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For the widthוְרֹחַבof the courtyardהֶחָצֵרon the westיָםsideלִפְאַתthere shall be hangingsקְלָעִיםof fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםcubits,אַמָּהtheir pillarsעַמֻּדֵיהֶםtenעֲשָׂרָהand their basesוְאַדְנֵיהֶםten.עֲשָׂרָה
Exodus 27:12
Study it in the app“For the width of the courtyard on the west side there shall be hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten and their bases ten.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 27:12, word by word
- For the widthרֹחַבrochav
width
Width, breadth.
Where else “rochav” appears- of the courtyardחָצֵרchatser
court
An enclosed open space, like the temple's.
Where else “chatser” appears- on the westיָםyam
west
Literally "the sea": the side where the sun sets.
Where else “yam” appears- sideפְאַתfeat
side
Each of the sides of something, named for its direction, like the north side.
Where else “feat” appears- there shall be hangingsקְלָעִיםkelaim
hangings
The cloths hung around the sanctuary court.
Where else “kelaim” appears- of fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchamishim
fifty
Fifty.
Where else “chamishim” appears- cubitsאַמָּהama
cubit
About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.
Where else “ama” appears- their pillarsעַמֻּדֵיamude
pillar, column
Pillar, column; also a pillar of cloud or of fire.
Where else “amude” appears- tenעֲשָׂרָהasara
ten
Ten.
Where else “asara” appears- and their basesאַדְנֵיadne
base
Base, pedestal on which a board or a pillar rests; also the foundations of the earth (Job 38:6).
Where else “adne” appears
The context
11And likewise for the north side, in length, hangings a hundred cubits long, and its pillars twenty, and their bases twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their rods shall be of silver.
12 · This verse (above)
13The width of the courtyard on the east side, toward the sunrise, shall be fifty cubits.