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The lengthאֹרֶךְof eachהָאַחַתcurtainהַיְרִיעָהshall be twenty-eightשְׁמֹנֶה וְעֶשְׂרִיםcubits,בָּאַמָּהand the widthוְרֹחַבof eachהָאֶחָתcurtainהַיְרִיעָהfourאַרְבַּעcubits;בָּאַמָּהoneאַחַתmeasureמִדָּהfor allלְכָלthe curtains.הַיְרִיעֹת
Exodus 26:2
Study it in the app“The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; one measure for all the curtains.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 26:2, word by word
- The lengthאֹרֶךְorech
length
Length: "the length and the breadth".
Where else “orech” appears- of eachאַחַתachat
each
Literally "one": all of them, one by one.
Where else “achat” appears- curtainיְרִיעָהyeria
curtain
Curtain: a large piece of cloth or of goats' hair from which a tent is made.
Where else “yeria” appears- shall be twenty-eightשְׁמֹנֶהshemone
eight
Eight; also "eighth".
Where else “shemone” appears- shall be twenty-eightעֶשְׂרִיםesrim
twenty
Twenty; also "twentieth".
Where else “esrim” appears- cubitsאַמָּהama
cubit
About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.
Where else “ama” appears- and the widthרֹחַבrochav
width
Width, breadth.
Where else “rochav” appears- fourאַרְבַּעarba
four
Four.
Where else “arba” appears- measureמִדָּהmida
measure
The size or measure of something.
Where else “mida” appears
The context
1The dwelling you shall make of ten curtains of fine twisted linen and blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; with cherubim, the work of a skilled craftsman, you shall make them.
2 · This verse (above)
3Five curtains shall be joined one to another, and five curtains joined one to another.