Exodus 38:12

“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.”

Exodus 38:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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tenעֲשָׂרָהasara

ten

Ten.

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and their basesאַדְנֵיadne

base

Base, pedestal on which a board or a pillar rests; also the foundations of the earth (Job 38:6).

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the hooksוָוֵיvave

hook

Hook, peg. The name of the sixth Hebrew letter, vav.

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and their rodsחֲשׁוּקֵיchashuke

band

A rod or ring that joins the pillars to one another.

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were of silverכָּסֶףkasef

silver

A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.

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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.

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