The stonesוְהָאֲבָנִיםshall beתִּהְיֶיןָaccording toעַלthe namesשְׁמֹתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלtwelve,שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵהaccording toעַלtheir names;שְׁמֹתָםwith engravingsפִּתּוּחֵיof a signet,חוֹתָםeachאִישׁwithעַלits name,שְׁמוֹthey shall beתִּהְיֶיןָfor the twelveלִשְׁנֵי עָשָׂרtribes.שָׁבֶט
Exodus 28:21
Study it in the app“The stones shall be according to the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, according to their names; with engravings of a signet, each with its name, they shall be for the twelve tribes.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 28:21, word by word
- The stonesאֲבָנִיםavanim
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “avanim” appears- shall beתִּהְיֶיןָtihyena
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihyena” appears- the namesשְׁמֹתshemot
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shemot” appears- of the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- twelveשְׁתֵּיםshetem
double
Twice the amount, or two plus ten to say twelve.
Where else “shetem” appears- twelveעֶשְׂרֵהesre
-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “esre” appears- with engravingsפִּתּוּחֵיpituche
engraving
Engraving, carved work.
Where else “pituche” appears- of a signetחוֹתָםchotam
seal
Seal: an engraved piece that served as a personal signature; it was worn hanging from a cord or as a ring.
Where else “chotam” appears- eachאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- tribesשָׁבֶטshavet
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shavet” appears
The context
20and the fourth row, chrysolite, onyx, and jasper. They shall be set in gold in their mountings.
21 · This verse (above)
22You shall make on the breastpiece twisted chains, of corded work, of pure gold.