Exodus 28:36
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
צִיץ
tsîyts
properly, glistening, i.e. a burnished plate; also a flower (as bright-colored); a wing (as gleaming in the air)
טָהוֹר
ṭâhôwr
pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
זָהָב
zâhâb
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
שְׁאוֹל
shᵉʼôwl
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
פִּתּוּחַ
pittûwach
sculpture (in low or high relief or even intaglio)
קֹדֶשׁ
qôdesh
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
Key Terms in This Verse
צִיץ tsîyts
properly, glistening, i.e. a burnished plate; also a flower (as bright-colored); a wing (as gleaming in the air)
Study H6731 →פִּתּוּחַ pittûwach
sculpture (in low or high relief or even intaglio)
Study H6603 →שְׁאוֹל shᵉʼôwl
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
Study H7585 →זָהָב zâhâb
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
Study H2091 →Cross References
And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.
In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD’s house shall be like the bowls before the altar.
And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever.
This is the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house.
For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.
And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.
Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.
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