Exodus 38:17 Go deeper
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And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver; and the overlaying of their chapiters of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver. (KJV)
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וְהָאֲדָנִ֣יםve.ha.'a.da.Nimand the bases
Lemma: אֶ֫דֶן (e.den) · Strong's: H0134
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: socket
Used 57 times. Also: Exodus 26:19, Exodus 26:21, Exodus 26:25, Exodus 26:32, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 27:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0134; TAHOT Exodus 38:17 word 1
לָֽעַמֻּדִים֮la.'a.mu.Dimfor the pillars
Lemma: עַמּוּד (am.mud) · Strong's: H5982G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: pillar
Used 109 times. Also: Exodus 13:21, Exodus 13:22, Exodus 14:19, Exodus 14:24, Exodus 26:32, Exodus 26:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5982G; TAHOT Exodus 38:17 word 2
נְחֹשֶׁת֒ne.cho.Shet[were] bronze
Lemma: נְחֹ֫שֶׁת (ne.cho.shet) · Strong's: H5178A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: bronze
Used 139 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Exodus 25:3, Exodus 26:11, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 27:2, Exodus 27:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5178A; TAHOT Exodus 38:17 word 3
וָוֵ֨יva.Vei[the] hooks of
Lemma: וָו (vav) · Strong's: H2053
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: hook
Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 26:32, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 27:10, Exodus 27:11, Exodus 27:17, Exodus 36:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2053; TAHOT Exodus 38:17 word 4
הָֽעַמּוּדִ֜יםha.'a.mu.Dimthe pillars
Lemma: עַמּוּד (am.mud) · Strong's: H5982G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: pillar
Used 109 times. Also: Exodus 13:21, Exodus 13:22, Exodus 14:19, Exodus 14:24, Exodus 26:32, Exodus 26:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5982G; TAHOT Exodus 38:17 word 5
וַחֲשׁוּקֵיהֶם֙va.cha.shu.kei.Hemand bands their
Lemma: חָשׁוּק (cha.shuq) · Strong's: H2838
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: ring
Used 8 times. Also: Exodus 27:10, Exodus 27:11, Exodus 36:38, Exodus 38:10, Exodus 38:11, Exodus 38:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2838; TAHOT Exodus 38:17 word 6
כֶּ֔סֶףKe.sef[were] silver
Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: silver: money
Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Exodus 38:17 word 7
וְצִפּ֥וּיve.tzi.Puiand [the] overlay of
Lemma: צִפּוּי (tsip.puy) · Strong's: H6826
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: plating
Used 5 times. Also: Exodus 38:19, Numbers 16:38, Numbers 16:39, Isaiah 30:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6826; TAHOT Exodus 38:17 word 8
רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖םra.shei.Hemtops their
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: head: top
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 28:12, Genesis 28:18, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218I; TAHOT Exodus 38:17 word 9
כָּ֑סֶףKa.sef[was] silver
Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: silver: money
Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Exodus 38:17 word 10
וְהֵם֙ve.Hemand they
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Exodus 38:17 word 11
מְחֻשָּׁקִ֣יםme.chu.sha.Kim[were] furnished with bands
Lemma: חָשַׁק (cha.shaq) · Strong's: H2836B
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVPsmpa)
Meaning: to connect
Used 3 times. Also: Exodus 27:17, Exodus 38:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2836B; TAHOT Exodus 38:17 word 12
כֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefsilver
Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: silver: money
Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Exodus 38:17 word 13
כֹּ֖לkolall
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Exodus 38:17 word 14
עַמֻּדֵ֥י'a.mu.Dei[the] pillars of
Lemma: עַמּוּד (am.mud) · Strong's: H5982G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: pillar
Used 109 times. Also: Exodus 13:21, Exodus 13:22, Exodus 14:19, Exodus 14:24, Exodus 26:32, Exodus 26:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5982G; TAHOT Exodus 38:17 word 15
הֶחָצֵֽר\׃he.cha.Tzerthe courtyard
Lemma: חָצֵר (cha.tser) · Strong's: H2691A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: court
Used 144 times. Also: Exodus 8:13, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 27:12, Exodus 27:13, Exodus 27:16, Exodus 27:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2691A; TAHOT Exodus 38:17 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The bases | → | אֶ֫דֶן H0134 socket |
| for the posts | → | עַמּוּד H5982G pillar |
| were bronze | → | נְחֹ֫שֶׁת H5178A bronze |
| the hooks | → | וָו H2053 hook |
| and bands | → | חָשׁוּק H2838 ring |
| were silver | → | כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money |
| and the plating | → | צִפּוּי H6826 plating |
| for the tops | → | רֹאשׁ H7218I head: top |
| of the posts was silver | → | כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money |
| . . . | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
| So all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the posts | → | עַמּוּד H5982G pillar |
| of the courtyard | → | חָצֵר H2691A court |
| were banded | → | חָשַׁק H2836B to connect |
| with silver | → | כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money |
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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