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And the openingוּפִיof the robeהַמְּעִילwas in its middle,בְּתוֹכוֹlike the openingכְּפִיof a coat of mail,תַחְרָאwith a bindingשָׂפָהfor its openingלְפִיוall around,סָבִיבso that it would notלֹאbe torn.יִקָּרֵעַ
Exodus 39:23
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 39:23, word by word
- And the openingפִיfi
opening
Literally "mouth": the hole or rim of something, like a well or sack.
Where else “fi” appears- of the robeמְּעִילmeil
robe
Robe: a long garment without sleeves worn over the tunic.
Where else “meil” appears- was in its middleתוֹכtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- of a coat of mailתַחְרָאtachra
coat of mail
Coat of mail or reinforced tunic. It occurs only in Exodus 28:32 and 39:23.
Where else “tachra” appears- with a bindingשָׂפָהsafa
edge
The edge where the sea or a river ends and the land begins.
Where else “safa” appears- all aroundסָבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears- be tornיִקָּרֵעַyikarea
tear
To rip one's clothes in great grief.
Where else “yikarea” appears
The context
22And he made the robe of the ephod, the work of a weaver, all of blue.
23 · This verse (above)
24And they made on the hem of the robe pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet, twisted.