Exodus 26:7

“You shall make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the dwelling; you shall make eleven curtains.”

Exodus 26:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 26:7, word by word

You shall makeעָשִׂיתָasita

make

To build or create something.

Where else “asita” appears
curtainsיְרִיעֹתyeriot

curtain

Curtain: a large piece of cloth or of goats' hair from which a tent is made.

Where else “yeriot” appears
of goats' hairעִזִּיםizim

goat

The female of the goat flock, used for milk and hair.

Where else “izim” appears
for a tentאֹהֶלohel

tabernacle

Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.

Where else “ohel” appears
the dwellingמִּשְׁכָּןmishkan

dwelling

The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.

Where else “mishkan” appears
elevenעַשְׁתֵּיashte

eleven

Eleven (always with "ten").

Where else “ashte” appears
elevenעֶשְׂרֵהesre

-teen (ten)

Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".

Where else “esre” appears

The context

6You shall make fifty clasps of gold and join the curtains one to another with the clasps, so that the dwelling shall be one whole.

7 · This verse (above)

8The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; one measure for the eleven curtains.

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