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And they madeוַיַּעֲשׂוּthe onyxהַשֹּׁהַםstones,אֶת אַבְנֵיsetמֻסַבֹּתin settingsמִשְׁבְּצֹתof gold,זָהָבengravedמְפֻתָּחֹתwith the engravingsפִּתּוּחֵיof a sealחוֹתָםwith the namesעַל שְׁמוֹתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Exodus 39:6
Study it in the app“And they made the onyx stones, set in settings of gold, engraved with the engravings of a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 39:6, word by word
- And they madeיַּעֲשׂוּyaasu
prepare
To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.
Where else “yaasu” appears- the onyxשֹּׁהַםshoham
onyx
A precious stone, usually translated "onyx", but which one it was is not known for certain.
Where else “shoham” appears- stonesאַבְנֵיavne
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “avne” appears- setמֻסַבֹּתmusabot
set
Placed in a gold frame.
Where else “musabot” appears- in settingsמִשְׁבְּצֹתmishbtsot
setting
Setting: a mounting of gold filigree in which a stone is fixed; also a woven pattern (Psalm 45:13).
Where else “mishbtsot” appears- of goldזָהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears- engravedמְפֻתָּחֹתmefutachot
engrave
To cut a shape or letters into stone or metal.
Where else “mefutachot” 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- with the namesשְׁמוֹתshemot
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shemot” appears- of the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears
The context
5And the woven band of its ephod that was on it was of one piece with it, of the same workmanship, of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twisted fine linen, as YHWH had commanded Moses.
6 · This verse (above)
7And he put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as stones of memorial for the sons of Israel, as YHWH had commanded Moses.