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The lengthאֹרֶךְof eachהָאַחַתcurtainהַיְרִיעָהwas twenty-eightשְׁמֹנֶה וְעֶשְׂרִיםcubits,בָּאַמָּהand the widthוְרֹחַבfourאַרְבַּעcubitsבָּאַמָּהfor eachהָאֶחָתcurtain;הַיְרִיעָהoneאַחַתmeasureמִדָּהfor allלְכָלthe curtains.הַיְרִיעֹת
Exodus 36:9
Study it in the app“The length of each curtain was twenty-eight cubits, and the width four cubits for each curtain; one measure for all the curtains.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 36:9, 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 twenty-eightשְׁמֹנֶהshemone
eight
Eight; also "eighth".
Where else “shemone” appears- was twenty-eightעֶשְׂרִיםesrim
twenty
Twenty; also "twentieth".
Where else “esrim” appears- cubitsאַמָּהama
cubit
About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.
Where else “ama” appears- and the widthרֹחַבrochav
width
Width, breadth.
Where else “rochav” appears- fourאַרְבַּעarba
four
Four.
Where else “arba” appears- measureמִדָּהmida
measure
The size or measure of something.
Where else “mida” appears
The context
8And all the wise of heart among those who did the work made the dwelling with ten curtains of twisted fine linen and blue and purple and scarlet, with cherubim, the work of a skilled craftsman, he made them.
9 · This verse (above)
10And he joined five curtains, one to another, and five curtains he joined, one to another.