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You shall makeוְעָשִׂיתָonעַלthe breastpieceהַחֹשֶׁןtwistedגַּבְלֻתchains,שַׁרְשֹׁתof cordedעֲבֹתwork,מַעֲשֵׂהof pureטָהוֹרgold.זָהָב
Exodus 28:22
Study it in the app“You shall make on the breastpiece twisted chains, of corded work, of pure gold.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 28:22, word by word
- You shall makeעָשִׂיתָasita
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asita” appears- the breastpieceחֹשֶׁןchoshen
breastpiece
Breastpiece: a square piece of cloth with twelve stones that the high priest wore on his chest (Exodus 28:15-30).
Where else “choshen” appears- twistedגַּבְלֻתgavlut
twisted chain
Twisted chain, braid.
Where else “gavlut” appears- chainsשַׁרְשֹׁתsharshot
chain
Small chain.
Where else “sharshot” appears- of cordedעֲבֹתavot
cord
A cord braided of several strands, or bonds with which one ties.
Where else “avot” appears- workמַעֲשֵׂהmaase
workmanship
Something made by hand: a piece of craftsmanship, or an idol.
Where else “maase” appears- of pureטָהוֹרtahor
pure
Without a mixture of anything else, like gold with no alloy.
Where else “tahor” appears- goldזָהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears
The context
21The 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.
22 · This verse (above)
23You shall make on the breastpiece two rings of gold, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastpiece.