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And for the eastוְלִ קֵדְמָהside,פְאַתtoward the sunrise,מִזְרָחָהfiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםcubits.אַמָּה
Exodus 38:13
Study it in the app“And for the east side, toward the sunrise, fifty cubits.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 38:13, word by word
- And for the eastקֵדְמָkedma
east
The side in front, where the sun rises; the east.
Where else “kedma” appears- sideפְאַתfeat
side
Each of the sides of something, named for its direction, like the north side.
Where else “feat” appears- toward the sunriseמִזְרָחָmizraach
east
Where the sun rises: the east.
Where else “mizraach” appears- fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchamishim
fifty
Fifty.
Where else “chamishim” appears- cubitsאַמָּהama
cubit
About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.
Where else “ama” appears
The context
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.
13 · This verse (above)
14Hangings of fifteen cubits for the one side; their pillars three and their bases three.