And he madeוַיַּעַשׂthe altarאֶת מִזְבַּחof burnt offeringהָעֹלָהof acaciaשִׁטִּיםwood;עֲצֵיfiveחָמֵשׁcubitsאַמּוֹתwas its length,אָרְכּוֹand fiveוְחָמֵשׁcubitsאַמּוֹתits width,רָחְבּוֹsquare,רָבוּעַand threeוְשָׁלֹשׁcubitsאַמּוֹתits height.קֹמָתוֹ
Exodus 38:1
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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.