Exodus 38:1 Go deeper
And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof. (KJV)
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וַיַּ֛עַשׂvai.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 38:1 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 38:1 word 2
מִזְבַּ֥חmiz.Bach[the] altar of
Lemma: מִזְבֵּחַ (miz.be.ach) · Strong's: H4196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: altar
Used 399 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:18, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4196; TAHOT Exodus 38:1 word 3
הָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.Lahthe burnt offering
Lemma: עֹלָה (o.lah) · Strong's: H5930A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: burnt offering
Used 286 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 22:2, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Genesis 22:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5930A; TAHOT Exodus 38:1 word 4
עֲצֵ֣י'a.Tzeiwood<s> of
Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: tree: wood
Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 7:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6086G; TAHOT Exodus 38:1 word 5
שִׁטִּ֑יםshi.Timacacia
Lemma: שִׁטָּה (shit.tah) · Strong's: H7848
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: acacia
Used 28 times. Also: Exodus 25:5, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:13, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 25:28, Exodus 26:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7848; TAHOT Exodus 38:1 word 6
חָמֵשׁ֩cha.Mesh[was] five
Lemma: חָמֵשׁ (cha.mesh) · Strong's: H2568
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: five
Used 342 times. Also: Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:17, Genesis 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2568; TAHOT Exodus 38:1 word 7
אַמּ֨וֹת'a.Motcubits
Lemma: אַמָּה (am.mah) · Strong's: H0520A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
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 38:1 word 8
אָרְכּ֜וֹ'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 38:1 word 9
וְחָֽמֵשׁ\־ve.cha.mesh-and [was] five
Lemma: חָמֵשׁ (cha.mesh) · Strong's: H2568
Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)
Meaning: five
Used 342 times. Also: Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:17, Genesis 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2568; TAHOT Exodus 38:1 word 10
אַמּ֤וֹת'a.Motcubits
Lemma: אַמָּה (am.mah) · Strong's: H0520A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
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 38:1 word 11
רָחְבּוֹ֙ra.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 38:1 word 12
רָב֔וּעַra.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 28:16, Exodus 30:2, Exodus 37:25, Exodus 39:9, 1 Kings 7:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7251; TAHOT Exodus 38:1 word 13
וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁve.sha.Loshand [was] three
Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969
Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)
Meaning: three
Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT Exodus 38:1 word 14
אַמּ֖וֹת'a.Motcubits
Lemma: אַמָּה (am.mah) · Strong's: H0520A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
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 38:1 word 15
קֹמָתֽוֹ\׃ko.ma.Toheight its
Lemma: קוֹמָה (qo.mah) · Strong's: H6967
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: height
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 27:1, Exodus 27:18, Exodus 30:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6967; TAHOT Exodus 38:1 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [Bezalel] constructed | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| the altar | → | מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 altar |
| of burnt offering | → | עֹלָה H5930A burnt offering |
| from acacia | → | שִׁטָּה H7848 acacia |
| wood | → | עֵץ H6086G tree: wood |
| It was square | → | רָבַע H7251 to square |
| five | → | חָמֵשׁ H2568 five |
| cubits | → | אַמָּה H0520A cubit |
| long | → | אֹ֫רֶךְ H0753 length |
| five | → | חָמֵשׁ H2568 five |
| cubits | → | אַמָּה H0520A cubit |
| wide | → | רֹ֫חַב H7341 width |
| and three | → | שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three |
| cubits | → | אַמָּה H0520A cubit |
| high | → | קוֹמָה H6967 height |
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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