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You shall takeוְלָקַחְתָּtwoאֶת שְׁתֵּיonyxשֹׁהַםstonesאַבְנֵיand engraveוּפִתַּחְתָּon themעֲלֵיהֶםthe namesשְׁמוֹתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵל
Exodus 28:9
Study it in the app“You shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 28:9, word by word
- You shall takeלָקַחְתָּlakachta
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lakachta” appears- twoשְׁתֵּיshete
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shete” appears- onyxשֹׁהַםshoham
onyx
A precious stone, usually translated "onyx", but which one it was is not known for certain.
Where else “shoham” appears- stonesאַבְנֵיavne
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “avne” appears- and engraveפִתַּחְתָּfitachta
engrave
To cut a shape or letters into stone or metal.
Where else “fitachta” appears- the namesשְׁמוֹתshemot
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
The context
8And the woven band of its ephod, which is on it, shall be of the same workmanship, of one piece with it: of gold, blue, purple, scarlet yarn, and fine twisted linen.
9 · This verse (above)
10six of their names on the one stone, and the names of the remaining six on the second stone, in the order of their birth.