Exodus 27:16 Go deeper
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And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four. (KJV)
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וּלְשַׁ֨עַרu.le.Sha.'arand for [the] gate of
Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: gate
Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Exodus 27:16 word 1
הֶֽחָצֵ֜רhe.cha.Tzerthe courtyard
Lemma: חָצֵר (cha.tser) · Strong's: H2691A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: court
Used 144 times. Also: Exodus 8:13, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 27:12, Exodus 27:13, Exodus 27:17, Exodus 27:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2691A; TAHOT Exodus 27:16 word 2
מָסָ֣ךְ\׀ma.Sakha screen
Lemma: מָסָךְ (ma.sakh) · Strong's: H4539
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: covering
Used 25 times. Also: Exodus 26:36, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 35:12, Exodus 35:15, Exodus 35:17, Exodus 36:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4539; TAHOT Exodus 27:16 word 3
עֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.Rimtwenty
Lemma: עֶשְׂרִים (es.rim) · Strong's: H6242
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAcmpa)
Meaning: twenty
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 6:3, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 11:24, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 23:1, Genesis 31:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6242; TAHOT Exodus 27:16 word 4
אַמָּ֗ה'a.Mahcubit[s]
Lemma: אַמָּה (am.mah) · Strong's: H0520A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
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 27:16 word 5
תְּכֵ֨לֶתte.Khe.letviolet stuff
Lemma: תְּכֵ֫לֶת (te.khe.let) · Strong's: H8504
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: blue
Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 25:4, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:4, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36, Exodus 28:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8504; TAHOT Exodus 27:16 word 6
וְאַרְגָּמָ֜ןve.'ar.ga.Manand purple
Lemma: אַרְגָּמָן (ar.ga.man) · Strong's: H0713
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: purple
Used 38 times. Also: Exodus 25:4, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36, Exodus 28:5, Exodus 28:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0713; TAHOT Exodus 27:16 word 7
וְתוֹלַ֧עַתve.to.La.'atand scarlet stuff of
Lemma: תּוֹלֵעָה (to.le.ah) · Strong's: H8438B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: worm
Used 38 times. Also: Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36, Exodus 28:5, Exodus 28:6, Exodus 28:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8438B; TAHOT Exodus 27:16 word 8
שָׁנִ֛יsha.Niscarlet
Lemma: שָׁנִי (sha.ni) · Strong's: H8144
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: scarlet
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 38:28, Genesis 38:30, Exodus 25:4, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8144; TAHOT Exodus 27:16 word 9
וְשֵׁ֥שׁve.Sheshand fine linen
Lemma: שֵׁשׁ (shesh) · Strong's: H8336B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: linen
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 41:42, Exodus 25:4, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36, Exodus 27:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8336B; TAHOT Exodus 27:16 word 10
מָשְׁזָ֖רma.she.Zartwisted
Lemma: שָׁזַר (sha.zar) · Strong's: H7806
Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVHsmsa)
Meaning: to twist
Used 21 times. Also: Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:36, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 27:18, Exodus 28:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7806; TAHOT Exodus 27:16 word 11
מַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.Seh[the] work of
Lemma: מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) · Strong's: H4639G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: deed: work
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 46:33, Genesis 47:3, Exodus 5:4, Exodus 5:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4639G; TAHOT Exodus 27:16 word 12
רֹקֵ֑םro.Kema worker in colors
Lemma: רָקַם (ra.qam) · Strong's: H7551
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to weave
Used 9 times. Also: Exodus 26:36, Exodus 28:39, Exodus 35:35, Exodus 36:37, Exodus 38:18, Exodus 38:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7551; TAHOT Exodus 27:16 word 13
עַמֻּֽדֵיהֶם֙'a.mu.dei.Hempillars their
Lemma: עַמּוּד (am.mud) · Strong's: H5982G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: pillar
Used 109 times. Also: Exodus 13:21, Exodus 13:22, Exodus 14:19, Exodus 14:24, Exodus 26:32, Exodus 26:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5982G; TAHOT Exodus 27:16 word 14
אַרְבָּעָ֔ה'ar.ba.'Ahfour
Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: four
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 11:13, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:17, Genesis 14:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0702; TAHOT Exodus 27:16 word 15
וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖םve.'ad.nei.Hemand bases their
Lemma: אֶ֫דֶן (e.den) · Strong's: H0134
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: socket
Used 57 times. Also: Exodus 26:19, Exodus 26:21, Exodus 26:25, Exodus 26:32, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 27:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0134; TAHOT Exodus 27:16 word 16
אַרְבָּעָֽה\׃'ar.ba.'Ahfour
Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: four
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 11:13, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:17, Genesis 14:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0702; TAHOT Exodus 27:16 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The gate | → | שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate |
| of the courtyard | → | חָצֵר H2691A court |
| shall be twenty | → | עֶשְׂרִים H6242 twenty |
| cubits [long] | → | אַמָּה H0520A cubit |
| with a curtain | → | מָסָךְ H4539 covering |
| embroidered | → | רָקַם H7551 to weave |
| with blue | → | תְּכֵ֫לֶת H8504 blue |
| purple | → | אַרְגָּמָן H0713 purple |
| and scarlet yarn | → | תּוֹלֵעָה H8438B worm |
| . . . | → | שָׁנִי H8144 scarlet |
| and finely spun | → | שָׁזַר H7806 to twist |
| . . . | → | מַעֲשֶׂה H4639G deed: work |
| linen | → | שֵׁשׁ H8336B linen |
| It shall have four | → | אַרְבַּע H0702 four |
| posts | → | עַמּוּד H5982G pillar |
| and four | → | אַרְבַּע H0702 four |
| bases | → | אֶ֫דֶן H0134 socket |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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