You shall makeוְעָשִׂיתָan altarמִזְבֵּחַfor burningמִקְטַרincense;קְטֹרֶתof acaciaשִׁטִּיםwoodעֲצֵיyou shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂהit.אֹתוֹ
Exodus 30:1
Study it in the app“You shall make an altar for burning incense; of acacia wood you shall make it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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Exodus 30:1, word by word
- You shall makeעָשִׂיתָasita
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asita” appears- an altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears- for burningמִקְטַרmiktar
place for burning
A place where incense is burned. It occurs only in Exodus 30:1.
Where else “miktar” appears- incenseקְטֹרֶתketoret
incense
Incense: a mixture of spices burned to give sweet-smelling smoke; also the smoke of a burned sacrifice.
Where else “ketoret” appears- of acaciaשִׁטִּיםshitim
acacia
Acacia: a desert tree with hard, lasting wood.
Where else “shitim” appears- woodעֲצֵיatse
wood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “atse” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2A cubit its length and a cubit its width; it shall be square, and two cubits its height; its horns shall be of one piece with it.