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You shall fillוּמִלֵּאתָitבוֹwith a settingמִלֻּאַתof stones,אֶבֶןfourאַרְבָּעָהrowsטוּרִיםof stones:אָבֶןa rowטוּרof ruby,אֹדֶםtopaz,פִּטְדָהand emeraldוּבָרֶקֶתshall be the firstהָאֶחָדrow;הַטּוּר
Exodus 28:17
Study it in the app“You shall fill it with a setting of stones, four rows of stones: a row of ruby, topaz, and emerald shall be the first row;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 28:17, word by word
- You shall fillמִלֵּאתָmileta
follow fully
To follow YHWH without reserve, with one's whole being; also, to fill a setting with stones.
Where else “mileta” appears- with a settingמִלֻּאַתmiluat
setting
Setting, mounting for stones.
Where else “miluat” appears- of stonesאֶבֶןeven
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “even” appears- fourאַרְבָּעָהarbaa
four
Four.
Where else “arbaa” appears- rowsטוּרִיםturim
row
Row, course (of stones or beams).
Where else “turim” appears- of rubyאֹדֶםodem
carnelian
A red precious stone, perhaps carnelian.
Where else “odem” appears- topazפִּטְדָהpitda
topaz
A precious stone, perhaps topaz.
Where else “pitda” appears- and emeraldבָרֶקֶתvareket
emerald
A shining precious stone, perhaps emerald.
Where else “vareket” appears- shall be the firstאֶחָדechad
first
Literally "one": day one of the month.
Where else “echad” appears
Translation note
It is not certain which present-day stones several of these twelve Hebrew names correspond to.
The context
16It shall be square and doubled, a span its length and a span its width.
17 · This verse (above)
18the second row, turquoise, sapphire, and diamond;