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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 be three cubits. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taand you will make

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Exodus 27:1 word 1

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 27:1 word 2

הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achthe altar

Lemma: מִזְבֵּחַ (miz.be.ach) · Strong's: H4196

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: altar

Used 399 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4196; TAHOT Exodus 27:1 word 3

עֲצֵ֣י'a.Tzeiwood<s> of

Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: tree: wood

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 7:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6086G; TAHOT Exodus 27:1 word 4

שִׁטִּ֑יםshi.Timacacia

Lemma: שִׁטָּה (shit.tah) · Strong's: H7848

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: acacia

Used 28 times. Also: Exodus 25:5, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:13, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 25:28, Exodus 26:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7848; TAHOT Exodus 27:1 word 5

חָמֵשׁ֩cha.Meshfive

Lemma: חָמֵשׁ (cha.mesh) · Strong's: H2568

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)

Meaning: five

Used 342 times. Also: Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:17, Genesis 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2568; TAHOT Exodus 27:1 word 6

אַמּ֨וֹת'a.Motcubits

Lemma: אַמָּה (am.mah) · Strong's: H0520A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: cubit

Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0520A; TAHOT Exodus 27:1 word 7

אֹ֜רֶךְ'O.rekhlength

Lemma: אֹ֫רֶךְ (o.rekh) · Strong's: H0753

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: length

Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Genesis 13:17, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 26:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0753; TAHOT Exodus 27:1 word 8

וְחָמֵ֧שׁve.cha.Meshand five

Lemma: חָמֵשׁ (cha.mesh) · Strong's: H2568

Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)

Meaning: five

Used 342 times. Also: Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:17, Genesis 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2568; TAHOT Exodus 27:1 word 9

אַמּ֣וֹת'a.Motcubits

Lemma: אַמָּה (am.mah) · Strong's: H0520A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: cubit

Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0520A; TAHOT Exodus 27:1 word 10

רֹ֗חַבRo.chavbreadth

Lemma: רֹ֫חַב (ro.chav) · Strong's: H7341

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: width

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Genesis 13:17, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 26:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7341; TAHOT Exodus 27:1 word 11

רָב֤וּעַra.Vu.a'square

Lemma: רָבַע (ra.va) · Strong's: H7251

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)

Meaning: to square

Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 28:16, Exodus 30:2, Exodus 37:25, Exodus 38:1, Exodus 39:9, 1 Kings 7:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7251; TAHOT Exodus 27:1 word 12

יִהְיֶה֙yih.Yehit will be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Exodus 27:1 word 13

הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achthe altar

Lemma: מִזְבֵּחַ (miz.be.ach) · Strong's: H4196

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: altar

Used 399 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4196; TAHOT Exodus 27:1 word 14

וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁve.sha.Loshand [will be] three

Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969

Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)

Meaning: three

Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT Exodus 27:1 word 15

אַמּ֖וֹת'a.Motcubits

Lemma: אַמָּה (am.mah) · Strong's: H0520A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: cubit

Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0520A; TAHOT Exodus 27:1 word 16

קֹמָתֽוֹ\׃ko.ma.Toheight its

Lemma: קוֹמָה (qo.mah) · Strong's: H6967

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: height

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 27:18, Exodus 30:2, Exodus 37:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6967; TAHOT Exodus 27:1 word 17

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

You are to build	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
an altar	→	מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 altar
of acacia	→	שִׁטָּה H7848 acacia
wood	→	עֵץ H6086G tree: wood
The altar	→	מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 altar
must be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
square	→	רָבַע H7251 to square
five	→	חָמֵשׁ H2568 five
cubits	→	אַמָּה H0520A cubit
long	→	אֹ֫רֶךְ H0753 length
five	→	חָמֵשׁ H2568 five
cubits	→	אַמָּה H0520A cubit
wide	→	רֹ֫חַב H7341 width
and three	→	שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three
cubits	→	אַמָּה H0520A cubit
high	→	קוֹמָה H6967 height

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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