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Allכָּלthe pillarsעַמּוּדֵיof the courtyardהֶחָצֵרall aroundסָבִיבshall be joined with rodsמְחֻשָּׁקִיםof silver;כֶּסֶףtheir hooksוָוֵיהֶםof silverכָּסֶףand their basesוְאַדְנֵיהֶםof bronze.נְחֹשֶׁת
Exodus 27:17
Study it in the app“All the pillars of the courtyard all around shall be joined with rods of silver; their hooks of silver and their bases of bronze.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 27:17, word by word
- the pillarsעַמּוּדֵיamude
pillar, column
Pillar, column; also a pillar of cloud or of fire.
Where else “amude” appears- of the courtyardחָצֵרchatser
court
An enclosed open space, like the temple's.
Where else “chatser” appears- all aroundסָבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears- shall be joined with rodsמְחֻשָּׁקִיםmechushakim
join
To tie or join the posts together with bars.
Where else “mechushakim” appears- of silverכֶּסֶףkesef
silver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “kesef” appears- their hooksוָוֵיvave
hook
Hook, peg. The name of the sixth Hebrew letter, vav.
Where else “vave” 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- of bronzeנְחֹשֶׁתnechoshet
bronze
Bronze, or things made of bronze.
Where else “nechoshet” appears
The context
16For the gate of the courtyard there shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen, the work of an embroiderer, their pillars four and their bases four.
17 · This verse (above)
18The length of the courtyard shall be a hundred cubits, the width fifty all along, and the height five cubits, of fine twisted linen, and their bases of bronze.