And they madeוַיַּעֲשׂוּthe plateאֶת צִיץof the holyהַקֹּדֶשׁdiademנֵזֶרof pureטָהוֹרgold,זָהָבand wroteוַיִּכְתְּבוּon itעָלָיוan inscriptionמִכְתַּבwith the engravingsפִּתּוּחֵיof a seal:חוֹתָם“Holinessקֹדֶשׁto YHWH.”לַיהוָה
Exodus 39:30
Study it in the app“And they made the plate of the holy diadem of pure gold, and wrote on it an inscription with the engravings of a seal: “Holiness to YHWH.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 39:30, word by word
- And they madeיַּעֲשׂוּyaasu
make
To build or create something.
Where else “yaasu” appears- the plateצִיץtsits
plate
The gold piece on the high priest's forehead.
Where else “tsits” appears- of the holyקֹּדֶשׁkodesh
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kodesh” appears- diademנֵזֶרnezer
diadem
A crown or diadem.
Where else “nezer” appears- of pureטָהוֹרtahor
pure
Without a mixture of anything else, like gold with no alloy.
Where else “tahor” appears- goldזָהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears- and wroteיִּכְתְּבוּyichtvu
write
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “yichtvu” appears- an inscriptionמִכְתַּבmichtav
writing
Writing, what is written.
Where else “michtav” appears- with the engravingsפִּתּוּחֵיpituche
engraving
Engraving, carved work.
Where else “pituche” appears- of a sealחוֹתָםchotam
seal
Seal: an engraved piece that served as a personal signature; it was worn hanging from a cord or as a ring.
Where else “chotam” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears
The context
29and the sash of twisted fine linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, the work of an embroiderer, as YHWH had commanded Moses.
30 · This verse (above)
31And they put on it a cord of blue to fasten it on the turban above, as YHWH had commanded Moses.