Exodus 38:18
Old Testament • 20 words with Strong's data
"And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court."
Word-by-Word Analysis
חָצֵר
châtsêr
a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)
רָקַם
râqam
to variegate color, i.e. embroider; by implication, to fabricate
תְּכֵלֶת
tᵉkêleth
the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
אַרְגָּמָן
ʼargâmân
purple (the color or the dyed stuff)
שָׁנִי
shânîy
crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it
בַּד
bad
flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garment
עֶשְׂרִים
ʻesrîym
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
אַמָּה
ʼammâh
properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
רֹחַב
rôchab
width (literally or figuratively)
אַמָּה
ʼammâh
properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
עֻמָּה
ʻummâh
conjunction, i.e. society; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with
קֶלַע
qelaʻ
a sling; also a (door) screen (as if slung across), or the valve (of the door) itself
חָצֵר
châtsêr
a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)
Key Terms in This Verse
עֻמָּה ʻummâh
conjunction, i.e. society; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with
Study H5980 →רָקַם râqam
to variegate color, i.e. embroider; by implication, to fabricate
Study H7551 →קֶלַע qelaʻ
a sling; also a (door) screen (as if slung across), or the valve (of the door) itself
Study H7050 →תְּכֵלֶת tᵉkêleth
the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
Study H8504 →שָׁנִי shânîy
crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it
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