You shall makeוְעָשִׂיתָthe courtyardאֵת חֲצַרof the dwelling.הַמִּשְׁכָּןFor the southernנֶגֶבside,לִפְאַתtoward the south,תֵּימָנָהthe courtyardלֶחָצֵרshall have hangingsקְלָעִיםof fine twisted linen,שֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָרa hundredמֵאָהcubitsבָאַמָּהlongאֹרֶךְfor the oneלַ הָאֶחָתside,פֵּאָה
Exodus 27:9
Study it in the app“You shall make the courtyard of the dwelling. For the southern side, toward the south, the courtyard shall have hangings of fine twisted linen, a hundred cubits long for the one side,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 27:9, word by word
- You shall makeעָשִׂיתָasita
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asita” appears- the courtyardחֲצַרchatsar
court
An enclosed open space, like the temple's.
Where else “chatsar” appears- of the dwellingמִּשְׁכָּןmishkan
dwelling
The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.
Where else “mishkan” appears- For the southernנֶגֶבnegev
south
One of the four sides of the land: the south.
Where else “negev” appears- sideפְאַתfeat
side
Each of the sides of something, named for its direction, like the north side.
Where else “feat” appears- toward the southתֵּימָנָtemana
south
South; also the south wind.
Where else “temana” appears- shall have hangingsקְלָעִיםkelaim
hangings
The cloths hung around the sanctuary court.
Where else “kelaim” 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- 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- longאֹרֶךְorech
length
Length: "the length and the breadth".
Where else “orech” appears- for the oneאֶחָתechat
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echat” appears
Translation note
The courtyard was the enclosure that surrounded the dwelling, closed in by hangings hung from pillars: about 45 meters long by 22 wide.
The context
8Hollow, with planks, you shall make it; as it was shown you on the mountain, so they shall make it.
9 · This verse (above)
10and its pillars twenty, and their bases twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their rods shall be of silver.