Exodus 30:2

“A 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.”

Exodus 30:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 30:2, word by word

A cubitאַמָּהama

cubit

About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.

Where else “ama” appears
its lengthאָרְכּark

length

Length: "the length and the breadth".

Where else “ark” appears
its widthרָחְבּrachb

width

Width, breadth.

Where else “rachb” appears
it shall beיִהְיֶהyihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “yihye” appears
squareרָבוּעַravua

square

Square, with four equal sides.

Where else “ravua” appears
its heightקֹמָתkomat

height

Height.

Where else “komat” appears
its hornsקַרְנֹתָיkarnotay

altar horn

The horns of the altar.

Where else “karnotay” appears

The context

1You shall make an altar for burning incense; of acacia wood you shall make it.

2 · This verse (above)

3You shall overlay it with pure gold, its top and its sides all around and its horns, and you shall make for it a molding of gold all around.

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