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“On the dayבְּיוֹםof the firstהָרִאשׁוֹןmonth,הַחֹדֶשׁon the first dayבְּאֶחָדof the month,לַחֹדֶשׁyou shall set upתָּקִיםthe dwelling,אֶת מִשְׁכַּןthe tentאֹהֶלof meeting.מוֹעֵד
Exodus 40:2
Study it in the app““On the day of the first month, on the first day of the month, you shall set up the dwelling, the tent of meeting.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 40:2, word by word
- “On the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- of the firstרִאשׁוֹןrishon
first
What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.
Where else “rishon” appears- monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh
month
A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.
Where else “chodesh” appears- on the first dayאֶחָדechad
first
Literally "one": day one of the month.
Where else “echad” appears- you shall set upתָּקִיםtakim
establish
To put something up, or confirm a covenant.
Where else “takim” appears- the dwellingמִשְׁכַּןmishkan
dwelling
The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.
Where else “mishkan” appears- the tentאֹהֶלohel
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appears- of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed
meeting
An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.
Where else “moed” appears
The context
1And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
2 · This verse (above)
3And you shall put there the ark of the testimony, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.