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Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof. (KJV)

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רָב֥וּעַra.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 27:1, Exodus 30:2, Exodus 37:25, Exodus 38:1, Exodus 39:9, 1 Kings 7:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7251; TAHOT Exodus 28:16 word 1

יִֽהְיֶ֖הyih.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 28:16 word 2

כָּפ֑וּלka.Fulfolded double

Lemma: כָּפַל (ka.phal) · Strong's: H3717

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

Meaning: to double

Used 5 times. Also: Exodus 26:9, Exodus 39:9, Ezekiel 21:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3717; TAHOT Exodus 28:16 word 3

זֶ֥רֶתZe.ret[will be] a span

Lemma: זֶ֫רֶת (ze.ret) · Strong's: H2239

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: span

Used 7 times. Also: Exodus 39:9, 1 Samuel 17:4, Isaiah 40:12, Ezekiel 43:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2239; TAHOT Exodus 28:16 word 4

אָרְכּ֖וֹ'a.re.Kolength its

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

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 28:16 word 5

וְזֶ֥רֶתve.Ze.retand [will be] a span

Lemma: זֶ֫רֶת (ze.ret) · Strong's: H2239

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: span

Used 7 times. Also: Exodus 39:9, 1 Samuel 17:4, Isaiah 40:12, Ezekiel 43:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2239; TAHOT Exodus 28:16 word 6

רָחְבּֽוֹ\׃ra.che.Bobreadth its

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

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 28:16 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

It must be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
square	→	רָבַע H7251 to square
when folded over double	→	כָּפַל H3717 to double
a span	→	זֶ֫רֶת H2239 span
long	→	אֹ֫רֶךְ H0753 length
and a span	→	זֶ֫רֶת H2239 span
wide	→	רֹ֫חַב H7341 width

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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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