Study it in the app““And you, take for yourself the finest spices: of liquid myrrh five hundred, and of fragrant cinnamon half as much, two hundred and fifty, and of fragrant cane two hundred and fifty,”
“And you,וְאַתָּהtakeקַחfor yourselfלְךָthe finestרֹאשׁspices:בְּשָׂמִיםof liquidדְּרוֹרmyrrhמָרfiveחֲמֵשׁhundred,מֵאוֹתand of fragrantבֶּשֶׂםcinnamonוְקִנְּמָןhalf as much,מַחֲצִיתוֹtwo hundredוּמָאתָיִםand fifty,חֲמִשִּׁיםand of fragrantבֹשֶׂםcaneוּקְנֵהtwo hundredוּמָאתָיִםand fifty,חֲמִשִּׁים
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “kach” appearschief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rosh” appearsspice, balsam
Spices with a pleasing smell; balsam.
Where else “besamim” appearsflowing
Flowing freely: running myrrh.
Where else “deror” appearsmyrrh
Myrrh: an aromatic, bitter resin from a shrub.
Where else “mar” appearsfive
Five.
Where else “chamesh” appearshundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “meot” appearscinnamon
Cinnamon.
Where else “kinman” appearshalf
One of the two equal parts of something, like «half a shekel» or half of a tribe.
Where else “machatsit” appearsfifty
Fifty.
Where else “chamishim” appearsreed
A tall hollow marsh plant; or a fragrant one.
Where else “kene” appearsFive hundred shekels were about 6 kilograms.
22YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
23 · This verse (above)
24and of cassia five hundred, by the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin.
