Exodus 37:6 Go deeper
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And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof. (KJV)
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וַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he made
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 37:6 word 1
כַּפֹּ֖רֶתka.Po.retan atonement cover of
Lemma: כַּפֹּרֶת (kap.po.ret) · Strong's: H3727
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: mercy seat
Used 27 times. Also: Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:18, Exodus 25:19, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:21, Exodus 25:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3727; TAHOT Exodus 37:6 word 2
זָהָ֣בza.Havgold
Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: gold
Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT Exodus 37:6 word 3
טָה֑וֹרta.Horpure
Lemma: טָהוֹר (ta.hor) · Strong's: H2889
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: pure
Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 7:2, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 8:20, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2889; TAHOT Exodus 37:6 word 4
אַמָּתַ֤יִם'a.ma.Ta.yim[was] two cubits
Lemma: אַמָּה (am.mah) · Strong's: H0520A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)
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 37:6 word 5
וָחֵ֙צִי֙va.Che.tziand a half
Lemma: חֲצִי (che.tsi) · Strong's: H2677
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: half
Used 125 times. Also: Exodus 12:29, Exodus 24:6, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 26:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2677; TAHOT Exodus 37:6 word 6
אָרְכָּ֔הּ'a.re.Kahlength 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 37:6 word 7
וְאַמָּ֥הve.'a.Mahand [was] a cubit
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 37:6 word 8
וָחֵ֖צִיva.Che.tziand a half
Lemma: חֲצִי (che.tsi) · Strong's: H2677
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: half
Used 125 times. Also: Exodus 12:29, Exodus 24:6, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 26:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2677; TAHOT Exodus 37:6 word 9
רָחְבָּֽהּ\׃ra.che.Bahbreadth 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 37:6 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He constructed | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| a mercy seat | → | כַּפֹּרֶת H3727 mercy seat |
| of pure | → | טָהוֹר H2889 pure |
| gold | → | זָהָב H2091 gold |
| two | → | אַמָּה H0520A cubit |
| and a half cubits | → | חֲצִי H2677 half |
| long | → | אֹ֫רֶךְ H0753 length |
| and a cubit | → | אַמָּה H0520A cubit |
| and a half | → | חֲצִי H2677 half |
| wide | → | רֹ֫חַב H7341 width |
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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