “fields”; cf. Job 5:10; Prov. 8:26). </p> <p> '''B. Adverb. ''' </p> <p> <em> Chûts </em> ( '''''חֻץ''''' , Strong'S #2351), “outside.” The first occurrence of this word is in Gen. 6:14: “Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without [ <em> chûts </em> ] with pitch.” </p> <p> By <em> chûts </em> the general idea of “the outside” is intimated. It is sometimes indeterminate where “outside” is, especially when connected with a verb: “You shall also have a place outside the camp; he may not reenter the camp” (Deut. 23:12, NASB). The area could be “outside” a home, tent, city, or camp—hence the adverbial usage of “outside.” The word is also connected with a preposition with the sense of “in, to, on, toward the outside”: “If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed” (Exod. 21:19). </p>

<div> '''1: '''''Πλατεῖα''''' ''' (Strong'S #4113 — Noun [[Feminine]] — plateia — plat-i'-ah ) </div> <p> grammatically the feminine of platus, "broad," is used as a noun (hodos, "a way," being understood, i.e., "a broad way"), "a street," &nbsp;Matthew 6:5; &nbsp;12:19 (in some texts, &nbsp; Mark 6:56 ); &nbsp;Luke 10:10; &nbsp;13:26; &nbsp;14:21; &nbsp;Acts 5:15; &nbsp;Revelation 11:8; &nbsp;21:21; &nbsp;22:2 . </p> <div> '''2: '''''Ἄμφοδον''''' ''' (Strong'S #296 — Noun Neuter — amphodon — am'-fod-on ) </div> <p> properly "a way around" (amphi, "around," hodos, "a way"), occurs in &nbsp;Mark 11:4 , RV, "the open street" (AV, "where two ways met"). </p> Lane.Market.

<p> '''''Rechob''''' . A broad open space, as the courtyard, the space near the gate devoted to public business (&nbsp;Deuteronomy 13:16), or before t he temple (&nbsp;Ezra 10:9; &nbsp;Esther 4:6). [[Particular]] trades gathered in certain quarters, as "the bakers' street" (&nbsp;Jeremiah 37:21). '''''Chuts''''' is a "narrow street" (&nbsp;Proverbs 5:16; &nbsp;Jeremiah 5:1) in contrast to the "broad street", '''''Rechob''''' . '''''Shuq''''' like '''''Chuts''''' is seemingly "the narrow street" distinguished from "the broad way," '''''Rechob''''' , in &nbsp;Song of Solomon 3:2. &nbsp;Luke 14:21 '''''Plateia''''' and '''''Rumee''''' , "the streets and lanes." But '''''Shuq''''' etymology means "a place of concourse", and '''''Rume''''' is applied to the "straight" street of Damascus (&nbsp;Acts 9:11). </p>

<p> &nbsp;Revelation 21:21 (c) This type represents the Lord [[Jesus]] Himself, who is the way to Heaven, and the way to GOD. Note that the word is in the singular and not plural. The gold represents the beauty of [[Christ]] the purity of CHRIST, and the value of CHRIST. That which men almost worship down here, end constantly seek after, and which is not permanent, may well become insignificant in our sight while [[Christ Jesus]] becomes supreme and paramount. </p>

<p> [[Street]] n. L., strewed or spread. See Strew. </p> 1. Properly, a paved way or road but in usage, any way or road in a city, chiefly a main way, in distinction from a lane or alley. 2. Among the people of New England, any public highway. 3. Streets, plural, any public way, road or place. <p> That there be no complaining in our streets. &nbsp;Psalms 144 . </p>

<p> <strong> STREET </strong> . See City. </p>