You shall makeוְעָשִׂיתָa plateצִּיץof pureטָהוֹרgoldזָהָבand engraveוּפִתַּחְתָּon it,עָלָיוwith engravingsפִּתּוּחֵיof a signet,חֹתָם‘Holinessקֹדֶשׁto YHWH.’לַיהוָה
Exodus 28:36
Study it in the app“You shall make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, with engravings of a signet, ‘Holiness to YHWH.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 28:36, word by word
- You shall makeעָשִׂיתָasita
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asita” appears- a plateצִּיץtsits
plate
The gold piece on the high priest's forehead.
Where else “tsits” 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- and engraveפִתַּחְתָּfitachta
engrave
To cut a shape or letters into stone or metal.
Where else “fitachta” appears- with engravingsפִּתּוּחֵיpituche
engraving
Engraving, carved work.
Where else “pituche” appears- of a signetחֹתָםchotam
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- ‘Holinessקֹדֶשׁkodesh
holiness
What belongs to God; what makes him set apart and pure.
Where else “kodesh” appears- to YHWH.’יהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears
The context
35It shall be on Aaron to minister, and its sound shall be heard when he goes into the Holy Place before YHWH and when he comes out, so that he will not die.
36 · This verse (above)
37You shall fasten it on a cord of blue, and it shall be on the turban; on the front of the turban it shall be.