Exodus 37:17

“And he made the lampstand of pure gold; of hammered work he made the lampstand, its base and its shaft; its cups, its knobs, and its flowers were of one piece with it.”

Exodus 37:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 37:17, word by word

And he madeיַּעַשׂyaas

make

To build or create something.

Where else “yaas” appears
the lampstandמְּנֹרָהmenora

lampstand

Lampstand: a stand with branches for the lamps; in Hebrew, "menorah".

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of pureטָהוֹרtahor

pure

Without a mixture of anything else, like gold with no alloy.

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goldזָהָבzahav

gold

Gold.

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of hammered workמִקְשָׁהmiksha

hammered work

Metal worked by hammer, not cast in a mold.

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its baseיְרֵכָyerecha

base

The side or foot of something, like the side of the altar or the base of the lampstand.

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and its shaftקָנָkana

branch

A branch of the lampstand.

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its cupsגְּבִיעֶיgevie

cup, bowl

Large cup, goblet. On the lampstand of the sanctuary, the cups shaped like flowers.

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its knobsכַּפְתֹּרֶיkaftore

knob

A round ornament of the lampstand.

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and its flowersפְרָחֶיferache

flower, blossom

Flower, bud, blossom; also a flower-shaped ornament.

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wereהָיוּhayu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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The context

16And he made the utensils that were on the table, its plates and its spoons and its bowls and the jars with which libations are poured, of pure gold.

17 · This verse (above)

18And six branches went out from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from its one side, and three branches of the lampstand from its second side.

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