Exodus 36:15

“The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits the width of each curtain; one measure for the eleven curtains.”

Exodus 36:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 36:15, word by word

The lengthאֹרֶךְorech

length

Length: "the length and the breadth".

Where else “orech” appears
of eachאַחַתachat

each

Literally "one": all of them, one by one.

Where else “achat” appears
curtainיְרִיעָהyeria

curtain

Curtain: a large piece of cloth or of goats' hair from which a tent is made.

Where else “yeria” appears
was thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshim

thirty

Thirty; also "thirtieth".

Where else “sheloshim” appears
cubitsאַמָּהama

cubit

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

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and fourאַרְבַּעarba

four

Four.

Where else “arba” appears
the widthרֹחַבrochav

width

Width, breadth.

Where else “rochav” appears
measureמִדָּהmida

measure

The size or measure of something.

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for the elevenעַשְׁתֵּיashte

eleven

Eleven (always with "ten").

Where else “ashte” appears
for the elevenעֶשְׂרֵהesre

-teen (ten)

Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".

Where else “esre” appears

The context

14And he made curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the dwelling; eleven curtains he made them.

15 · This verse (above)

16And he joined five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.

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