And for the northוְלִ צָפוֹןside,פְאַתa hundredמֵאָהcubits;בָאַמָּהtheir pillarsעַמּוּדֵיהֶםtwentyעֶשְׂרִיםand their basesוְאַדְנֵיהֶםtwenty,עֶשְׂרִיםof bronze;נְחֹשֶׁתthe hooksוָוֵיof the pillarsהָעַמּוּדִיםand their rodsוַחֲשֻׁקֵיהֶםwere of silver.כָּסֶף
Exodus 38:11
Study it in the app“And for the north side, a hundred cubits; their pillars twenty and their bases twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their rods were of silver.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 38:11, word by word
- And for the northצָפוֹןtsafon
north
North.
Where else “tsafon” appears- sideפְאַתfeat
side
Each of the sides of something, named for its direction, like the north side.
Where else “feat” appears- a hundredמֵאָהmea
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “mea” appears- cubitsאַמָּהama
cubit
About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.
Where else “ama” appears- their pillarsעַמּוּדֵיamude
pillar, column
Pillar, column; also a pillar of cloud or of fire.
Where else “amude” appears- twentyעֶשְׂרִיםesrim
twenty
Twenty; also "twentieth".
Where else “esrim” appears- and their basesאַדְנֵיadne
base
Base, pedestal on which a board or a pillar rests; also the foundations of the earth (Job 38:6).
Where else “adne” appears- of bronzeנְחֹשֶׁתnechoshet
bronze
Bronze, or things made of bronze.
Where else “nechoshet” appears- the hooksוָוֵיvave
hook
Hook, peg. The name of the sixth Hebrew letter, vav.
Where else “vave” appears- and their rodsחֲשֻׁקֵיchashuke
band
A rod or ring that joins the pillars to one another.
Where else “chashuke” appears- were of silverכָּסֶףkasef
silver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “kasef” appears
The context
10their pillars twenty and their bases twenty, of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their rods were of silver.
11 · This verse (above)
12And for the west side, hangings of fifty cubits; their pillars ten and their bases ten; the hooks of the pillars and their rods were of silver.