And with himוְאִתּוֹwas Oholiabאָהֳלִיאָבsonבֶּןof Ahisamach,אֲחִיסָמָךְof the tribeלְמַטֵּהof Dan,דָןan engraver,חָרָשׁand a designer,וְחֹשֵׁבand an embroidererוְרֹקֵםin blueבַּתְּכֵלֶתand in purpleוּבָאַרְגָּמָןand in scarletוּבְתוֹלַעַת הַשָּׁנִיand in fine linen.וּבַשֵּׁשׁ
Exodus 38:23
Study it in the app“And with him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a designer, and an embroiderer in blue and in purple and in scarlet and in fine linen.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 38:23, word by word
- was Oholiabאָהֳלִיאָבaholiav
Oholiab
Oholiab, a craftsman of the tribe of Dan, Bezalel's helper.
Where else “aholiav” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Ahisamachאֲחִיסָמָךְachisamach
Ahisamach
Ahisamach, the father of Oholiab.
Where else “achisamach” appears- of the tribeמַטֵּהmate
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “mate” appears- of Danדָןdan
Dan
See it on the mapWhere else “dan” appears- an engraverחָרָשׁcharash
craftsman
Craftsman: one who works stone, wood or metal.
Where else “charash” appears- and a designerחֹשֵׁבchoshev
devise
To devise a plan or a design, good or bad.
Where else “choshev” appears- and an embroidererרֹקֵםrokem
embroider
To decorate cloth with colored threads.
Where else “rokem” appears- in blueתְּכֵלֶתtechelet
violet-blue
Thread or cloth dyed violet-blue, a very costly dye.
Where else “techelet” appears- and in purpleאַרְגָּמָןargaman
purple
Thread or cloth dyed purple, a costly dark red.
Where else “argaman” appears- and in scarletתוֹלַעַתtolaat
scarlet
Bright red dye from a worm, or thread of that color.
Where else “tolaat” appears- and in scarletשָּׁנִיshani
scarlet
Scarlet, crimson; thread dyed that color.
Where else “shani” appears- and in fine linenשֵּׁשׁshesh
fine linen
Delicate white flax cloth.
Where else “shesh” appears
Places in this verse
Dan
Today: Tel Dan nature reserve, northern Israel
A city at the far north of Israel, at the foot of Mount Hermon.
The tribe of Dan took the city and gave it their name (Judg 18:29). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
The context
22And Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that YHWH had commanded Moses.
23 · This verse (above)
24All the gold that was used for the work, in all the work of the sanctuary, the gold of the wave offering, was twenty-nine talents and seven hundred and thirty shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary.