Exodus 25:19

“Make 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.”

Exodus 25:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 25:19, word by word

Makeעֲשֵׂהase

make

To build or create something.

Where else “ase” appears
oneאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

Where else “echad” appears
cherubכְּרוּבkeruv

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 “keruv” appears
at the endקָּצָהkatsa

edge

The part where something ends: the tip, the edge or the corner.

Where else “katsa” appears
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
its twoשְׁנֵיshene

two

A pair, a quantity of two.

Where else “shene” appears

The context

18You shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them, at the two ends of the cover of expiation.

19 · This verse (above)

20The cherubim shall spread out their wings upward, overshadowing with their wings the cover of expiation, and their faces shall be one toward the other; toward the cover of expiation the faces of the cherubim shall be turned.

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