And he madeוַיַּעַשׂbarsבְּרִיחֵיof acaciaשִׁטִּיםwood,עֲצֵיfiveחֲמִשָּׁהfor the boardsלְקַרְשֵׁיof the oneהָאֶחָתsideצֶלַעof the dwelling,הַמִּשְׁכָּן
Exodus 36:31
Study it in the app“And he made bars of acacia wood, five for the boards of the one side of the dwelling,”
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Exodus 36:31, word by word
- And he madeיַּעַשׂyaas
make
To build or create something.
Where else “yaas” appears- barsבְּרִיחֵיberiche
crossbar
A long beam that holds boards together.
Where else “beriche” 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- fiveחֲמִשָּׁהchamisha
five
Five.
Where else “chamisha” appears- for the boardsקַרְשֵׁיkarshe
board, frame
Board, plank; it may also be a wooden frame. Once it is the deck of a ship (Ezekiel 27:6).
Where else “karshe” appears- of the oneאֶחָתechat
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echat” appears- sideצֶלַעtsela
side
The flank of something, or the rooms built against the temple.
Where else “tsela” appears- of the dwellingמִּשְׁכָּןmishkan
dwelling
The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.
Where else “mishkan” appears
The context
30And there were eight boards and their bases of silver, sixteen bases, two bases, two bases under each board.
31 · This verse (above)
32and five bars for the boards of the second side of the dwelling, and five bars for the boards of the dwelling at the rear westward.