Exodus 28:32

“There shall be an opening for its head in its middle, with a binding around its opening, the work of a weaver; like the opening of a coat of mail it shall be for it, so that it will not tear.”

Exodus 28:32 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 28:32, word by word

There shall beהָיָהhaya

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

Where else “haya” appears
an openingפִיfi

opening

Literally "mouth": the hole or rim of something, like a well or sack.

Where else “fi” appears
for its headרֹאשׁrosh

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

Where else “rosh” appears
in its middleתוֹכtoch

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

Where else “toch” appears
with a bindingשָׂפָהsafa

edge

The edge where the sea or a river ends and the land begins.

Where else “safa” appears
aroundסָבִיבsaviv

around

In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.

Where else “saviv” appears
the workמַעֲשֵׂהmaase

workmanship

Something made by hand: a piece of craftsmanship, or an idol.

Where else “maase” appears
of a weaverאֹרֵגoreg

weave; weaver

Weave; weaver.

Where else “oreg” appears
of a coat of mailתַחְרָאtachra

coat of mail

Coat of mail or reinforced tunic. It occurs only in Exodus 28:32 and 39:23.

Where else “tachra” appears
so that it will not tearיִקָּרֵעַyikarea

tear

To rip one's clothes in great grief.

Where else “yikarea” appears

The context

31You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue.

32 · This verse (above)

33On its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, on its hem all around, and bells of gold between them all around:

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