Study it in the app“And Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; two cubits and a half was its length, and a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height.”
And Bezalelוַ בְּצַלְאֵלmadeיַּעַשׂthe arkאֶת הָאָרֹןof acaciaשִׁטִּיםwood;עֲצֵיtwo cubitsאַמָּתַיִםand a halfוָחֵצִיwas its length,אָרְכּוֹand a cubitוְאַמָּהand a halfוָחֵצִיits width,רָחְבּוֹand a cubitוְאַמָּהand a halfוָחֵצִיits height.קֹמָתוֹ
Bezalel
Bezalel, the craftsman of the tribe of Judah whom God appointed to lead the building of the dwelling; also another Israelite (Ezra 10:30). The name means "in the shadow of God".
Where else “betsalel” appearsmake
To build or create something.
Where else “yaas” appearsark
The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.
Where else “aron” appearsacacia
Acacia: a desert tree with hard, lasting wood.
Where else “shitim” appearswood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “atse” appearscubit
About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.
Where else “amatayim” appearshalf
One of two equal parts of something.
Where else “chetsi” appearslength
Length: "the length and the breadth".
Where else “ark” appearswidth
Width, breadth.
Where else “rachb” appearsheight
Height.
Where else “komat” appearsThis chapter carries out what was commanded in Exodus 25 (ark, table, and lampstand) and 30 (altar of incense, oil, and incense).
1 · This verse (above)
2And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made for it a molding of gold all around.
