Exodus 36:22

“Two tenons were for each board, joined one to another; so he made for all the boards of the dwelling.”

Exodus 36:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 36:22, word by word

Twoשְׁתֵּיshete

two

A pair, a quantity of two.

Where else “shete” appears
tenonsיָדֹתyadot

tenon

Parts of an object, or a portion.

Where else “yadot” appears
were for eachאֶחָדechad

each

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

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boardקֶּרֶשׁkeresh

board, frame

Board, plank; it may also be a wooden frame. Once it is the deck of a ship (Ezekiel 27:6).

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joinedמְשֻׁלָּבֹתmeshulavot

set evenly

Join or set at equal distances.

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he madeעָשָׂהasa

make

To build or create something.

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of the dwellingמִּשְׁכָּןmishkan

dwelling

The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.

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The context

21Ten cubits was the length of the board, and a cubit and a half the width of each board.

22 · This verse (above)

23And he made the boards for the dwelling: twenty boards for the south side,

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