Exodus 37:8

“one cherub at the end on this side, and one cherub at the end on that side; of one piece with the cover of expiation he made the cherubim at its two ends.”

Exodus 37:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 37:8, word by word

oneאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

Where else “echad” appears
cherubכְּרוּבkeruv

cherub

Cherub(im): heavenly beings who in the Bible appear near God's presence and guarding what is holy, such as the way to the tree of life and the place above the ark of the covenant. They are not the "little angels" of paintings.

Where else “keruv” appears
at the endקָּצָהkatsa

edge

The part where something ends: the tip, the edge or the corner.

Where else “katsa” appears
the cover of expiationכַּפֹּרֶתkaporet

cover of expiation

The gold lid of the ark, with the two cherubim. Its name comes from the verb "make expiation" (cover sin), because there the blood was sprinkled on the day of expiation (Leviticus 16:14-15).

Where else “kaporet” appears
he madeעָשָׂהasa

make

To build or create something.

Where else “asa” appears
at its twoשְּׁנֵיshene

two

A pair, a quantity of two.

Where else “shene” appears

The context

7And he made two cherubim of gold; of hammered work he made them, at the two ends of the cover of expiation,

8 · This verse (above)

9And the cherubim were spreading out their wings upward, covering with their wings over the cover of expiation, and their faces were each toward the other; toward the cover of expiation were the faces of the cherubim.

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