Exodus 37:25

“And he made the altar of incense of acacia wood; a cubit was its length, and a cubit its width, square, and two cubits its height; of one piece with it were its horns.”

Exodus 37:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 37:25, word by word

And he madeיַּעַשׂyaas

make

To build or create something.

Where else “yaas” appears
the altarמִזְבַּחmizbach

altar

Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.

Where else “mizbach” appears
of incenseקְּטֹרֶתketoret

incense

Incense: a mixture of spices burned to give sweet-smelling smoke; also the smoke of a burned sacrifice.

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of acaciaשִׁטִּיםshitim

acacia

Acacia: a desert tree with hard, lasting wood.

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woodעֲצֵיatse

wood

What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.

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a cubitאַמָּהama

cubit

About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.

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was its lengthאָרְכּark

length

Length: "the length and the breadth".

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its widthרָחְבּrachb

width

Width, breadth.

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squareרָבוּעַravua

square

Square, with four equal sides.

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its heightקֹמָתkomat

height

Height.

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wereהָיוּhayu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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its hornsקַרְנֹתָיkarnotay

altar horn

The horns of the altar.

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The context

24Of a talent of pure gold he made it and all its utensils.

25 · This verse (above)

26And he overlaid it with pure gold, its top and its sides all around, and its horns; and he made for it a molding of gold all around.

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