Exodus 28:18 Go deeper
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And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. (KJV)
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וְהַטּ֖וּרve.ha.Turand the row
Lemma: טוּר (tur) · Strong's: H2905
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: row
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 28:17, Exodus 28:19, Exodus 28:20, Exodus 39:10, Exodus 39:11, Exodus 39:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2905; TAHOT Exodus 28:18 word 1
הַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.Ni<the> second
Lemma: שֵׁנִי (she.ni) · Strong's: H8145
Parsing: Aomsa (Aomsa)
Meaning: second
Used 156 times. Also: Genesis 1:8, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8145; TAHOT Exodus 28:18 word 2
נֹ֥פֶךְNo.fekh[will be] a turquoise
Lemma: נֹ֫פֶךְ (no.phekh) · Strong's: H5306
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: emerald
Used 4 times. Also: Exodus 39:11, Ezekiel 27:16, Ezekiel 28:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5306; TAHOT Exodus 28:18 word 3
סַפִּ֖ירsa.Pira sapphire
Lemma: סַפִּיר (sap.pir) · Strong's: H5601
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sapphire
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 24:10, Exodus 39:11, Job 28:6, Job 28:16, Song of Solomon 5:14, Isaiah 54:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5601; TAHOT Exodus 28:18 word 4
וְיָהֲלֹֽם\׃ve.ya.ha.Lomand an emerald
Lemma: יַהֲלֹם (ya.ha.lom) · Strong's: H3095
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: jasper
Used 3 times. Also: Exodus 39:11, Ezekiel 28:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3095; TAHOT Exodus 28:18 word 5
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| in the second | → | שֵׁנִי H8145 second |
| row | → | טוּר H2905 row |
| a turquoise | → | נֹ֫פֶךְ H5306 emerald |
| a sapphire | → | סַפִּיר H5601 sapphire |
| and a diamond | → | יַהֲלֹם H3095 jasper |
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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