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They shall makeוְעָשׂוּan arkאֲרוֹןof acaciaשִׁטִּיםwood:עֲצֵיtwo cubitsאַמָּתַיִםand a halfוָחֵצִיits length,אָרְכּוֹa cubitוְאַמָּהand a halfוָחֵצִיits width,רָחְבּוֹand a cubitוְאַמָּהand a halfוָחֵצִיits height.קֹמָתוֹ
Exodus 25:10
Study it in the app“They shall make an ark of acacia wood: two cubits and a half its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 25:10, word by word
- They shall makeעָשׂוּasu
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asu” appears- an arkאֲרוֹןaron
ark
The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.
Where else “aron” appears- of acaciaשִׁטִּיםshitim
acacia
Acacia: a desert tree with hard, lasting wood.
Where else “shitim” appears- woodעֲצֵיatse
wood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “atse” appears- two cubitsאַמָּתַיִםamatayim
cubit
About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.
Where else “amatayim” appears- and a halfחֵצִיchetsi
half
One of two equal parts of something.
Where else “chetsi” appears- its lengthאָרְכּark
length
Length: "the length and the breadth".
Where else “ark” appears- its widthרָחְבּrachb
width
Width, breadth.
Where else “rachb” appears- its heightקֹמָתkomat
height
Height.
Where else “komat” appears
Translation note
A cubit was the distance from the elbow to the tip of the fingers, about 45 centimeters. The ark therefore measured about 1.10 m long by 70 cm wide and high.
The context
9According to all that I am showing you, the pattern of the dwelling and the pattern of all its furnishings, so you shall make it.
10 · This verse (above)
11You shall overlay it with pure gold; inside and outside you shall overlay it, and you shall make on it a molding of gold all around.