And for the westוְלִ יָםside,פְאַתhangingsקְלָעִיםof fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםcubits;בָּאַמָּהtheir pillarsעַמּוּדֵיהֶםtenעֲשָׂרָהand their basesוְאַדְנֵיהֶםten;עֲשָׂרָהthe hooksוָוֵיof the pillarsהָעַמֻּדִיםand their rodsוַחֲשׁוּקֵיהֶםwere of silver.כָּסֶף
Exodus 38:12
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 38:12, word by word
- And for the westיָםyam
west
Literally "the sea": the side where the sun sets.
Where else “yam” appears- sideפְאַתfeat
side
Each of the sides of something, named for its direction, like the north side.
Where else “feat” appears- hangingsקְלָעִיםkelaim
hangings
The cloths hung around the sanctuary court.
Where else “kelaim” appears- of fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchamishim
fifty
Fifty.
Where else “chamishim” 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- tenעֲשָׂרָהasara
ten
Ten.
Where else “asara” 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- the hooksוָוֵיvave
hook
Hook, peg. The name of the sixth Hebrew letter, vav.
Where else “vave” appears- and their rodsחֲשׁוּקֵיchashuke
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
11And 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.
12 · This verse (above)
13And for the east side, toward the sunrise, fifty cubits.