Exodus 27:18

“The 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.”

Exodus 27:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 27:18, word by word

The lengthאֹרֶךְorech

length

Length: "the length and the breadth".

Where else “orech” appears
of the courtyardחָצֵרchatser

court

An enclosed open space, like the temple's.

Where else “chatser” appears
shall be a hundredמֵאָהmea

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

Where else “mea” appears
cubitsאַמָּהama

cubit

About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.

Where else “ama” appears
the widthרֹחַבrochav

width

Width, breadth.

Where else “rochav” appears
fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchamishim

fifty

Fifty.

Where else “chamishim” appears
and the heightקֹמָהkoma

height

Height.

Where else “koma” appears
fiveחָמֵשׁchamesh

five

Five.

Where else “chamesh” appears
of fine twisted linenשֵׁשׁshesh

fine linen

Delicate white flax cloth.

Where else “shesh” appears
of fine twisted linenמָשְׁזָרmashzar

twisted

Twist threads together to make a stronger one; "fine twisted linen".

Where else “mashzar” 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

17All the pillars of the courtyard all around shall be joined with rods of silver; their hooks of silver and their bases of bronze.

18 · This verse (above)

19All the utensils of the dwelling for all its service, and all its pegs and all the pegs of the courtyard, shall be of bronze.

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