Exodus 25:34

וּבַמְּנֹרָ֖ה אַרְבָּעָ֣ה גְבִעִ֑ים מְשֻׁקָּדִ֔ים כַּפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ וּפְרָחֶֽיהָ
And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers.
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Exodus 25:34
Masoretic Phrasing
The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וּבַמְּנֹרָ֖ה Tipeha — a lesser break אַרְבָּעָ֣ה גְבִעִ֑ים Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here מְשֻׁקָּדִ֔ים Zaqef Qatan — a strong break כַּפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ Tipeha — a lesser break וּפְרָחֶֽיהָ Silluq — end of the verse
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Word Parts
וּ בַ מְּנֹרָ֖ה
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
בַ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
מְּנֹרָ֖ה
Root word candlestick, candlesticks
Dictionary form: מְנוֹרָה · meh-noh-RAW
Vowels & Accents
בַ
Hidden "the" בַ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "in the ___".
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C/Rd/Ncfsa
Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state
וּ Speech Conjunction
בַ Speech Preposition Type Definite Article
מְּנֹרָה Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute
In English
In the KJV here: and in the candlestick
the candlestick ×12 of the candlestick ×5 and the candlestick ×4 candlestick ×3 a candlestick ×2 and in the candlestick ×2 and the candlesticks ×2 and a candlestick ×1
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lampstand — Most accurate modern term; standard in contemporary Bible translations.
lamp stand — Two-word variant; equally precise, used in some modern versions.
menorah — Retains Hebrew term; ideal for Jewish or liturgical contexts.
oil lamp holder — Descriptive; clarifies function for readers unfamiliar with the object.
lamp post — Informal option; use cautiously, may suggest outdoor street fixture.
torch stand — Emphasizes light-bearing role; less common but contextually vivid.
Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5092 H4501

BDB5091 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5093

מְנוֺרָה, מְנֹרָה42 noun feminine lampstand (Ecclus מנורה fire, ); — absolute׳מְנו 2Kgs 4:10 + 9 t.,מְנֹרָה Exod 25:32 (twice in verse) + 19 t.; construct מְנוֺרַת Zech 4:2; 2Chr 13:11 מְנֹרַת, Exod 25:31 + 2 t.; plural מְנֹרוֺת absolute 1Kgs 7:49 + 2 t.; construct 1Chr 28:15 (twice in verse); 2Chr 4:7 — lampstand:

1. in private house 2Kgs 4:10.
2. ten lampstands in temple, plural 1Kgs 7:49 = 2Chr 4:7; Jer 52:19 (so also ᵐ5; omit || 2Kgs 25:14; 2Kgs 25:15, strike out here NowArchaeology ii. 40 < retain Gf Gie), compare 2Chr 4:20, also 1Chr 28:15 (7 t. in verse), but 2Chr 13:11 has ׳מ in singular (as
3.); compare singular in Zechariah's vision Zech 4:2.

3. seven-branched lampstand in tabernacle Exod 25:31 (twice in verse); Exod 25:32 (twice in verse) + 15 t. Exodus; Lev 24:4 (with lamps upon it,), Num 3:31; Num 4:9; Num 8:2; Num 8:3; Num 8:4 (twice in verse) (all P). — מָנוֺר see II. ניר.

Strong's Definition H4501
candlestick, candlesticks
mĕnôrâ
a chandelier
  • lamp stand
Variations 17 forms of this word
Translations 17 English renderings
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Word Parts
אַרְבָּעָ֣ה
אַרְבָּעָ֣ה
Root word four, fourteenth, fourteen, fourth, forty, …
Dictionary form: אַרְבַּע · ar-BA
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Acmsa
Adjective — Cardinal Number, masculine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)
אַרְבָּעָה Speech Adjective Type Cardinal Number Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute
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In the KJV here: shall be four
four ×81 and four ×65 the four ×23 fourteen ×9 were four ×7 and fourteen ×6 the fourteenth ×6 had four ×5
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four — Core cardinal number; universally applicable.
fourteen — Use when combined with ten in context.
fourteenth — Ordinal use; for dates or ranked sequences.
forty — Use when the text implies a rounded decade multiple.
fourth — Ordinal position; prefer in lists or sequences.
four each — Distributive sense; use for 'apiece' contexts.
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BDB7718 H702 H706

BDB7717 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7719

I. אַרְבַּע, אַרְבָּעָה316 noun masculine and feminine four (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; MI8 ארבען = 40; Phoenician ארבע, Punic ארבעת, four; so Assyrian arba'u (rarely irba°), irbitti; Arabic , ; Sabean ארבעת CISiv, no. 232.2 HomChrest. 47; Ethiopic : : Aramaic אַרְבַּע, אַרְבְּעָה, , ; Nabataean ארבע, Palmyrene ארבע, ארבעא, Lzb367); —

masculine148 (c. noun feminine) אַרְבַּע (absolute or construct) Exod 21:37 +; also אַרְבַּ֑ע Lev 11:20 +; note (Baer Gi) Josh 21:18 +6 t. Josh 21 (van d. H. אַרְבָּ֑ל); in Prov 30:18 read feminine with Qr; feminine (c. noun masculine) absolute אַרְבָּעָה Gen 2:10 + 125 t. + Prov 30:18 (see above); construct אַרְבַּ֫עַת 1Sam 4:2 + 29 t., including Ezek 7:2 (but read masculine Kt); suffix אַרְבַּעְתָּם Ezek 1:8 + 5 t. Ezekiel, אַרְבַּעְתָּן Ezek 1:10 (twice in verse) (but read probably תָּם-, Krae), vEzek 1:16 vEzek 1:18 dual אַרְבַּעְתָּ֑יִם 2Sam 12:6, see 1 d; plural אַרְבָּעִים = 40, see below; — four (in Hexateuch 108 t., chiefly P, 98 t.; Ezek 52 t., Chronicles 47 t.): —
1. without other number:
  a. אַרְבַּע (1) before feminine plural noun Jer 15:3; Exod 25:12 (P) + 101 t., including אַמּוֺת ׳א Deut 3:11 + 5 t. (but also בָּאַמָּה ׳א four (in) cubit(s) Exod 26:2; Exod 26:8; Exod 36:9; 1Kgs 7:27 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 7:38), and מֵאוֺת ׳א = 400 Gen 11:13 + 55 t. (2) ׳א before dual רַנְלָ֑יִם Lev 11:23, רַגְלָיו Exod 25:26. (3) before collective, צאֹן ׳א Exod 21:37 (E); רִבּוֺא ׳א = 40,000 Ezra 2:64 = Neh 7:66. (4) rare and late, after feminine plural noun ׳עָרִים א Josh 19:7 (P); after feminine singular noun construct לְ ׳בִּשְׁנַת א 1Kgs 22:41; Zech 7:1; 2Chr 3:2. — ׳קִרְיַת א, see this, and II. אַרְבַּע below (5) noun omitted Ezek 43:15b Prov 30:15; Prov 30:18 (Kt, see above), vProv 30:21; Dan 8:8; Dan 8:22 עַלאַֿרְבַּ֑ל (that is רגלים = on all fours Lev 11:20; Lev 11:21; Lev 11:27; Lev 11:42.
  b. אַרְבָּעָה (1) before masculine plural noun Gen 2:10 (J), Gen 14:9; Exod 25:34 + 21 t., + חֳדָשִׁים ׳יָמִים (וְ)א Judg 19:2; 1Sam 27:7 also פָנִים ׳א ׳א distributive Ezek 10:21. (2) late, after masculine plural noun 1Chr 23:10. (3) noun omitted, Amos 1:3; Amos 1:6; Amos 1:9 + 15 t., .+ (as predicate of masculine plural noun) Exod 27:16 (twice in verse); Exod 38:19 (twice in verse); also ׳בְּא, (that is יוֺם) Zech 7:1 = ordinal, on the fourth (day).
  c. אַרְבַּ֫עַת (1) before masculine plural noun Judg 11:40; 1Kgs 7:32 + 11 t. (not Ezek 7:2, see above), + אֲלָפִים ׳א = 4000, 1Sam 4:2 + 14 t. (2) before collective הַבָּקָר Num 7:7. (3) noun omitted 2Sam 21:22. (4) with suffix, after plural noun, = the four of them, Ezek 1:8; Ezek 1:10 (3 t. in verse) + 6 t. Ezekiel; Dan 1:17 these boys, the four of them.
  d. dual אַרְבַּעְתָּ֑יִם 2Sam 12:6 = four-fold Ges«GKC:97h»§ 97h Kö11. l, 227, but read שִׁבְעָתָ֑יִם ᵐ5 Th We Klo Dr Kmp Bu HPS.
2. with other number:
  a. (1) אַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה = 14, (a) before feminine singular noun, שָׁנָה ׳ע ׳א Gen 31:41, + (as ordinal, = 14th) Gen 14:5; 2Kgs 18:13v = Isa 36:1; Ezek 40:1. (β) after feminine plural noun ׳ע ׳עָרִים א Josh 15:36 + 8 t., ׳ע ׳נָשִׁים א 2Chr 13:21. (2) אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר = 14, (a) before masculine singular noun Num 17:14 (14 x 1000), Job 42:12 especially (as ordinal) יוֺם ׳ע ׳א 14th day Exod 12:6; Exod 12:18 + 7 t. (b) before masculine plural noun Num 29:15. (γ) after, masculine plural noun Num 29:13; Num 29:17 + 6 t. (δ) after masculine singular noun Esth 9:15; Esth 9:19; Esth 9:21, all = 14th (ε) ׳ע ׳א predicate of נֶפֶשׁ Gen 46:22. ζ ׳ע ׳א = 14th (that is, day) Lev 23:15; 2Chr 30:15 + 6 t.
  b. 20 + (וְׅ 4 + singular noun 1Kgs 15:33; 1Chr 23:4 + 13 t. 1Chr 27 + plural noun Num 7:88 noun omitted 2Sam 21:20 predicate || 1Chr 20:6; Neh 7:23 4 + 20 + singular noun Num 25:9 = 24th, ׳וְא ׳יוֺם ע Hag 1:15; Hag 1:18; Zech 1:7; Neh 9:1; Dan 10:4, יוֺם omitted Hag 2:10; Hag 2:20, and (׳וְע ׳א) 1Chr 24:18; 1Chr 25:31.
  c. other tens + 4, 1Chr 7:7; 1Chr 5:18 (+ singular noun), Ezra 2:15 + 7 t.; 4 + tens + שָׁנָה Gen 11:16, + אֶלֶף 1000 Num 1:27; Num 1:29; Num 2:4; Num 2:6; Num 26:25; Num 26:43. — See Köii. 1, § 106.

BDB9885 H702 H7243

BDB9884 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9886

רבע (see Biblical Hebrew אַרְבַּע, רְבִיעִי, √ רבע).

Strong's Definition H702
four, fourteenth, fourteen, fourth, forty, …
ʾarbaʿ
four
  • four
Variations 28 forms of this word
Translations 75 English renderings
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Word Parts
גְבִעִ֑ים
גְבִעִ֑ים
Root word bowls, cup, pots
Dictionary form: גְּבִיעַ · ɡeh-BEE-ah
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Ncmpa
Noun — Common, masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"
גְבִעִים Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Plural State Absolute
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In the KJV here: bowls
bowls ×6 the cup ×3 his bowls ×2 cup ×1 my cup ×1 pots ×1
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cup — Best for singular, personal contexts like Joseph's divining cup.
bowl — Best for plural sanctuary/tabernacle vessel contexts.
goblet — Suggests a finer, ornate drinking vessel; elevated register.
chalice — Formal/ceremonial tone; suits liturgical or royal settings.
vessel — Broad fallback when shape or function is ambiguous.
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BDB1456 H1375

BDB1455 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1457

גָּבִיעַ noun masculineGen 44:12 cup, bowl — ׳ג Gen 44:12 + 2 t.; construct גְּבִיעַ Gen 44:2 suffix גְּבִיעִי Gen 44:2 plural גְּבִיעִים Exod 25:34, גְּבִעִים vExod 25:33 vExod 25:33 + 4 t.; suffix גְּבִיעֶיהָ Exod 25:31; Exod 37:17 — cup (of Joseph) Gen 44:2; Gen 44:12; Gen 44:16; Gen 44:17 plural cups (of golden candlestick in tabernacle) Exod 25:31; Exod 25:33 (twice in verse); Exod 25:34; Exod 37:17; Exod 37:19 (3 t. in verse); Exod 37:20 bowls Jer 35:5 גְּבִעִים מלאים יין וכֹסוֺת.

Strong's Definition H1375
bowls, cup, pots
gĕbîaʿ
a goblet; by analogy, the calyx of a flower
  • cup, bowl
Variations 6 forms of this word
Translations 6 English renderings
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Word Parts
מְשֻׁקָּדִ֔ים
מְשֻׁקָּדִ֔ים
Root word almonds
Dictionary form: שָׁקַד · shaw-KAHD
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar VPsmpa
Verb — Pual, Participle Passive, masculine plural, absolute state intensive passive — "it was thoroughly done" a settled state — try "___ed"
מְשֻׁקָּדִים Speech Verb Stem Pual Type Participle Passive Gender Masculine Number Plural State Absolute
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In the KJV here: made like unto almonds
made like almonds ×3 made like unto almonds ×2 made after the fashion of almonds ×1
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almond-shaped — Clear, modern adjective; best for describing objects.
shaped like almonds — Descriptive phrase; useful when adjective form feels awkward.
almond-fashioned — Slightly formal; suits poetic or liturgical contexts.
formed like almonds — Emphasizes the crafting/molding process.
carved in almond form — Good when artistic or decorative work is in view.
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BDB9000 H8246

BDB8999 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB9001

[שָׁקַד] verb Pu`al denominative — only Participle in גְּבִעִים מְשֻׁקָּדִים cups shaped like almond (blossoms) Exod 25:33 (twice in verse); Exod 25:34; Exod 37:19 (twice in verse); Exod 37:20 (all P).

Strong's Definition H8246
almonds
šāqad
to be (intensively, make) almond-shaped
  • (Pual) cups shaped like almond blossoms (participle)
Variations 2 forms of this word
Translations 3 English renderings
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Word Parts
כַּפְתֹּרֶ֖י הָ
כַּפְתֹּרֶ֖י
Root word knop, knops, lintel, lintels
הָ
Suffix — pronoun her / it
Dictionary form: כַּפְתֹּר · kahp-TORE
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar Ncmpc/Sp3fs
Noun — Common, masculine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word
כַּפְתֹּרֶי Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Plural State Construct
הָ Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Third Person Gender Feminine Number Singular
In English
In the KJV here: with their knops
the same and a knop ×4 his knops ×3 a knop ×2 their knops ×2 with a knop ×2 and a knop ×1 and there shall be a knop ×1 in the upper lintels ×1
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capital — Architectural term; best for column/pillar top contexts.
knob — Modern equivalent of 'knop'; decorative rounded protrusion.
bud — Floral/botanical shape; suits lampstand ornament descriptions.
lintel — Use when referring to the top beam of a doorway.
boss — Technical art/architecture term for a rounded decorative projection.
cap — Informal; works for general rounded top or crown piece.
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BDB4172 H3730

BDB4171 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4173

I. כַּפְתּוֺר כַּפְתֹּר noun masculine

1. capital,
2. knob, bulb (
2. perhaps earlier meaning; HoffmZAW iii. (1883), 124, compare Syriac pear (LöwNo. 153), from shape); —
1. כַּפְתּוֺר Amos 9:1 capital of pillar; so plural suffix כַּפְתֹּרֶיהָ Zeph 2:14.
2. כַּפְתֹּר, knob or bulb, ornament on the golden lamp-stand in tabernacle; ᵐ5 σφαιρωτήρ, JosArchaeology iii, 6, 7 ρὁΐσκος small pomegranate; ᵑ9. sphaerula: — Exod 25:33 (twice in verse); Exod 25:35 (3 t. in verse) = Exod 37:19 (twice in verse); Exod 37:21 (3 t. in verse); suffix כַּפְתֹּרֶיהָ Exod 25:31; Exod 25:34 = Exod 37:17; Exod 37:20, כַּפְתֹּרֵיהֶם Exod 25:36 = Exod 37:22 (all P).

Strong's Definition H3730
knop, knops, lintel, lintels
kaptōr
a chaplet; but used only in an architectonic sense, i.e., the capital of a column, or a wreath-like button or disk on the candelabrum
  • bulb, knob, capital, capital of a pillar
    • knob, bulb (as ornament)
      • "capital (of a pillar)
Variations 6 forms of this word
Translations 10 English renderings
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וּ פְרָחֶֽי הָ
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
פְרָחֶֽי
Root word flowers, flower, blossom, bud, buds
הָ
Suffix — pronoun her / it
Dictionary form: פֶּרַח · peh-RA
Vowels & Accents
Hebrew Alephbet
Grammar C/Ncmpc/Sp3fs
Noun — Common, masculine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word
וּ Speech Conjunction
פְרָחֶֽי Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Plural State Construct
הָ Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Third Person Gender Feminine Number Singular
In English
In the KJV here: and their flowers
and a flower ×4 and his flowers ×3 with flowers ×2 and the flower ×1 and the flowers ×1 and their blossom ×1 and their flowers ×1 buds ×1
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blossom — Best general term; suits both literal and poetic contexts.
bloom — Natural, vivid; ideal for poetic or descriptive passages.
flower — Modernized KJV rendering; widely understood, slightly more formal.
bud — Emphasizes early, unopened stage of the flower.
petal — Highlights decorative detail; good for temple ornamentation contexts.
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BDB6774 H6525

BDB6773 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6775

פֶּ֫רַח noun masculineNah 1:4 bud, sprout; — absolute ׳פ Isa 18:5 +, פָּ֑רַךְ Exod 25:33; Exod 37:19 construct פֶּרַח Nah 1:4 +; suffix פִּרְחָהּ Num 8:4, פִּרָחָם Isa 5:24 plural suffix פְּרֶחֶיהָ Exod 25:31 +; — bud, Isa 5:24, of vine Isa 18:5 (both figurative), Num 17:23 לְבָנוֺן ׳פ Nah 1:4 the sprout of Lebanon (i. e. of its cedars); of bud-shaped ornament in temple 1Kgs 7:26 (שׁוֺשָׁ֑ן ׳פ) v1Kgs 7:49 = 2Chr 4:5 (שׁוֺשַׁנָּה ׳פ) v2Chr 4:21 in tabernacle Exod 25:31; Exod 25:33 (twice in verse); Exod 25:34; Exod 37:17; Exod 37:19 (twice in verse); Exod 37:20; Num 8:4.

Strong's Definition H6525
flowers, flower, blossom, bud, buds
peraḥ
a calyx (natural or artificial); generally, bloom
  • bud, sprout
Variations 10 forms of this word
Translations 11 English renderings
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