And he madeוַיַּעַשׂthe robeאֶת מְעִילof the ephod,הָאֵפֹדthe workמַעֲשֵׂהof a weaver,אֹרֵגallכְּלִילof blue.תְּכֵלֶת
Exodus 39:22
Study it in the app“And he made the robe of the ephod, the work of a weaver, all of blue.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 39:22, word by word
- And he madeיַּעַשׂyaas
make
To build or create something.
Where else “yaas” appears- the robeמְעִילmeil
robe
Robe: a long garment without sleeves worn over the tunic.
Where else “meil” appears- of the ephodאֵפֹדefod
ephod
Ephod: a garment of the high priest, like a vest or apron, worn over the robe (Exodus 28:6-14). In other passages, an object used in worship.
Where else “efod” appears- the workמַעֲשֵׂהmaase
workmanship
Something made by hand: a piece of craftsmanship, or an idol.
Where else “maase” appears- of a weaverאֹרֵגoreg
weave; weaver
Weave; weaver.
Where else “oreg” appears- allכְּלִילkelil
whole
Complete, with nothing lacking and nothing left over.
Where else “kelil” appears- of blueתְּכֵלֶתtechelet
violet-blue
Thread or cloth dyed violet-blue, a very costly dye.
Where else “techelet” appears
The context
21And they bound the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue, so that it would be on the woven band of the ephod, and the breastpiece would not come loose from the ephod, as YHWH had commanded Moses.
22 · This verse (above)
23And the opening of the robe was in its middle, like the opening of a coat of mail, with a binding for its opening all around, so that it would not be torn.