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You shall makeוְעָשִׂיתָtwoשְׁנַיִםcherubimכְּרֻבִיםof gold;זָהָבof hammered workמִקְשָׁהyou shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂהthem,אֹתָםat the twoמִשְּׁנֵיendsקְצוֹתof the cover of expiation.הַכַּפֹּרֶת
Exodus 25:18
Study it in the app“You shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them, at the two ends of the cover of expiation.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 25:18, word by word
- You shall makeעָשִׂיתָasita
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asita” appears- twoשְׁנַיִםshenayim
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shenayim” appears- cherubimכְּרֻבִיםkeruvim
cherub
Cherub(im): heavenly beings who in the Bible appear near God's presence and guarding what is holy, such as the way to the tree of life and the place above the ark of the covenant. They are not the "little angels" of paintings.
Where else “keruvim” appears- of goldזָהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears- of hammered workמִקְשָׁהmiksha
hammered work
Metal worked by hammer, not cast in a mold.
Where else “miksha” appears- endsקְצוֹתketsot
edge
The part where something ends: the tip, the edge or the corner.
Where else “ketsot” appears- of the cover of expiationכַּפֹּרֶתkaporet
cover of expiation
The gold lid of the ark, with the two cherubim. Its name comes from the verb "make expiation" (cover sin), because there the blood was sprinkled on the day of expiation (Leviticus 16:14-15).
Where else “kaporet” appears
The context
17You shall make a cover of expiation of pure gold: two cubits and a half its length and a cubit and a half its width.
18 · This verse (above)
19Make one cherub at the end on this side and one cherub at the end on that side; of one piece with the cover of expiation you shall make the cherubim on its two ends.