Exodus 28:32 Go deeper
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And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent. (KJV)
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וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.Yahand it will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
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 28:32 word 1
פִֽי\־fi-[the] opening of
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip: opening
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 39:23, 1 Kings 7:31, Job 36:16, Zechariah 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310J; TAHOT Exodus 28:32 word 2
רֹאשׁ֖וֹro.Shotop its
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: head
Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Exodus 28:32 word 3
בְּתוֹכ֑וֹbe.to.Khoin [the] middle of it
Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: midst
Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT Exodus 28:32 word 4
שָׂפָ֡הsa.Fahan edge
Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: lip: edge
Used 28 times. Also: Exodus 26:4, Exodus 26:10, Exodus 28:26, Exodus 36:11, Exodus 36:17, Exodus 39:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8193I; TAHOT Exodus 28:32 word 5
יִֽהְיֶה֩yih.Yehit will be[long]
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 28:32 word 6
לְפִ֨יוle.Fivto opening its
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip: opening
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 39:23, 1 Kings 7:31, Job 36:16, Zechariah 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310J; TAHOT Exodus 28:32 word 7
סָבִ֜יבsa.Vivall around
Lemma: סָבִיב (sa.viv) · Strong's: H5439G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: around
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 35:5, Genesis 41:48, Exodus 16:13, Exodus 19:12, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5439G; TAHOT Exodus 28:32 word 8
מַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.Seh[the] work
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 28:32 word 9
אֹרֵ֗ג'o.Rega weaver
Lemma: אָרַג (a.rag) · Strong's: H0707
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to weave
Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 35:35, Exodus 39:22, Exodus 39:27, Judges 16:13, 1 Samuel 17:7, 2 Samuel 21:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0707; TAHOT Exodus 28:32 word 10
כְּפִ֥יke.Filike [the] opening of
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip: opening
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 39:23, 1 Kings 7:31, Job 36:16, Zechariah 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310J; TAHOT Exodus 28:32 word 11
תַחְרָ֛אtach.Ra'a collar
Lemma: תַּחְרָא (ta.cha.ra) · Strong's: H8473
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: breastplate
Used 2 times. Also: Exodus 39:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8473; TAHOT Exodus 28:32 word 12
יִֽהְיֶה\־yih.yeh-it will be[long]
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 28:32 word 13
לֹ֥אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 28:32 word 14
יִקָּרֵֽעַ\׃yi.ka.Re.a'it will be torn
Lemma: קָרַע (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7167
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
Meaning: to tear
Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 37:29, Genesis 37:34, Genesis 44:13, Exodus 39:23, Leviticus 13:56, Numbers 14:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7167; TAHOT Exodus 28:32 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| with | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| an opening | → | פֶּה H6310J lip: opening |
| at its top | → | רֹאשׁ H7218A head |
| in the center | → | תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst |
| Around [the opening] | → | סָבִיב H5439G around |
| shall be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| a woven | → | מַעֲשֶׂה H4639G deed: work |
| . . . | → | אָרַג H0707 to weave |
| collar | → | שָׂפָה H8193I lip: edge |
| with an opening | → | פֶּה H6310J lip: opening |
| like that | → | פֶּה H6310J lip: opening |
| of a garment | → | תַּחְרָא H8473 breastplate |
| so that | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| it | → | |
| will not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| tear | → | קָרַע H7167 to tear |
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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