Exodus 38:1

“And he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood; five cubits was its length, and five cubits its width, square, and three cubits its height.”

Exodus 38:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 38:1, word by word

And he madeיַּעַשׂyaas

prepare

To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.

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 burnt offeringעֹלָהola

burnt offering

A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.

Where else “ola” appears
of acaciaשִׁטִּיםshitim

acacia

Acacia: a desert tree with hard, lasting wood.

Where else “shitim” appears
woodעֲצֵיatse

wood

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

Where else “atse” appears
fiveחָמֵשׁchamesh

five

Five.

Where else “chamesh” appears
cubitsאַמּוֹתamot

cubit

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

Where else “amot” appears
was its lengthאָרְכּark

length

Length: "the length and the breadth".

Where else “ark” appears
its widthרָחְבּrachb

width

Width, breadth.

Where else “rachb” appears
squareרָבוּעַravua

square

Square, with four equal sides.

Where else “ravua” appears
and threeשָׁלֹשׁshalosh

three

A quantity of three: three persons or things together.

Where else “shalosh” appears
its heightקֹמָתkomat

height

Height.

Where else “komat” appears

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2And he made its horns on its four corners; its horns were of one piece with it; and he overlaid it with bronze.

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