Exodus 38:18

וּמָסַ֞ךְ שַׁ֤עַר הֶֽחָצֵר֙ מַֽעֲשֵׂ֣ה רֹקֵ֔ם תְּכֵ֧לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן וְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖י וְשֵׁ֣שׁ מָשְׁזָ֑ר וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים אַמָּה֙ אֹ֔רֶךְ וְקוֹמָ֤ה בְרֹ֙חַב֙ חָמֵ֣שׁ אַמּ֔וֹת לְעֻמַּ֖ת קַלְעֵ֥י הֶֽחָצֵֽר
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.
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וּ מָסַ֞ךְ
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
מָסַ֞ךְ
Root word hanging, covering, curtain
Dictionary form: מָסָךְ · maw-SOKE

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: and the hanging
and the hanging ×7 the hanging ×4 of the covering ×3 an hanging ×2 the covering ×2 a covering ×1 and the curtain ×1 for a covering ×1
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curtain — Best for doorway or entrance hangings in sanctuary contexts.
screen — Implies a functional divider; good for tabernacle partitions.
covering — Emphasizes protective or concealing function over decorative.
drape — Contemporary, suggests fabric hanging loosely or decoratively.
veil — Highlights concealment; use when sacred separation is stressed.
panel — Neutral, structural term; suits architectural or technical descriptions.

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BDB5575 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5577

מָסָךְ noun [masculine] covering, screen; — absolute ׳מ 2Sam 17:19 + 11 t.; construct מָסַךְ Isa 22:8 + 12 t.; —

1. covering, large cloth spread (פרשׂ) over well to hide persons within 2Sam 17:19 figurative of protection, or of eye-screen, יְהוּדָה ׳וַיְגַל אֶתמֿ Isa 22:8 screen, of cloud Ps 105:39 (פרשׂ).
2. name given (in P) to each of three screens, of tabernacle:
  a. at gate (שַׁעַר) of court Exod 27:16; Exod 35:17; Exod 38:18; Exod 39:40; Exod 40:8; Exod 40:33; Num 3:26 (פֶּתַח), Num 4:26.
  b. at entrance (פֶּתַח) of tent Exod 26:36; Exod 26:37; Exod 35:15; Exod 36:37; Exod 39:38; Exod 40:5; Exod 40:28; Num 3:25; Num 3:31; Num 4:25,
  c. ׳פָּרֹכֶת הַמּ (see ׳פ), dividing off the Most Holy Place within the tent, Exod 35:12; Exod 39:34; Exod 40:21; Num 4:5.

hanging, covering, curtain
māsok
a cover, i.e., veil
  • covering, rag, screen
    • covering
      • "screen (of the tabernacle)

שַׁ֤עַר
שַׁ֤עַר
Root word gate, gates, cities, city, door, …
Dictionary form: שַׁעַר · sha-AR

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: for the gate
gate ×87 of the gate ×51 the gate ×33 in the gate ×22 the gates ×20 gates ×9 of the gates ×9 and the gates ×8
More options
gate — Most versatile; fits city, temple, or palace contexts.
city gate — Clarifies civic setting where elders judged or traded.
gateway — Emphasizes the passage or threshold, not just the door.
entrance — Broader; good when physical opening matters more than structure.
portal — Slightly elevated register; suits poetic or liturgical passages.
door — Use only for smaller, household-scale openings in context.

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BDB10019 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB10021

תְּרַע noun [masculine] gate, door (ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew שַׁ֫עַר, √I. שׁער); — construct ׳ת:

1. door of furnace Dan 3:26.
2. gate of king, i.e. palace, court, Dan 2:29 (compare Esth 2:19, see שַׁ֫עַר 3 a; also Arabic gate, then the court of a sovereign; plural Sublime Porte, of Turkish court, see especially Dozyi. 124).

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BDB6015 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6017

II. עַ֫יִן noun feminine spring (of water) (connection with I. ׳ע dubious; Late Hebrew id., Phoenician ען; Assyrian ênu, înu; Arabic ; Ethiopic ; Palmyrene עינא, ᵑ7 עֵינָא, עַיְינָא; Syriac ); — absolute ׳ע 1Sam 29:1 +, עָ֑יִן Gen 49:22 +, הָעַ֫יְנָה Gen 24:16; Gen 24:45 construct עֵין vGen 24:13 +; plural עֲיָנֹת Deut 8:7, וֺת- 2Chr 32:3 construct עֵינוֺת Exod 15:27 = Num 33:9, עִינוֺת Prov 8:28 (Ges«GKC:93v»§ 93v); — spring Gen 16:7; Gen 24:16; Gen 24:29; Gen 24:30; Gen 24:42; Gen 24:45 (all J) Gen 49:22 (poem in J), 1Sam 29:1 עֵין חַמַּיִם Gen 16:7; Gen 24:13; Gen 24:43 (J), compare Exod 15:27 (J) Num 33:9 (P); ׳נַחֲלֵי מַיִם ע וּתְחֹמֹת Deut 8:7 מֵימֵי הָעֲיָנוֺת 2Chr 32:3 תְּהוֺם ׳ְ Prov 8:28 (i.e. of the sea); figurative עֵין יַעֲקֹב Deut 33:28 (poem), i.e. Jacob's descendants. Particular springs are:
  a. חֲרֹד ׳ע Judg 7:1 (on location compare GFM).
  b. הַקּוֺרֵא ׳ע (partridge-spring) Judg 15:19 (compare id.).
  c. רֹגֵּל ׳ע near Jerusalem (early sanctuary RSSem i. 157, 2nd ed. 172) 2Sam 17:17 compare 1Kgs 1:2, on border of Judah Josh 15:7, and Benjamin Josh 18:16.
  d. הַתַּנִּין ׳ע (dragon-spring) Neh 2:13 (= c ? so RSl.c.). — On שַׁעַר הָעַיִן Neh 2:14; Neh 3:15; Neh 12:37 see שַׁעַר

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BDB8928 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8930

שַׁ֫עַר373 noun masculine2Sam 18:24 (feminineIsa 14:31 in personification, AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 86) gate; — ׳שׁ absolute Judg 9:40 +, construct Gen 22:17 +; with ה locative, שָׁ֑עְרָה Isa 28:6 +; plural שְׁעָרִים 2Sam 18:24 +, construct שַׁעֲרֵי 1Sam 17:52 +; suffix שְׁעָרֶיךָ Deut 12:15 +, שַׁעֲרֵיהֶם Ezek 21:20; Ezek 48:34, etc.; —

1. a. gate, entrance to city, shut (סָגַר) by night Josh 2:5; Josh 2:7 (JE), compare Isa 45:1, opened (פָּתַח) by day Neh 7:3, compare Isa 60:11 for entrance (בּוֺא), and exit (יָצָא) Jer 17:19; Jer 17:20; Jer 17:21; Jer 17:24; Jer 17:25; Jer 17:27; Lam 4:12; Ezek 26:10 +; ׳עָבַר שׁ Mic 2:13 pass out through (disregard accents), ׳בַּשׁ ׳ע Isa 62:10 with bars Ps 147:13 attacked Ezek 21:20; Ezek 21:27, compare Isa 28:6; Mic 1:9; Mic 1:12; 1Sam 17:52 on Judg 5:8; Judg 5:11 see Commentaries; burned (by foe) Jer 19:27; Jer 51:58; Neh 1:3; Neh 2:3; Neh 2:13; Neh 2:17 as giving control, possession, of city, אֹיְבָיו ׳יָרַשׁ אֵת שׁ Gen 22:17; Gen 24:60 (J); ׳פֶּתַח הַשּׁ Judg 9:40 + (see ׳פ), ׳דַּלְתוֺת הַשּׁ 1Sam 21:14 + (see ׳ד 3); ׳פֶּתַחהַֿשּׁ Judg 18:16; Judg 18:17 of farm or village; so of camp Exod 32:26; Exod 32:27 (J). In cities, elaborate structure, with roof 2Sam 18:24, upper chamber 2Sam 19:1 compare שְׂאוּ שְׁעָרִים רָאשֵׁיכֶם Ps 24:7; Ps 24:9 write laws ׳בִּשׁ Deut 6:9 ( + עַלמְֿזֻזוֺת בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ), Deut 11:20 (+id..); ׳בְּתוֺךְ הַשּׁ 1Sam 9:18, ׳אֶלאתּוֺךְ הַשּׁ 2Sam 3:27 ׳(לְ)יַד שׁ as public, 1Sam 4:18, + v1Sam 4:13 ᵐ5 Th We Dr and others, compare 2Sam 15:2; 2Sam 18:4; Prov 8:3 (|| מְבוֺא פְתָחִים).
  b. particular gates of Jerusalem are: (1) אֶפְרַיִם ׳שׁ 2Kgs 14:13 || 2Chr 25:23; Neh 8:16; Neh 12:39 (2) הָאַשְׁפֹּת ׳שׁ Neh 2:13; Neh 3:14; Neh 12:31 = הָֽשְׁפוֺת ׳שׁ Neh 3:13 (3) בִּנְיָמִין ׳שׁ Jer 37:13; Jer 38:7; Zech 14:10 (4) הַגַּיִא ׳שׁ Neh 2:13; Neh 2:15; Neh 3:13; 2Chr 26:9 (5) הַדָּגִים ׳שׁ Zeph 1:10; Neh 3:3; Neh 12:39; 2Chr 33:14 (6) בֵּין הַחֹמֹתַיִם ׳שׁ 2Kgs 25:4 = Jer 52:7 compare Jer 39:4 (7) החרסות ׳שׁ Jer 19:2 (8) הַיְשָׁנָה ׳שׁ Neh 3:6; Neh 12:39 (9) הַמִּזְרָךְ ׳שׁ Neh 3:29 (10) הַמַּטָּרָה ׳שׁ Neh 12:39 (11) ׳הַמָּ֑יִם שׁ Neh 8:1; Neh 8:3; Neh 8:16 (12) הַמַּיִם לַמִּזְרָ֑ח ׳שׁ Neh 3:26,compare Neh 12:37 (13) הַמִּפְקָ֑ד ׳שׁ Neh 3:31 (14) הָעַיִן ׳שׁ Neh 2:14; Neh 3:15; Neh 12:37 (15) הַסּוּסִים ׳שׁ Jer 31:40; Neh 3:28 (compare 3 b); (16) הַפִּנָּה ׳שׁ 2Kgs 14:13 || 2Chr 25:23 (read הַפִּנָּה for הַפּוֺנֶה), Jer 31:38; 2Chr 26:9 probably = הַפִּנִּים ׳שׁ Zech 14:10 (17) הַצּאֹן ׳שׁ Neh 3:1; Neh 3:32; Neh 12:39 (18) הָרִאשׁוֺן ׳שׁ Zech 14:10 — on sites and related to each other see RS-GASmEncy. Bib. JERUSALEM ConderHast. DB id. BuhlG 133 ff. BdPal. under the word MurrayHd. Bk, under the word BeRyNe p. 182 ff. GuZPV, especially v (1882). 7 ff. viii (1885), 245 ff. Comm.on the passage variant reading
  c. of Ezekiel's holy city, שַׁעֲרֵי הָעִיר Ezek 48:31, three on each side, named for tribes, vEzek 48:31 vEzek 48:31 vEzek 48:31 vEzek 48:31 + 12 t. Ezek 48.
2. a. gate = space inside gate, as public meeting-place, market 2Kgs 7:1; 2Kgs 7:18, place of public well 2Sam 23:15; 2Sam 23:16 = 1Chr 11:17; 1Chr 11:18, where elders, judges, king, sat officially Deut 21:19; Deut 22:15; Amos 5:12; Amos 5:15; Isa 29:21; 2Sam 18:24; 2Sam 19:9; 1Kgs 22:10 = 2Chr 18:9; Gen 19:1 (J) Prov 24:7; Job 5:4; Job 31:21; Ruth 4:1 (twice in verse); Prov 31:23; Prov 31:31, etc.; of conqueror Jer 1:15 apparently = ׳רְחוֺב שׁ Gen 19:2 (J) Neh 8:16; 1Chr 9:16 + (see I. ׳ר); Gen 34:20 (P) one came unto gate (בָּא אֶלֿ), so ׳בָּאֵי שׁ Gen 23:10; Gen 23:18 (P) those entering the gate, i.e. having citizens' rights; also went out (to), ׳יָצָא שׁ Job 29:7 (i.e., in this case, from his own house, outside the city), hence ׳כָּליֹֿצְאֵי שׁ Gen 34:24 (twice in verse) (P; compare also הוֺצִיא אֶלֿ Deut 21:19; Deut 22:15; Deut 22:24); hence = body of citizens, עַמִּי׳כָּלשֿׁ Ruth 3:11.
  b. hence also = city Isa 14:31 (|| עִיר), Ps 87:2, etc.
  c. specifically in Deuteronomy, בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ in thy gates, i.e. thy cities, towns, etc., Deut 5:14 = Exod 20:10; Deut 12:12; Deut 12:15; Deut 12:17; Deut 12:21 + 22 t. Deuteronomy + 1Kgs 8:37 (read ׳בְּאַחַד שׁ, compare Deut 18:6; Deut 23:17, so ᵐ5 ᵑ6 modern), so || 2Chr 6:28, + (perhaps) Jer 14:2 (but Jer 15:7; Nah 3:13 figurative of gates as entrance to land); of private house, שַׁעֲרֵי צַדִּיק Prov 14:19 (perhaps compare Judg 18:16 1 a above).
3. a. gate of royal castle or palace 2Kgs 9:31; Jer 22:2; Jer 22:4; Neh 2:8; Esth 2:19 + 10 t. Esther; specifically (of king of Judah), סוּר ׳שׁ 2Kgs 11:6 = הַיְסוֺד ׳שׁ 2Chr 23:5 (see ׳ס, ׳יס), הָרָצִים ׳שׁ 2Kgs 11:19, ׳אַחַר הָר ׳הַשּׁ v2Kgs 11:6 ׳הַסּוּסִים בֵּית הַמּ ׳שׁ 2Chr 23:15 ( = ׳מְבוֺא הַסּ || 2Kgs 11:16); apparently of official residence, יְהוֺשֻׁעַ ׳פֶּתַח שׁ 2Kgs 23:8.
  b. of temple Jer 7:2 (twice in verse); 1Chr 9:23; 1Chr 16:42 + 12 t. Chronicles, including ׳שַׁעֲרֵי מַחֲנוֺת י 2Chr 31:2 (see מַחֲנֶה 1, p. 334), compare Ps 100:4; Ps 118:20, שַׁעֲרֵי צֶדֶק vPs 100:19 specifically בִּנְיָמִין הָעֶלְיוֺן ׳שׁ Jer 20:2, and (omit ׳בִּנְי) 2Kgs 15:35 = 2Chr 27:3; Ezek 9:2; 2Chr 23:20, הֶחָדָשׁ ׳(בֵּית) י ׳שׁ Jer 26:10; Jer 36:10, הַפְּנִימִית הַפּוֺנֶה ׳שׁ צָפוֺנָה Ezek 8:3 compare vEzek 8:14, Ezek 8:5, הַקַּדְמֹנִי ׳הַמִּזְבֵּחַ שַׁעַר בֵּית י ׳שׁ Ezek 10:19; Ezek 11:1 שַׁלֶּכֶת ׳שׁ 1Chr 26:16 שַׁעַר הַמֶּלֶח 1Chr 9:18.
  c. of Ezekiel's temple and courts Ezek 40:3; Ezek 40:6; Ezek 44:11; Ezek 44:17 + 67 t. Ezek 40-47.
  d. of court of tabernacle (P), הֶחָצֵר ׳שׁ Exod 27:16; Exod 35:17 + 6t. Exodus + Num 4:36.
4. figurative הַשָּׁמַיִם ׳זֶה שׁ Gen 28:17 (E; || בֵּית אֱלֹהִים); plural שַׁעֲרֵי שְׁאוֺל Isa 38:10 מָֿוֶת׳שׁ Job 38:17; Ps 9:14; Ps 107:18 צַלְמָוֶת ׳שׁ Job 38:17.

gate, gates, cities, city, door, …
šaʿar
an opening, i.e., door or gate
  • gate
    • gate (of entrance)
      • "gate (of space inside gate, i.e., marketplace, public meeting place)
      • city, town
      gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle)"Heaven, Sheol (figuratively)

הֶ ֽחָצֵר֙
הֶ
Prefix — article the
ֽחָצֵר֙
Root word court, villages, courts, towns
Dictionary form: חָצֵר · haw-TSARE

Noun — Common, both singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: of the court
court ×42 of the court ×34 with their villages ×21 in the court ×14 the court ×9 and their villages ×6 courts ×4 in the courts ×4
More options
courtyard — Best for enclosed temple, palace, or house spaces.
court — Slightly more formal; suits legal or royal settings.
enclosure — Useful when architectural boundaries are emphasized.
settlement — For the 'village/town' sense of unwalled communities.
village — Informal rural community; modernizes KJV 'villages' usage.
hamlet — Small, unfortified community; vivid alternative to 'village'.

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BDB3046 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3048

I. חָצֵר145 noun masculineEzek 40:23 and (oftener) feminine1Kgs 6:36 enclosure, court — absolute ׳ח 1Kgs 7:8 +, חָצֵרָה Jer 36:20 construct חֲצַר Exod 27:9 +; suffix חֲצֵרוֺ 2Sam 17:18 חֲצֵרוֺת Exod 8:9 + 4 t.; construct חַצְרֵי Neh 13:7, הַצְרוֺת 2Kgs 21:5 +10 t.; suffix חֲצֵרָ֑י Isa 1:12; Zech 3:7 חֲצֵרֶיךָ Ps 65:5; Ps 84:11 חֲצֵרוֺתָ֑י 1Chr 28:6 חֲצֵרֹתָיו Ps 100:4, לְחַצְרוֺתָ֑יו Ps 96:8, וּבְחַצְרֹתֵיהֶם Neh 8:16 —

1. enclosures (in Egypt),perhaps court-yards, or cattle-yards, distinct from houses and from fields Exod 8:9 (J).
2. court of private house 2Sam 17:18 (containing well), compare Neh 8:16 of a palace, חָצֵר הָאַחֶרֶת 1Kgs 7:8 the other court, immediately surrounding palace, so called in distinct. from הַגְּדוֺלָה ׳(הֶ)ח v1Kgs 7:9 v1Kgs 7:12 the great court, including ׳הא ׳ח and הַפְּנִימִית ׳הֶח of temple (see 3 b) in one great enclosure (see StaSalomos Bauten, ZAW 1883. 152 f.); 2Kgs 20:4 (Qr Vrss The Kmp Klo and others; Kt Ke and others הָעִיר), Jer 36:20; Esth 1:5; Esth 2:11; Esth 4:11; Esth 5:1; Esth 5:2; Esth 6:4 (twice in verse); Esth 6:5 מַטָּרָה ׳ח court of guard, place of (honourable) confinement Jer 32:2 (in king's house), vJer 32:8 vJer 32:12; Jer 33:1; Jer 37:21 (twice in verse); Jer 38:6; Jer 38:13; Jer 38:28; Jer 39:14; Jer 39:15. Especially
3. a. court of tabernacle חֲצַר הַמִּשְׁכָּן Exod 27:9, compare vExod 27:9 vExod 27:12 vExod 27:13 + 24 t. Exodus (all P; ׳שַׁעַר הֶח gate of the court Exod 35:17; Exod 38:15; Exod 38:18; Exod 38:31; Exod 39:40; Exod 40:8; Exod 40:33); Lev 6:9; Lev 6:19; Num 3:26 (twice in verse) (פֶּתַח ׳הֶח), vNum 3:37; Num 4:26 (twice in verse) (׳פֶּתַח שַׁעַר הֶח), vNum 4:32 courts of house of ׳י 1Chr 23:28.
  b. court(s) of Solomon's temple, inner with הַפְּנִימִית ׳הֶח 1Kgs 6:36; 1Kgs 7:12 (but on text see Stal. c.) Ezek 8:16; Ezek 10:3 compare vEzek 10:4 = upper with הָעֶלְיוֺן ׳הֶח Jer 36:10 (see Gf), and הַכֹּהֲנִים ׳ח 2Chr 4:9 (where also הָעֲזָרָה הַגְּדוֺלָה, as often Ezek., also דְּלָתוֺת לָעֲזָרָה); outer court ׳הֶח הַחִיצֹנָה Ezek 10:5 = הַחֲדָשָׁה ׳הֶח 2Chr 20:5 see further 1Kgs 8:64 = 2Chr 7:7; 2Chr 24:21; 2Chr 29:16; Jer 19:14; Jer 26:2; Ezek 8:7 two courts 2Kgs 21:5 = 2Chr 33:5; 2Kgs 23:12 courts Ezek 9:7; 1Chr 28:12; 2Chr 23:5; Neh 8:1; Neh 8:6; Neh 13:7 often in poetry, courts of ׳י Isa 1:12; Isa 62:9 (קדשׁי ׳ח), Zech 3:7; Ps 65:5; Ps 84:3; Ps 84:11; Ps 96:8; Ps 100:4; Ps 116:19; Ps 135:2
  c. courts of Ezekiel's temple Ezek 40:14 + 38 t. Ezek 40-46 (of these read הַשַּׁעַר for החצר Ezek 40:19; Ezek 40:32 with ᵐ5 Hi Co; and החיצון for החצר Ezek 41:15 with ᵐ5 Ew Co).
**Ezek 42:6 הַחִיצֹנוֺת for הַחֲצֵרוֺת.

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BDB3048 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3050

II. [חָצֵר]46 noun masculineNeh 11:25 settled abode, settlement, village (Lagl. c.) — always plural, absolute חֲצֵרִים Josh 19:8 + 5 t.; construct חַצְרֵי 1Chr 9:16; Neh 12:28 suffix חֲצֵרֶיהָ Josh 21:12 + 4 t.; חַצְרֵיהֶם 1Chr 4:33 + 6 t.; חַצְרֵיהֶן Josh 13:23 + 24 t. Joshua; —
  a. settlements of Ishmaelites Gen 25:16 (P; || טִירוֺת circles of tents); of עַוִּים Deut 2:23 of Kedar Isa 42:11 (|| עָרִים); בָּתֵּי הַחֲצֵרִים אֲשֶׁר אֵיןלָֿהֶם חֹמָה סָבִיב Lev 25:31 (H), houses of the villages which have no wall about them; מַאֲרַב חֲצֵרִים Ps 10:8 lurking-place(s) of villages (i.e. where oppressor, as a wild beast, watches his opportunity to attack the defenceless). Usu.
  b. as dependencies of cities Josh 15:46, with בְּנֹתֶיהָ (see above בַּת 4 p. 123) Josh 15:45; Josh 15:47 (twice in verse) (all J E ?); אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבוֺת הֶעָרִים ׳וְכָלהַֿח Josh 19:8 (P), also Josh 21:12 (P), = 1Chr 6:41; Neh 12:29 also Josh 13:23; Josh 13:28; Josh 15:32 + 23 t. Joshua (all P), Neh 11:25; Neh 11:30 (|| בָּנוֺת vNeh 11:25 vNeh 11:27 etc.), Neh 12:28.
  c. villages, not contrasted with cities (compare Isa 42:11 above) 1Chr 9:16; 1Chr 9:22; 1Chr 9:25 (all of Levites).
  d. ׳ח apparently including all settlements outside of Jerusalem ׳הַח בִּשְׂדֹתָם Neh 11:25. — ׳ח in proper name, of a location see below (and see Bla on Josh 15:20-32).

court, villages, courts, towns
ḥāṣēr
a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)
  • court, enclosure
    • enclosures
      • "court
    settled abode, settlement, village, town

מַֽעֲשֵׂ֣ה
מַֽעֲשֵׂ֣ה
Root word work, works, acts, art, wrought, …
Dictionary form: מַעֲשֶׂה · ma-uh-SEH

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

work ×37 the work ×31 the works ×18 his works ×9 and the work ×6 their works ×6 thy works ×6 according to the work ×5
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deed — Best for moral or narrative acts of a person.
action — Neutral; suits both human and divine activity.
act — Concise; good for singular, specific occurrences.
craft — Emphasizes skilled making or workmanship.
doing — Captures habitual or ongoing behavior patterns.
handiwork — Vivid for God's or an artisan's created products.

BDB6434 H4639

BDB6433 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6435

מַעֲשֶׂה233 noun masculineGen 20:9 deed, work; — absolute ׳מ Gen 44:15 +, construct מַעֲשֵׂה Isa 5:12 +; suffix מַעֲשֵׂהוּ Judg 13:12 +, etc.; plural מַעֲשִׂים Gen 20:9 +; construct מַעֲשֵׂי Jer 1:16 +; suffix מַעֲשָׂיו 1Sam 19:4 (or singular, so Dr) +, etc.; — often accusative of congnate meaning with verb with עשׂה; —

1. a. (1) deed, thing done by man Num 16:28 (JE), 1Kgs 13:11; Isa 26:12 — 1Sam 20:19 is obscure; (2) implicit evil Gen 44:15 (J), Exod 23:24 (E), Neh 6:14 + 8 t., + singular collective doing(s) Mic 6:16; Lev 18:3 (twice in verse) (H), 2Chr 17:4, יְדֵיהֶם ׳מ Lam 3:64; Hag 2:14; Job 33:17 (reading מִמַּעֲשֵׂהוּ ᵐ5 Di Siegf Bu), Ezek 16:30 (behaviour); explicit מַעֲשֵׂינוּ הָרָעִים Ezra 9:13 compare Eccl 4:3; Eccl 8:11; Eccl 8:14, מַעֲשֵׂיאָֿוֶן Isa 59:6 specifically of idolatrous practices, יְדֵיכֶם ׳מ singular Deut 31:29; Jer 25:6; Jer 25:7; Jer 32:30, plural Jer 44:8, compare singular 1Kgs 16:7; 2Kgs 22:17 = 2Chr 34:25 (3) implicit right, praiseworthy 1Sam 19:4; 2Kgs 23:19; Jonah 3:10; Prov 31:31 of duty in general אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשׂוּן ׳הַמּ Exod 18:20 (E) = what they are to do; explicit Eccl 4:4; Eccl 8:14 (4) as basis of judgment (good or bad) Isa 66:18; Ps 33:15; Ps 62:13; Eccl 12:14, יְדֵיהֶם ׳מ Jer 25:14.
  b. (1) work, labour, husbandry Exod 23:16 (E), Gen 5:29 (J), Judg 19:16, יְדֵיכֶם ׳מ Hag 2:17 enforced labour of Israel in Egypt Exod 5:5; Exod 5:13 (J); in general Exod 23:12 (E); also of product of labour Exod 23:16, compare Isa 65:22; Eccl 5:5 ׳שֵׁשֶׁת יְמֵי הַמּ Ezek 46:1 the six working-days; of religious work, ׳עֲבֹדַת בֵּית הָא ׳מ 1Chr 23:28, compare ׳מ 2Chr 31:21 (2) business, pursuit, Gen 46:33; Gen 47:3 (J), Judg 13:12; 1Sam 25:2; Isa 54:16 in general, occupation Isa 29:15; Eccl 2:4; Eccl 2:11; Eccl 3:17; Eccl 3:22; Eccl 8:9; Eccl 9:7; Eccl 9:10 (3) undertaking, enterprise Isa 19:14; Isa 19:15; Deut 15:10 יָדֶ֑ךָ ׳מ Deut 2:7 + 5 t. Deuteronomy; 2Chr 32:30; Job 1:10; Ps 28:4, יָדֵינוּ ׳מ Ps 90:17 (twice in verse). (4) achievement Jer 48:7; Esth 10:2 (5) in weakened sense, מַעֲשֶׂיךָ Prov 16:3 thine affairs; nearly = occurrences Eccl 1:14 (plural), Eccl 2:17; Eccl 8:17 (singular).
  c. deed(s), work(s) of ׳י, especially in deliverance and in judgment, Judg 2:7; Judg 2:10; Josh 24:31 (D), Ps 33:4 + 21 t., + יָדָיו ׳מ etc. Isa 5:12; Ps 28:5; Ps 92:5 + 4 t.; הָאֱלֹהִים ׳מ in general Eccl 7:13; Eccl 8:17; Eccl 11:5 compare Eccl 3:11.
2. a. (1) work, thing made, by man, אֹפֶה ׳מ Gen 40:17 (E) baker's work; יְדֵי יוֺצֵר ׳מ Lam 4:2 often of furnishings of tabernacle, חשֵׁב ׳מ Exod 26:1 + 7 t., רֹקֵם ׳מ Exod 26:36 + 5 t.,אֹרֵג ׳מ Exod 28:32 + 2 t., חָרָשׁ ׳מ Exod 28:11, compare יְדֵי אָמָּן ׳מ Song 7:2 of holy oil, etc, רֹקֵחַ ׳מ Exod 30:25 + 2 t. (insert רֹקֵחַ perhaps also 2Chr 16:14); hence ׳מ = work of art Isa 3:24 (of coiffure), compare ׳כְּלִי מ Num 31:51 followed by noun of material, pattern, etc., עִזִּים ׳מ vNum 31:20 (i.e. goats' hair), see also Exod 27:4; Exod 28:14 +; in temple, שְׂבָכָה ׳מ 1Kgs 7:17, ׳מ שׁוּשַׁן v1Kgs 7:19, etc.; צַעֲצֻעִים ׳מ 2Chr 3:10, compare הַחֲבִתִּים ׳מ 1Chr 9:31 the work of (consisting in) bread-wafers; = materials of (prepared for) הָעוֺלָה 2Chr 4:6 in theoph. לִבְנַת הַסַּפִּיר ׳מ Exod 24:10 (J); ׳מ of ships 2Chr 20:37 in general Isa 29:16; Ezek 27:16; Ezek 27:18 = thy manufactures, wares; מַעֲשַׂי Ps 45:2 = my verses (ποίημα, poem); (2) workmanship Ezek 1:16 (twice in verse) (Ezek 1:16 a strike out Co Toy) 1Kgs 7:8; Exod 28:8 + 11 t.; (3) יְדֵי אָדָם ׳מ of idols (contemptuously) Deut 4:28; 2Kgs 19:18 = Isa 37:19 = 2Chr 32:19; Ps 115:4; Ps 135:15, compare Isa 2:8 (יָדָיו ׳מ), Hos 14:4; Mic 5:12; Jer 1:16 so (יְדֵיׅ ׳מ חָרָשׁ Deut 27:15; Jer 10:3; Jer 10:9 compare Hos 13:2 חֲכָמִים ׳מ Jer 10:9 תַּעְתֻּעִים ׳מ vJer 10:15; Jer 51:18 apparently also מַעֲשֵׂהֶם Isa 41:29 compare Isa 57:12; Ezek 6:6 יָדָיו ׳מ of altars Isa 17:8.
  b. work (made by) God Exod 32:16 (E); especially (poetry and late), of created things, Ps 103:22; Ps 104:24 + 4 t. Psalms; אֶצְבְּעֹתֶיךָ ׳מ Ps 8:4, יָרֶיךָ ׳מ Ps 102:26 (both of heavens), compare Ps 19:2 (heavenly bodies), Ps 8:7 (animals); of man Job 14:15; Job 34:19, compare לָדַעַת כָּלאַֿנְשֵׁי מַעֲשֵׂהוּ Job 37:7 (but read probably אנשׁים ᵑ9 Ol Di and others); of nation Isa 19:25; Isa 60:21; Isa 64:7 of weights Prov 16:11 (but read perhaps הַמֶּלֶךְ) for ׳י Gr Toy).
  c. product of olive-tree, זַיִת ׳מ Hab 3:17 figurative product of righteousness Isa 32:17.

work, works, acts, art, wrought, …
maʿăśe
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
  • deed, work
    • deed, thing done, act
      • "work, labor"business, pursuit"undertaking, enterprise"achievement"deeds, works (of deliverance and judgment)"work, thing made"work (of God)"product

רֹקֵ֔ם
רֹקֵ֔ם
Root word needlework, embroiderer, wrought
Dictionary form: רָקַם · raw-KAHM

Verb — Qal, Participle Active, masculine singular, absolute state simple action — "he did" ongoing action — try "___ing" or "one who ___s"

In the KJV here: was needlework
of needlework ×3 and an embroiderer ×1 and curiously wrought ×1 and of the embroiderer ×1 was needlework ×1 with needlework ×1 wrought with needlework ×1
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embroider — Core verbal sense; best for active, craft-focused contexts.
embroidered work — Nominal use; describes the finished textile product.
needlework — Modernizes KJV; still natural in contemporary English.
woven design — Broader term; use when intricate patterning is the focus.
embroiderer — Agent noun; use when referring to the craftsperson.
skillfully crafted textile — Explanatory; suits literary or study-Bible contexts.

BDB8106 H7551

BDB8105 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8107

[רָקַם] verb variegate (Late Hebrew id.; so Arabic , Ethiopic , compare ᵑ7 רְקָם, רִקְמָתָא variegated cloth or skin, Syriac freckles); —

Qal Participle active רֹקֵם, as substantive variegator, worker (weaver) in colours, with ב mater. Exod 38:23, ׳מְלֶאכֶת חָרָשׁ וְחשֵׁב וְר Exod 35:35 especially ׳מַעֲשֵׂה ר variegator's work Exod 26:69; Exod 27:16; Exod 28:39 = Exod 36:37; Exod 38:18; Exod 39:29 (all P; all with mater. except Exod 28:39). Pu`al Perfect 1 singular רֻקַּמְתִּי Ps 139:15 I was skilfully wrought (woven, || סכד vPs 139:13).

needlework, embroiderer, wrought
rāqam
to variegate color, i.e., embroider; by implication, to fabricate
  • to variegate, mix colors
    • (Qal) variegator (worker in colors) (participle)
      • "(Pual) to be skilfully wrought or woven

תְּכֵ֧לֶת
תְּכֵ֧לֶת
Root word blue
Dictionary form: תְּכֵלֶת · teh-kay-LET

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: of blue
of blue ×27 and blue ×8 blue ×6 in blue ×3 the blue ×2 a blue ×1 of things in blue ×1 with blue ×1
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blue — Most natural modern default; fits nearly all contexts.
violet-blue — Reflects the purple-tinged shade many scholars identify.
deep blue — Emphasizes the rich, dark hue of the dye.
blue-purple — Highlights overlap with purple in ancient color terms.
azure — Poetic register; use sparingly in literary translations.

BDB9152 H8504

BDB9151 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB9153

תְּכֵ֫לֶת48 noun feminine violet, i.e. violet thread and stuff; ᵐ5 usually υἄκινθος, υἀκίθινος; see ThatcherHast. DB COLOURS (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; ᵑ7 תִּכְלָא); —

1. violet thread (spun, Exod 35:25 woven, Exod 39:3):
  a. in Exodus (P) of hangings of tabernacle, ephod, etc., ׳ת + אַרְגָּמָן, תּוֺלַעַת שָׁנִי (q. v.; often also שֵׁשׁ, זהב), Exod 25:4; Exod 26:1; Exod 28:5; Exod 28:6; Exod 28:33; Exod 35:25 + 20 t.; of temple hangings (+ אַרְגָּמָן, אַרְגְּוָן, כַּרְמִיל, בּוּץ) 2Chr 2:6; 2Chr 2:13; 2Chr 2:14 loops or cords of ׳ת (alone) Exod 26:4; Exod 28:28; Exod 28:31; Exod 28:37; Exod 36:11; Exod 39:21; Exod 39:22; Exod 39:31; Num 15:38 (all P).
  b. palace hangings in Shushan + חוּר Esth 1:6.
2. violet stuff, fabric.; ׳לְבוּשֵׁי ת Ezek 23:6, ׳גְּלוֺמֵי ת וְרִקְמָה Ezek 27:24 וְאַרְגָּמָן לְבוּשָׁם ׳ת Jer 10:9 also in trade Ezek 27:7 (+ אַרְגָּמָן, שֵׁשׁ בְּרִקְמָה), compare ׳בֶּגֶד ת for covering sacred utensils Num 4:6; Num 4:7; Num 4:9; Num 4:11; Num 4:12 (P).

blue
tĕkēlet
the cerulean mussel, i.e., the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
  • violet, violet stuff
    • violet thread
      • "violet stuff or fabric
    blue

וְ אַרְגָּמָ֛ן
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
אַרְגָּמָ֛ן
Root word purple
Dictionary form: אַרְגָּמָן · ar-ɡaw-MAWN

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: and purple
and purple ×26 and of purple ×4 and in purple ×2 a purple ×1 in purple ×1 like purple ×1 of it of purple ×1 purple ×1
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purple — Modernized from KJV; the standard, most versatile rendering.
crimson-purple — Highlights the red-violet hue of ancient dye.
violet — Emphasizes the blue-purple end of the color spectrum.
royal purple — Signals prestige and high status; good for royal/temple contexts.
purple fabric — Use when the textile itself, not just the color, is meant.
purple dye — Use when the pigment or dyeing process is in view.

BDB721 H713

BDB720 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB722

אַרְגָּמָן noun [masculine] purple, red-purple, i.e. purple thread & cloth (Assyrian argamannu COT Exod 25:4, Arabic , Aramaic , compare אַרְגְּוָן above; etymology dubious; possibly Sanskrit râgaman, adjective red, reddish, from râga, red colour, so Benary compare Thes Add111 Rob-Ges; see MV; Thes earlier, from רגם; but probably loan-word, compare also LagBN 205; Persian is also cited by PS) — form always as above —

1. purple thread, compare especially Exod 35:25; Exod 39:3; Esth 1:6
  a. mostly Exodus (P) with reference to the hangings of tabernacle, the ephod, etc.; seldom alone; with תְּכֵלֶת, violet (q. v.), תּוֺלַעַת שָׁנִי, (מָשְׁזָב) שֵׁשׁ, (also עִזִּים) Exod 25:4; Exod 26:1; Exod 26:31; Exod 26:36; Exod 27:16; Exod 35:8; Exod 35:25; Exod 35:35; Exod 36:8; Exod 36:35; Exod 36:37; Exod 38:18; Exod 38:23; Exod 39:24 (on text see Di) vExod 39:29 with these + זָהָב Exod 28:5; Exod 28:6; Exod 28:8; Exod 28:15; Exod 39:2; Exod 39:3; Exod 39:5; Exod 39:8 omitted ׳שֵׁשׁ מ Exod 28:33; Exod 39:1 also of temple-hangings, with תְּכֵלֶת, בּוּץ & כַּרְמִיל 2Chr 3:14 compare 2Chr 2:13 (see also 2Chr 2:6 see below אַרְגְּוָן).
  b. as indicating wealth & luxury of Tyre, c. שֵׁשׁ, רִקְמָה, תְּכֵלֶת Ezek 27:7 with רִקְמָה & בּוּץ vEzek 27:16 (as articles of commerce); also in Persia, with בּוּץ Esth 1:6.
2. purple cloth, chiefly of garments, ׳בֶּגֶד א Num 4:13; Judg 8:26 ׳וְתַכְרִיךְ בּוּץ וְא Esth 8:15, לְבוּשָׁהּ ׳שֵׁשׁ וְא Prov 31:22 לְבוּשָׁם ׳תְּכֵלָת וְא Jer 10:9 also ׳מֶרְכָּבוֺ א Song 3:10 in simile, of woman's hair Song 7:6.

BDB9336 H710 H711 H713

BDB9335 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9337

[אַרְגְּוָן] noun masculine purple, red-purple (Biblical Hebrew id., אַרְגָּמָן); — emphatic אַרְגְּוָנָא Dan 5:7; Dan 5:17; Dan 5:29.

purple
ʾargāmān
purple (the color or the dyed stuff)
  • purple, red-purple

וְ תוֹלַ֥עַת
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
תוֹלַ֥עַת
Root word scarlet, worm, worms, crimson
Dictionary form: תּוֹלָע · toh-LAW

Noun — Common, feminine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

and scarlet ×4 a worm ×1 am a worm ×1 like crimson ×1 of scarlet ×1 scarlet ×1 the worms ×1 thee and the worms ×1
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scarlet — Best for color contexts; most recognizable modern rendering.
crimson — Richer, deeper red; suits poetic or vivid passages.
worm — Biological sense; prefer in shame, mortality, or plague contexts.
scarlet dye — Clarifies the dye-source meaning when material craft is in view.
maggot — More visceral than 'worm'; suits decay or judgment imagery.
grub — Technical; highlights the insect larva that produces the red dye.

BDB9176 H8438

BDB9175 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB9177

I. תּוֺלָע noun [masculine] worm, scarlet stuff (dyed with the coccus ilicis, see שָׁנִי ThatcherHast. DB COLOURS); —

1. worm, only plural תּוֺלָעִים in stale manna Exod 16:20 (P).
2. scarlet stuff, absolute singular תּוֺלָ Isa 1:18 (in sim || שָׁנִים; opposed to צֶמֶר); token of luxury Lam 4:5.

BDB9179 H8438

BDB9178 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB9180

תּוֺלֵעָה, תּוֺלַ֫עַת40 noun feminine worm; — absolute תּוֺלֵעָה Isa 14:11; Job 25:6 תּוֺלַעַת Isa 41:14 +, תּוֺלָ֑עַת Deut 28:39; Num 19:6 construct תּוֺלַ֫עַת Exod 25:4 +; suffix תּוֺלַעְתָּם Isa 66:24 —

1. worm, grub, vine-weevil Jonah 4:7; Deut 28:39 (collective); devouring the dead Isa 14:11 (collective: || רִמָּה), Isa 66:24 (collective) symbol of insignificance Isa 41:14; Job 25:6 (|| רִמָּה), Ps 22:7.
2. elsewhere (P) specif + שָׁנִי (q. v.), of the coccus ilicis yielding scarlet colour: ׳שְׁנִי (הַ)תּ Lev 14:4; Lev 14:6; Lev 14:49; Lev 14:51; Lev 14:52; Num 19:6 of crimson stuff שָׁנִי ׳בֶּגֶד ת Num 4:8 usually תְּכֵלָת וְאַרְגָּמָן ׳(הַ)שָּׁנִי וגו ׳שְׁנִ Exod 25:4; Exod 26:1 + 24 t. Exodus.

scarlet, worm, worms, crimson
tôlāʿ
a maggot (as voracious); specifically (often with ellipsis of H8144) the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cloths dyed therewith
  • worm, scarlet stuff, crimson
    • worm—the female ___%___coccus ilicis___%___ (Kermes ilicis)
      • "scarlet stuff, crimson, scarlet
      • the dye made from the dried body of the female of the worm ___%___coccus ilicis___%___ (Kermes ilicis)
    worm, maggot
    • worm, grub
      • "the worm ___%___coccus ilicis___%___ (Kermes ilicis)

שָׁנִ֖י
שָׁנִ֖י
Root word scarlet, thread, crimson
Dictionary form: שָׁנִי · shaw-NEE

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: and scarlet
and scarlet ×18 of scarlet ×4 and of scarlet ×2 and the scarlet ×2 the scarlet ×2 a scarlet thread ×1 and in scarlet ×1 and with the scarlet ×1
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scarlet — Most natural modern default; vivid red dye or color.
crimson — Slightly deeper red; good for poetic or solemn contexts.
scarlet yarn — Preferred when the physical thread or fiber is in view.
scarlet cloth — Use when a woven textile, not raw thread, is implied.
scarlet dye — Emphasizes the coloring substance rather than the material.
bright red — Plain descriptive option for audiences unfamiliar with 'scarlet'.

BDB8884 H8144

BDB8883 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8885

שָׁנִי42 noun [masculine] scarlet (properly coccus ilicis, which attaches itself to leaves and twigs of quercus coccifera; the dried body of female yields colouring matter; compare TristrNHB 319 PostHast. DB SCARLET M'LeanEncy. Bib. id.); — usually ׳תִּקְוַת שָׁ הַזֶּה ׳חוּט הַשּׁ Josh 2:18 this cord of thread of scarlet, ׳הַשּׁ ׳ת vJosh 2:21, ׳חוּט הַשּׁ Song 4:3 (simile of lips); so ׳(הַ)שּׁ alone Gen 38:28; Gen 38:30 (J), and as material of clothing 2Sam 1:24; Jer 4:30; Prov 31:21 (plural שָׁנִים; on order of ll. see Toy); plural also in simile Isa 1:18 if your sins are like scarlet (robes); elsewhere (P) ׳תּוֺלַעַת (הַ)שּׁ (see ׳ת) of material for curtain, veil, ephod, etc., Exod 25:4; Exod 26:1 + 24 t. Exodus; ׳שׁ ׳בֶּגֶד ת Num 4:3 (see II. ׳ב 2); construct ׳שְׁנִי (הַ)תּ used in purification, Lev 14:4; Lev 14:6; Lev 14:49; Lev 14:51; Lev 14:52; Num 19:6.

scarlet, thread, crimson
šānî
crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it
  • scarlet, crimson
    • properly, the insect 'coccus ilicis', the dried body of the female yielding coloring matter from which is made the dye used for cloth to color it scarlet or crimson

וְ שֵׁ֣שׁ
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
שֵׁ֣שׁ
Root word linen, marble, silk, blue
Dictionary form: שֵׁשׁ · shaysh

Adjective — Cardinal Number, feminine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)

In the KJV here: linen
linen ×20 and fine linen ×5 of fine linen ×5 fine linen ×2 of marble ×2 and blue ×1 and in fine linen ×1 and of fine linen ×1
More options
fine linen — Most common rendering; high-quality woven cloth.
linen — Use when quality emphasis is unnecessary or unclear.
white linen — Highlights the bleached, ceremonial appearance of the fabric.
silk — Rare sense; use only where context clearly suggests silk.
marble — Non-textile sense; use only in architectural or stone contexts.
byssus — Technical/scholarly term for luxury Egyptian linen; specialist texts.

BDB8647 H8336 H8337

BDB8646 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8648

II. שֵׁשׁ noun masculine id.; — ׳עַמּוּדֵי שׁ Song 5:15 (in figurative), Esth 1:6a, material of pavement vEsth 1:6b (see בַּ֫הַט). — I. שֵׁשׁ see שׁדשׁ.

BDB9063 H8336

BDB9062 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB9064

III. שֵׁשׁ noun masculineExod 26:1 byssus (loan-word probably from Egyptian šen-suten Reinischap.DHMVOJ viii (1894), 7 Coptic šens, compare Coptic šent, weave; see M'LeanEncy.Bib. LINEN; on spinning, weaving, and wearing of linen in Egypt ErmanAegypten 594 ff.; Eng. Trans. 448 f.); — always absolute ׳שׁ (שׁשׁי Ezek 16:13 is error): — byssus, fine Egyptian linen ( בּוּץ, q. v., is later synonym), i.e. the linen thread (spun by women Exod 35:25), and the material woven from it: used for garments Gen 41:42 (E), Ezek 16:10; Ezek 16:13 (שׁשׁי, read שׁשׁ), Prov 31:22 for sail (in figurative of Tyre as ship) Ezek 27:7 (brought from Egypt); elsewhere P, of priestly vestments Exod 28:5; Exod 28:39 (twice in verse); Exod 39:3; Exod 39:27; Exod 39:28 (twice in verse); also מָשְׁזָר ׳שׁ twisted linen Exod 28:6; Exod 28:8; Exod 28:15; Exod 39:2; Exod 39:5; Exod 39:8; Exod 39:28; Exod 39:29 + vExod 39:24 (read ׳וְשֵׁשׁ מ ⅏ ᵐ5 Bae); ׳שׁ of hangings, etc., in tabernacle Exod 25:4; Exod 35:6; Exod 35:23; Exod 35:25; Exod 35:35; Exod 38:23, and so מָשְׁזָר ׳שׁ Exod 26:1; Exod 26:31; Exod 26:36; Exod 27:9; Exod 27:16; Exod 27:18; Exod 36:8; Exod 36:35; Exod 36:37; Exod 38:9; Exod 38:16; Exod 38:18.

linen, marble, silk, blue
šēš
bleached stuff, i.e., white linen or (by analogy) marble
  • something bleached white, byssus, linen, fine linen
    • "alabaster, similar stone, marble

מָשְׁזָ֑ר
מָשְׁזָ֑ר
Root word twined
Dictionary form: שָׁזַר · shaw-DZAHR

Verb — Hophal, Participle Passive, masculine singular, absolute state causative passive — "he was made to do" a settled state — try "___ed"

In the KJV here: and fine twined
and fine twined ×11 of fine twined ×6 were of fine twined ×2 and of fine twined ×1 and twined ×1
More options
twist — General-purpose verb; suits most weaving/textile contexts.
twine — Modernizes core KJV rendering; implies tight intertwining.
spin — Evokes thread-making process; accessible to general readers.
plait — Highlights interlacing of strands; slightly technical.
braid — Familiar modern term; emphasizes woven or interwoven structure.
interweave — Stresses the combining of multiple threads; formal register.

BDB8578 H7806

BDB8577 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8579

[שָׁזַר]21 verb Hoph`al be twisted (Late Hebrew שָׁזַר twist; compare Arabic look a skew at, also twist cord from the left BaES 49 (explanation שׁ, for normal שׂ, as dissimilated before ז), JacobArabic Dichter i. 52); — Participle שֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָר Exod 26:1; Exod 26:31; Exod 26:36 + 17 t. Exodus (P); שֵׁשׁ omitted Exod 39:24.

שַׁח see שׁחח.

twined
šāzar
to twist (a thread of straw)
  • to twist, be twisted
    • (Hophal)
      • to be twisted
        • "twisted (participle)

וְ עֶשְׂרִ֤ים
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
עֶשְׂרִ֤ים
Root word twenty, twentieth, twentys
Dictionary form: עֶשְׂרִים · es-REEM

Adjective — Cardinal Number, both plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"; a number (one, two, three, …)

In the KJV here: and twenty
and twenty ×87 twenty ×87 and twentieth ×27 from twenty ×24 were twenty ×17 was twenty ×15 of twenty ×8 in the twenty ×4
More options
twenty — Standard cardinal number; use in most contexts.
twentieth — Ordinal form; use for dates, ranks, or sequence.
twenty-fold — Use when multiplying or expressing magnitude.
score — Literary/poetic register; one score equals twenty.

BDB6439 H6230 H6242

BDB6438 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6440

עֵ֫שֶׂק proper name, of a well in southwest Palestine Gen 26:20 (explanation as contention); — locality unknown, ᵐ5 Ἀδικία.

BDB6441 H6235 H6242

BDB6440 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6442

עֶשֶׂר, עֲשָׂרָה176 noun masculine and feminine ten (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; perhaps MI33 עשרֿ; Phoenician עשר, עסר, עשרת, etc.; Arabic , ; Sabean עשר SabDenkmNo. 11 b, l. 5, 6, עשרת and compounds HomChrest. 48; Ethiopic , ; Assyrian ešertu; ᵑ7 עֲסַר, עַסְרָא; עֲשַׂר, עַשְׂרָא; Syriac , ; Nabataean עשר, all = ten; Palmyrene עשרתא the Ten (rulers)); —

masculine (with noun feminine) עֶ֫שֶׂר 2Sam 15:16 + 53 t. (absolute and construct usually indistinguishable); עָ֑שֶׁר 1Kgs 7:43; 1Chr 6:46 feminine (c. noun masculine): absolute עֲשָׂרָה Gen 24:10 + 69 t.; construct (probably) עֲשֶׂ֫רֶת 1Sam 17:18 + 46 t.; feminine plural עֲשָׂרֹת Exod 18:21 + 2 t.; — on plural עֶשְׂרִים, 20, see below; —
1. a ten, only feminine plural tens in phrase ׳שָׂרֵי ע captains of tens Exod 18:21; Exod 18:25 (E), Deut 1:15.
2. ten, enumerating person or things, usually without other numbers:
  a. עֶ֫שֶׂר before feminine plural noun, Gen 45:23 + 43 t. after noun 1Kgs 7:27; 1Kgs 7:43 + late passages Josh 15:57; Josh 21:5; Josh 21:26 (all P), 1Chr 6:46; 2Chr 4:7 before בָּאַמָּה = ten cubits 1Kgs 6:3; 1Kgs 6:25; 1Kgs 6:26; 1Kgs 7:23; 1Kgs 7:24.
  b. עֲשָׂרָה before masculine plural noun, Gen 45:23 + 25 t. (including אֲלָפִים ׳ע = 10,000 2Sam 18:3; 2Kgs 24:14 Kt, עֲשֶׂרֶת Qr); before n.collective בָּקָר 1Kgs 5:3, רֶכֶב 2Kgs 13:7 also לֶחֶם הַוֶּה ׳ע 1Sam 17:17 these ten loaves, compare 1Kgs 14:3 אֶלֶף ׳ע Ezek 45:1 read ׳עֶשְׂרִיס א ᵐ5 Hi Co Berthol Toy; after masculine plural noun Gen 32:16 (twice in verse); Gen 43:3 (all E), Josh 17:5 (JE), Num 29:23 (P), 1Kgs 7:43; 2Chr 4:6; 2Chr 4:8; Dan 1:12; Dan 1:14; Dan 1:15 ; after n.collective צאֹן 2Chr 30:24 noun omitted, that is men, Gen 18:32 (J) Amos 5:3; Ezra 8:4 that is shekels (weight) Gen 24:22 (J) Num 7:14 + 13 t. Num 7 (זָהָב ׳ע); כֶסֶף ׳ע (that is shekels, value) 2Sam 18:11 that is measures (of grain) Hag 2:16 with article the ten Gen 18:23 (J; that is men), Neh 11:1 (id. = every ten); as predicate Exod 27:12 (twice in verse) = Exod 38:12 (twice in verse) (all P) .
  c. עֲשֶׂ֫רֶת before masculine plural noun Exod 34:28 + 18 t., + כַּעֲשֶׂרֶת הַיָּמִים 1Sam 25:38 (on article compare Weir in Dr, but dubious; probably omitted, so ᵐ5 We Bu), + אֲלָפִים ׳ע = 10,000 Judg 1:4 + 26 t.; noun omitted כֶּסֶף ׳ע (that is shekels) Judg 17:10.
3. rarely + other number:
  a. עֶשֶׂר after larger number, מֵאָה שָׁנִים ׳וָע Gen 50:22; Gen 50:26; Josh 24:29 (all E), Judg 2:8.
  b. ׳ע before larger number עֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים וּתְשַׁע מֵאוֺת שָׁנָה Gen 5:14 (P).
  c. עֲשָׂרָה after larger number, מֵאָה וַעֲשָׂרָה הַזְּכָרִים Ezra 8:12, compare (noun preceding) Ezra 1:10.
  d. עֲשָׂרָה after smaller number, שִׁבְעָה שְׁקָלִים וַעֲשָׂרָה הַכָּ֑סֶף Jer 32:9 = seventeen shekels; before smaller number + singular noun עֲשָׂרָה וַחֲמִשָּׁה שֶׁקֶל Ezek 45:12, but read חֲמִשִּׁים joining עֲשָׂרָה to preceding, ᵐ5A Hi Co and others

BDB6445 H6242 H6235

BDB6444 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6446

עֶשְׂרִים315 noun plural indeclinable (a) twenty (ancient plural of עֶשֶׂר PräBAS i. 376; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Arabic ; Assyrian ešrâ; Sabean עשרי HomChrest. 48; Ethiopic Aramaic עשרין, ; Nabataean עשרין); —

I. as cardinal:
1. without other number:
  a. usually followed by singular noun (especially שָׁנָה, אִישׁ, אַמָּה, etc.) Gen 31:38; 1Sam 14:14; Exod 38:18 + 64 t., + עֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף 20,000 1Chr 18:4 + 7 t. + Ezek 45:1 (reading עֶשְׂרִים אָ֑לֶף, see עֶשֶׂר 2 b).
  b. followed by plural noun 2Sam 3:20; Exod 36:23; Exod 36:24; Exod 36:25 + 4 t.
  c. followed by singular noun collective 1Kgs 5:3.
  d. plural noun precedes Gen 32:15 (twice in verse); Gen 32:16; 2Chr 3:3 + 6 t.
  e. noun omitted Gen 18:31 (twice in verse) (׳הָע), 1Kgs 6:2 + 6 t., as predicate Exod 27:10 (twice in verse); Exod 27:11 (twice in verse) + 4 t. feminine + בָּאַמָּה Zech 5:12.
2. + other number:
  a. with units, usually 20 + (with וְ) unit + singular noun Judg 10:2; Judg 10:3; 1Kgs 14:20 + 58 t. (including 20 + 1 * 1000, etc., 27 t.); noun omitted Josh 15:32 + 2 t. predicate; less often unit + 20 + singular noun Gen 11:24; Exod 38:24; Num 8:24 (all P) + 27 t.; unit + 20 + בָּאַמָּה Ezek 40:21; Exod 26:2; Exod 36:9 (both P).
  b. 20 + unit + plural noun Num 7:8 (twice in verse) (P), 1Chr 2:22 + 3 t. Chronicles
  c. plural noun + 20 + unit Josh 19:30 (twice in verse); 1Chr 12:29 (van d. H. v.1Chr 12:28).
  d. c. hundreds, 20 usually following; followed by singular noun 1Kgs 9:14; Gen 6:3; Deut 31:2 + 7 t.; noun omitted 2Chr 3:4; Ezra 2:32 = Neh 7:35 20 + 100 (noun omitted) Num 7:86.
  e. plural noun + 100 + 20 1Chr 15:5; 1Chr 15:6 — compare further מֵאָה. II. as ordinal:
1. 20 alone, ׳בִּשְׁנַת ע in the twentieth year 1Kgs 15:9 + 4 t.; noun omitted Num 10:11 + 3 t.
2. a. 20 + unit + ns. Ezek 29:17; Ezek 40:1.
  b. ns. + 20 + unit Hag 1:15; 2Chr 7:10 +; ns. + unit + 20 Exod 12:8 בִּשְׁנַת + 20 + unit 1Kgs 16:10, etc. — See references below עֶשֶׂר.

twenty, twentieth, twentys
ʿeśrîm
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
  • twenty, twentieth

אַמָּה֙
אַמָּה֙
Root word cubits, cubit, hundred, measure, posts
Dictionary form: אַמָּה · am-MAW

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: cubits
cubits ×187 thereof and a cubit ×8 a cubit ×7 cubit ×7 two cubits ×6 and a cubit ×4 and two cubits ×2 cubits on that side ×2
More options
cubit — Standard unit; best default for most architectural contexts.
forearm-length — Highlights anatomical origin; good for explanatory translations.
unit of measure — Vague but useful when exact ancient length is uncertain.
eighteen inches — Functional equivalent; clarifies scale for modern readers.
half a meter — Metric functional equivalent; prefer in non-US contexts.

BDB522 H520

BDB521 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB523

II. אַמָּה246 noun feminine ell, cubit (SI אמה; so Sabean DHMZMG 1865, 613; Aramaic , אַמָּא; Assyrian ammatu Nor280; Ethiopic etymology dubious; Thes and others mater brachii, i.e. length of fore-arm; others derive from √ אמם, precede, be in front, & hence fore-arm compare Di Isa 6:4 DlPr 109 MV derive immediately from √אמם be wide (see above), אַמָּה = distance, & hence a particular distance, ell, cubit) — ׳א absolute Gen 6:15 +; construct אַמַּת Deut 3:11; Jer 51:13 dual אַמָּתַיִם Exod 25:10 +; plural אַמּוֺת Exod 26:16 +; —

1. cubit, so אַמַּתאִֿישׁ i.e. ordinary cubit, Deut 3:11 (compare Isa 8:1); in Ezek 40:5; Ezek 43:13 is a cubit one hand-breadth longer, compare 2Chr 3:3 בַּמִּחָה הָרִאשׁוֺנָה ׳א; absolute length dubious, compare SmithDict. Bib., article Weights and Measures; LepsiusLängenmaasse der Alten, SBAk 1883,1195 f. identification with Egyptian, longer cubit. 525m., shorter .450m.; see also Id.Babylonian-Assyr. Längenmaasse 1877; MBAk 1877, 741 OppertGGA 1878, 1055; Rev. d'Assyr. i. 124 (also on the Babylonian 'half-cubit' = .270 m. HptAJPh 1888, 419 HomSemiten i. 501); on אַצִּילָה ׳א Ezek 41:8 compare Sm & Co (Co strike out); חֲמֵשׁ אמות קָנִים Ezek 42:16 Kt, read מֵאוֺת so Qr Co; chiefly in Ex 25-27. 36-38 (56 t.) 1Kgs 6. 7 (45 t.) 2Chr 3.4 (21 t.) Ezek 40-43 (86 t.); a (one) cubit = אַמָּה Gen 6:16; Exod 25:10; Exod 25:23 +; הָאַמָּה Ezek 43:14 אַחַת ׳א Ezek 40:12 (twice in verse); Ezek 40:42 (3 t. in verse); Ezek 42:4; Ezek 43:14 two cubits = אַמָּתַיִם Exod 25:10; Exod 25:17; Exod 25:23; Exod 30:2; Exod 37:1; Exod 37:6; Exod 37:10; Exod 37:25; Num 11:31 שְׁתַּיִם אַמּוֺת Ezek 40:9; Ezek 41:3; Ezek 41:22; Ezek 43:14 with numbers 1-10 ׳א mostly follows number in plural Exod 26:16; Exod 27:1 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 6:10; Ezek 40:5; Ezek 40:7; Ezek 40:9 +; with numbers 11-1000 +, it mostly following number in singular Gen 6:15 (3 t. in verse); Exod 27:12; Exod 27:13; Exod 38:13; Exod 38:14; Exod 38:15; Num 35:4; Josh 3:4; 1Kgs 6:2 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 6:3; 1Kgs 7:15 (twice in verse); Jer 52:21; Jer 52:22; Ezek 40:49 (twice in verse) +; seldom following, in plural Ezek 40:11 (strike out Co) vEzek 40:27 (Co singular) Ezek 42:2 so also עֶשְׂרִים וְחָמֵשׁ אַמּוֺת Ezek 40:13; Ezek 40:29 but חָמֵשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה Ezek 40:25; Ezek 40:30; Ezek 40:33; Ezek 40:36 (late) also in plural precedes all numbers 2Chr 3:3 (twice in verse); 2Chr 3:4; 2Chr 3:8 (twice in verse) +; 2Chr 6:13; Ezek 42:2 also often בָּאַמָּה following all numbers Exod 26:2 (twice in verse); Exod 26:8 (twice in verse); Exod 27:9; Exod 27:18; Exod 36:9 (twice in verse); Exod 36:15 (twice in verse); Exod 36:21; Num 35:5 (4 t. in verse); 1Kgs 6:6 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 7:23 (3 t. in verse); 2Chr 4:2 (3 t. in verse); Ezek 40:21; Ezek 47:3; Zech 5:2 (twice in verse) +, compare לְאַמּוֺת חָמֵשׁ 2Chr 3:11 often וַחֲצִי ׳א Exod 25:10 (3 t. in verse); Exod 25:17 (twice in verse) +, also ׳וַחֲצִי הָא ׳א Exod 26:16; Exod 36:21; Exod 1:31; 1Kgs 17:32; 1Kgs 17:35 etc.; compare שֵׁשׁ אַמּוֺת וָזָרֶ֑ת 1Sam 17:4 followed by בַּמִּדָּה in measurement Josh 3:4; 2Chr 3:3.
2. measure, full measure, limit, only אַמַּת בִּצְעֵךְ the measure of thy gain-making Jer 51:13 (|| קִצֵּךְ).

BDB523 H520

BDB522 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB524

III. [אַמָּה] noun feminine (etymology & meaning dubious; Thes foundation (compare Talmud AW ), from אֵם in metaphorical sense, compare MV; De on Isa 6:4 derived similarly, but makes support of superliminaria (compare ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9); Ew Di derived from √ אמם = precede, whence front; DlPr 110 translates holder from √ אמם be wide, hence contain, hold) only אַמּוֺת הַסִּפִּים Isa 6:4.

BDB9306 H520 H521

BDB9305 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9307

[אַמָּה K§ 51, 2, Anm. 2] noun feminineDan 3:1 cubit (= Biblical Hebrew id.; Egyptian Aramaic (plural) אמן RES246 S-CC44); — plural אַמִּין (so ᵑ7 Syriac) Dan 3:1 (twice in verse); Ezra 6:3; Ezra 6:8.

cubits, cubit, hundred, measure, posts
ʾammâ
properly, a mother (i.e., unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e., a cubit
  • cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 18 in (.5m). There are several cubits used in the Old Testament, the cubit of a man or common cubit (Deuteronomy 3:11), the legal cubit or cubit of the sanctuary (Ezekiel 40:5) plus others. See a Bible Dictionary for a complete treatment.

אֹ֔רֶךְ
אֹ֔רֶךְ
Root word length, long, ever, high
Dictionary form: אֹרֶךְ · oh-REK

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: was the length
the length ×29 long ×13 was the length ×9 shall be the length ×7 in length ×6 and the length ×5 cubits long ×4 in the length ×3
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length — Most direct rendering; best for measurements and dimensions.
extent — Useful when emphasizing span or reach of something.
distance — Prefer when a spatial stretch or range is in view.
duration — Best when אֹרֶךְ refers to time, e.g. length of days.
expanse — Good for poetic or descriptive contexts stressing breadth.
span — Concise; suits both spatial and temporal measurements.

BDB756 H753

BDB755 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB757

אֹ֫רֶךְ94 noun [masculine] length — only singular, ׳א absolute Exod 27:1 +; construct Gen 6:15 +; אָרְכּוֺ Exod 25:10 +; אָרְכָּם 2Chr 3:11 אָרְכָּן Ezek 42:11, etc. —
  a. length of ark Gen 6:15 (P), of land of Canaan Gen 13:17 (J); most often of ark & other measurements in tabernacle & temple Exod 25:10; Exod 25:17; Exod 26:2; Exod 26:8; Exod 27:1; Exod 27:9 + (22 t. Exodus, P), 1Kgs 6:2; 1Kgs 6:3; 1Kgs 6:20 + (13 t. Kings & Chronicles), Ezek 40:7; Ezek 40:11; Ezek 40:18 + (41 t. Ezekiel), etc.
  b. of time יָמִים ׳א Deut 30:20; Job 12:12; Ps 21:5; Ps 23:6; Ps 91:16; Ps 93:5; Prov 3:2; Prov 3:16; Lam 5:20.
  c. אַפַּיִם ׳א forbearance, self-restraint, Prov 25:15. — (Ezek 31:7 ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Co read רֹב for אֹרֶךְ, compare vEzek 31:5 where Co strike out verb ארך; Ezek 41:22 read probably אדנו ᵐ5 Sm, or אדניו Co = base.)

length, long, ever, high
ʾōrek
length
  • length
    • physical length
      • "of time
    forbearance, self-restraint (of patience)

וְ קוֹמָ֤ה
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
קוֹמָ֤ה
Root word height, stature, high, tall, along
Dictionary form: קוֹמָה · koh-MAW

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: and the height
and the height ×9 high ×5 the height ×5 the height thereof ×5 stature ×3 the height of it ×2 the tall ×2 along ×1
More options
height — Most neutral, widely applicable in architectural or physical contexts.
stature — Best for persons; implies bearing or impressiveness.
size — Casual register; suits informal or general descriptions.
elevation — Prefer for structures, trees, or geographical features.
tallness — Emphasizes the quality of being tall, not a measurement.
towering height — Vivid; use when the text stresses grandeur or intimidation.

BDB7362 H6967

BDB7361 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7363

קוֺמָה, קֹמָה45 noun feminine height; — absolute קוֺמָה Exod 38:18 +, קֹמָה Exod 27:18 construct קוֺמַת 1Kgs 6:26 +; suffix קוֺמָתוֺ 1Kgs 7:23 +, קֹמָתוֺ Exod 25:10 +, etc.; —

1. height, of person, stature 1Sam 16:7; Ezek 13:18; Song 7:8 מְלֹאקֿוֺמָתוֺ 1Sam 28:20 his full length.
2. of tree 2Kgs 19:23 = Isa 37:24 in figure Isa 10:33; Ezek 31:3; Ezek 31:5; Ezek 31:10; Ezek 31:14 of vine (figurative) Ezek 19:11 and ׳שִׁפְלַת ק Ezek 17:6 low of height.
3. of artificial structures: temple, its parts, furnishings, etc., 1Kgs 6:2 + 12 t. 1Kgs 6; 1Kgs 7; 2Kgs 25:17 (twice in verse) = Jer 52:21; Jer 52:22; 2Chr 4:1; 2Chr 4:2; 2Chr 6:13 a wall Ezek 40:5 tabernacle and furnishings Exod 25:10; Exod 25:23 + 8 t. Exodus (all P); Noah's ark Gen 6:15 (P)

height, stature, high, tall, along
qômâ
height
  • height
    • height, stature
      • "height

בְ רֹ֙חַב֙
בְ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with
רֹ֙חַב֙
Root word breadth, broad, thickness, wideness, largeness, …
Dictionary form: רֹחַב · roh-HAHB

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: in the breadth
and the breadth ×31 broad ×21 the breadth ×18 in breadth ×5 in the breadth ×2 the breadth thereof ×2 was the breadth ×2 also the breadth ×1
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width — Most common modern term; prefer for measurements and dimensions.
breadth — Modernized KJV form; still natural in formal or literary contexts.
expanse — Use when emphasizing openness or vast extent.
span — Good for architectural or body-related measurements.
thickness — Use when the dimension describes depth of a solid object.
extent — Abstracter sense; suits figurative or spatial scope.

BDB7846 H7341

BDB7845 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7847

רֹ֫חַב101 noun [masculine] breadth, width; — ׳ר absolute Ezek 42:2 +, construct 1Kgs 6:3 +; suffix רָחְבּוֺ Exod 25:10 +, בָּהּ- Gen 6:15 +, רָחְבָּן Ezek 42:11 — breadth, of land, + אֹרֶךְ = whole extent, expanse, Gen 13:17 (J), so ׳ר alone Isa 8:8 מַיִם ׳ר Job 37:10 figurative לֵב ׳ר largeness of understanding (like sand of sea-shore) 1Kgs 5:9 breadth, = thickness, of wall גֶּדֶר Ezek 42:10 elsewhere only in measurements width, breadth (Deut 3:11 Kings 10 t.; Ezek 54 t.; Zech 2:6; Zech 5:2 P 23 t.; Chronicles 6 t.; || אֹרֶךְ 1Kgs 7:6 + 63 t., + קוֺמָה 1Kgs 6:2 + 14 t., + גּבַהּ Ezek 40:42; 2Chr 3:4 || קוֺמָה alone 1Kgs 7:27; Ezek 40:5): of buildings, etc., 1Kgs 6:2; 1Kgs 6:3 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 6:6 (3 t. in verse) +, Ezek 41:1 (3 t. in verse); Ezek 41:5; Ezek 41:7 +, altar Exod 27:1 = Exod 38:1, ark, תֵּבָה, Gen 6:15, אָרוֺן Exod 25:10 = Exod 37:1, etc.; of area, the עֶרֶשׂ of Og Deut 3:11, the תְּרוּמָה of land Ezek 45:1; Ezek 45:3; Ezek 45:5; Ezek 45:6 +, of court Exod 27:12; Exod 27:13; Exod 27:18 of city Zech 2:6 of roll Zech 5:2 of curtain Exod 26:2; Exod 26:8 +, etc.; of wall (קִיר), = thickness, Ezek 41:9; Ezek 41:12 (compare Ezek 42:10 above); of doorway Ezek 40:11; Ezek 41:2; Ezek 41:3, etc.

breadth, broad, thickness, wideness, largeness, …
rōḥab
width (literally or figuratively)
  • breadth, width, expanse

חָמֵ֣שׁ
חָמֵ֣שׁ
Root word five, fifteenth, fifteen, fifth, apiece
Dictionary form: חָמֵשׁ · haw-MAYSH

Adjective — Cardinal Number, feminine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)

In the KJV here: was five
five ×116 and five ×108 was five ×14 the five ×8 fifteen ×7 of five ×7 were five ×6 and the five ×5
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five — Core cardinal number; universally applicable.
fifth — Ordinal use; for position or sequence.
fifteen — Compound form; use when context requires 10+5.
fifteenth — Ordinal compound; for dates or ranked positions.
five each — Distributive sense; use when portions are divided equally.

BDB2900 H2568

BDB2899 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2901

חָמֵשׁ, חֲמִשָּׁה342 noun masculine and feminine five (Late Hebrew id.; id.; Aramaic חֲמֵשׁ, חַמְשָׁא, , ; Phoenician חמשת; Palmyrene חמשא, with masculine noun, ReckendZMG 1888, 408; Assyrian —amšu, —amiltu Dl§ 75; Ethiopic Arabic , Sabean & Lihyânian חֿמס DHMZMG xxix, 613; Epigr. Denkm. 71, 73); —

masculine (c. noun feminine) absolute חָמֵשׁ Gen 5:6 + 94 t. + Ezek 40:30 (strike out ᵐ5B Hi-Sm Co; Co strike out also in vEzek 40:25 vEzek 40:29 vEzek 40:33 vEzek 40:36) + Ezek 45:3 Kt (where read feminine with Qr); construct חֲמֵשׁ Gen 5:10 + 67 t. + Ezek 48:16 Kt; feminine (c. noun masculine) absolute חֲמִשָּׁה see LagBN 80 Gen 18:28 + 139 t. (including Ezek 8:16 strike out B Co and others); construct חֲמֵשֶׁת Num 3:47 (twice in verse) + 26 t.; — on plural חֲמִשִּׁים fifty, see below; — five, in Hexateuch chiefly P; —
1. without other numeral:
  a. חָמֵשׁ before feminine plural noun Gen 43:34 + 35 t.; before collective noun צאֹן ׳ח 1Sam 25:18 see also בָּאַמָּה ׳ח five in cubit
   (s) = five cubits 1Kgs 7:23; 1Chr 11:23; 2Chr 4:2 after noun (late) 2Kgs 8:16 (בִּשְׁנַת חָמֵשׁ לְיוֺרָם = in the fifth year) + 6 t. Chronicles; no noun expressed 1Kgs 7:39 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 7:49 (twice in verse); 1Chr 3:20; 2Chr 4:7 (twice in verse).
  b. חֲמִשָּׁה before masculine plural noun Gen 47:2 + 18 t.; after noun Exod 36:38 + 36 t. Numbers (all P); no noun expressed Gen 14:9 (only here with article) + 20 t.
  c. חֲמֵשׁ before noun (usually defined; except מֵאוֺת, אֲלָפִים, see 3, 4) Exod 26:3; Exod 26:9; Exod 36:10; Exod 36:16 + Ezek 42:16 אַמּוֺת ׳ח Kt, but Qr מאות ׳ח, see below
  d. חֲמֵשֶׁת חַמְּלָכִים Josh 10:5 + 5 t.; הָאֲנָשִׁים ׳ח Judg 18:7; Judg 18:14; Judg 18:17 שׁקלים ׳ח Num 18:16 also, distributive, שְׁקָלִים ׳ח ׳ח Num 3:47 הַסְּרָנִים ׳ח Josh 13:3; Judg 3:3; 1Sam 6:18 ׳בני מ ׳ח 2Sam 21:8.
  e. = ordinal, בִּשְׁנַת חָמֵשׁ ליורם 2Kgs 8:16 the fifth (year) of Joram; בַּחֲמִשָּׁה לַחֹדֶשׁ on the fifth (day) of the month Ezek 1:1; Ezek 1:2; Ezek 8:1; Ezek 33:21 (so also 15th, 25th, etc.)
2. ׳ח combined with עשׂר, עשׂרה ten = fifteen:
  a. חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה (c. noun feminine) Gen 5:10; Gen 7:20; Exod 27:14; Exod 27:15; Exod 38:14; Exod 38:15; 2Kgs 14:17; 2Kgs 14:23; 2Kgs 20:6; 2Chr 15:10; 2Chr 25:25; Isa 38:5.
  b. חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר (c. noun masculine), (1) after noun Esth 9:21 (2) before noun Exod 16:1 ( = ordinal fifteenth, so Lev 23:6 +) Hos 3:2 +.
  c. חֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר before noun 2Sam 19:18 +.
  d. חֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר, without noun = ordinal fifteenth 1Chr 24:14 + 4 t. + Ezek 45:12 (read חֲמִשִּׁים A Hi Co).
3. חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֺת = 500 Gen 5:30; Gen 5:32 + 49 t. + Ezek 42:16 Qr.
4. חֲמֵשֶׁת אֲלָפִים = 5000 Num 31:32; Josh 8:12; Judg 20:45; 1Sam 17:5; Ezek 45:6; Ezek 48:15; 1Chr 29:7; 2Chr 35:9; Ezra 1:11; Ezra 2:69 — in 25,000, 35,000 etc. חֲמִשָּׁה (usually without ׳א) precedes the 20,000, 30,000, etc.
5. with other numerals:
  a. חָמֵשׁ before larger numeral: (1) noun repeated Gen 5:6 + 4 t.; (2) noun with 2nd number only, Gen 5:17 + 8 t. + Ezek 45:3 Kt; (3) noun with בְּ with 2nd number Ezek 40:21 + 2 t.
  b. חָמֵשׁ after larger number: (1) noun repeated Gen 25:7 (2) noun following ׳ח (only) Judg 14:10 + (especially in expressions of age and duration); (3) noun before both numbers, stative absolute, 2Chr 3:15 stative construct 2Chr 15:19.
  c. no noun expressed, ׳ח between other number, e.g. ושׁבעים ׳שֵׁשׁ מאות ח Num 31:37.
  d. חֲמִשָּׁה before larger number, noun following larger number Num 1:25 + 22 t.
  e. ׳ח follows, and (1) is followed by noun Judg 20:35 + 7 t.; (2) noun precedes both 1Kgs 7:3; Jer 52:30. feminine ׳ח precedes, no noun expressed 1Kgs 5:12.
  g. ׳ח follows, no noun expr Gen 18:28 +.
  h. no noun expressed ׳ח between other number Exod 38:28; Ezra 2:5.

five, fifteenth, fifteen, fifth, apiece
ḥāmēš
five
  • five
    • five (cardinal number)
      • "a multiple of five (with another number)"fifth (ordinal number)

אַמּ֔וֹת
אַמּ֔וֹת
Root word cubits, cubit, hundred, measure, posts
Dictionary form: אַמָּה · am-MAW

Noun — Common, feminine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: cubits
cubits ×187 thereof and a cubit ×8 a cubit ×7 cubit ×7 two cubits ×6 and a cubit ×4 and two cubits ×2 cubits on that side ×2
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cubit — Standard unit; best default for most architectural contexts.
forearm-length — Highlights anatomical origin; good for explanatory translations.
unit of measure — Vague but useful when exact ancient length is uncertain.
eighteen inches — Functional equivalent; clarifies scale for modern readers.
half a meter — Metric functional equivalent; prefer in non-US contexts.

BDB522 H520

BDB521 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB523

II. אַמָּה246 noun feminine ell, cubit (SI אמה; so Sabean DHMZMG 1865, 613; Aramaic , אַמָּא; Assyrian ammatu Nor280; Ethiopic etymology dubious; Thes and others mater brachii, i.e. length of fore-arm; others derive from √ אמם, precede, be in front, & hence fore-arm compare Di Isa 6:4 DlPr 109 MV derive immediately from √אמם be wide (see above), אַמָּה = distance, & hence a particular distance, ell, cubit) — ׳א absolute Gen 6:15 +; construct אַמַּת Deut 3:11; Jer 51:13 dual אַמָּתַיִם Exod 25:10 +; plural אַמּוֺת Exod 26:16 +; —

1. cubit, so אַמַּתאִֿישׁ i.e. ordinary cubit, Deut 3:11 (compare Isa 8:1); in Ezek 40:5; Ezek 43:13 is a cubit one hand-breadth longer, compare 2Chr 3:3 בַּמִּחָה הָרִאשׁוֺנָה ׳א; absolute length dubious, compare SmithDict. Bib., article Weights and Measures; LepsiusLängenmaasse der Alten, SBAk 1883,1195 f. identification with Egyptian, longer cubit. 525m., shorter .450m.; see also Id.Babylonian-Assyr. Längenmaasse 1877; MBAk 1877, 741 OppertGGA 1878, 1055; Rev. d'Assyr. i. 124 (also on the Babylonian 'half-cubit' = .270 m. HptAJPh 1888, 419 HomSemiten i. 501); on אַצִּילָה ׳א Ezek 41:8 compare Sm & Co (Co strike out); חֲמֵשׁ אמות קָנִים Ezek 42:16 Kt, read מֵאוֺת so Qr Co; chiefly in Ex 25-27. 36-38 (56 t.) 1Kgs 6. 7 (45 t.) 2Chr 3.4 (21 t.) Ezek 40-43 (86 t.); a (one) cubit = אַמָּה Gen 6:16; Exod 25:10; Exod 25:23 +; הָאַמָּה Ezek 43:14 אַחַת ׳א Ezek 40:12 (twice in verse); Ezek 40:42 (3 t. in verse); Ezek 42:4; Ezek 43:14 two cubits = אַמָּתַיִם Exod 25:10; Exod 25:17; Exod 25:23; Exod 30:2; Exod 37:1; Exod 37:6; Exod 37:10; Exod 37:25; Num 11:31 שְׁתַּיִם אַמּוֺת Ezek 40:9; Ezek 41:3; Ezek 41:22; Ezek 43:14 with numbers 1-10 ׳א mostly follows number in plural Exod 26:16; Exod 27:1 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 6:10; Ezek 40:5; Ezek 40:7; Ezek 40:9 +; with numbers 11-1000 +, it mostly following number in singular Gen 6:15 (3 t. in verse); Exod 27:12; Exod 27:13; Exod 38:13; Exod 38:14; Exod 38:15; Num 35:4; Josh 3:4; 1Kgs 6:2 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 6:3; 1Kgs 7:15 (twice in verse); Jer 52:21; Jer 52:22; Ezek 40:49 (twice in verse) +; seldom following, in plural Ezek 40:11 (strike out Co) vEzek 40:27 (Co singular) Ezek 42:2 so also עֶשְׂרִים וְחָמֵשׁ אַמּוֺת Ezek 40:13; Ezek 40:29 but חָמֵשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה Ezek 40:25; Ezek 40:30; Ezek 40:33; Ezek 40:36 (late) also in plural precedes all numbers 2Chr 3:3 (twice in verse); 2Chr 3:4; 2Chr 3:8 (twice in verse) +; 2Chr 6:13; Ezek 42:2 also often בָּאַמָּה following all numbers Exod 26:2 (twice in verse); Exod 26:8 (twice in verse); Exod 27:9; Exod 27:18; Exod 36:9 (twice in verse); Exod 36:15 (twice in verse); Exod 36:21; Num 35:5 (4 t. in verse); 1Kgs 6:6 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 7:23 (3 t. in verse); 2Chr 4:2 (3 t. in verse); Ezek 40:21; Ezek 47:3; Zech 5:2 (twice in verse) +, compare לְאַמּוֺת חָמֵשׁ 2Chr 3:11 often וַחֲצִי ׳א Exod 25:10 (3 t. in verse); Exod 25:17 (twice in verse) +, also ׳וַחֲצִי הָא ׳א Exod 26:16; Exod 36:21; Exod 1:31; 1Kgs 17:32; 1Kgs 17:35 etc.; compare שֵׁשׁ אַמּוֺת וָזָרֶ֑ת 1Sam 17:4 followed by בַּמִּדָּה in measurement Josh 3:4; 2Chr 3:3.
2. measure, full measure, limit, only אַמַּת בִּצְעֵךְ the measure of thy gain-making Jer 51:13 (|| קִצֵּךְ).

BDB523 H520

BDB522 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB524

III. [אַמָּה] noun feminine (etymology & meaning dubious; Thes foundation (compare Talmud AW ), from אֵם in metaphorical sense, compare MV; De on Isa 6:4 derived similarly, but makes support of superliminaria (compare ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9); Ew Di derived from √ אמם = precede, whence front; DlPr 110 translates holder from √ אמם be wide, hence contain, hold) only אַמּוֺת הַסִּפִּים Isa 6:4.

BDB9306 H520 H521

BDB9305 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9307

[אַמָּה K§ 51, 2, Anm. 2] noun feminineDan 3:1 cubit (= Biblical Hebrew id.; Egyptian Aramaic (plural) אמן RES246 S-CC44); — plural אַמִּין (so ᵑ7 Syriac) Dan 3:1 (twice in verse); Ezra 6:3; Ezra 6:8.

cubits, cubit, hundred, measure, posts
ʾammâ
properly, a mother (i.e., unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e., a cubit
  • cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 18 in (.5m). There are several cubits used in the Old Testament, the cubit of a man or common cubit (Deuteronomy 3:11), the legal cubit or cubit of the sanctuary (Ezekiel 40:5) plus others. See a Bible Dictionary for a complete treatment.

לְ עֻמַּ֖ת
לְ
Prefix — preposition to, for
עֻמַּ֖ת
Root word against, beside, hard, points, answerable, …
Dictionary form: עֻמָּה · oom-MAW

Noun — Common, feminine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: answerable to
over against ×17 against ×4 also were beside ×1 and over against ×1 answerable to ×1 at ×1 beside ×1 hard by ×1
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alongside — Neutral, spatial; best for physical proximity or parallel position.
opposite — Use when two things face or correspond to each other.
adjacent to — Slightly formal; good for architectural or structural contexts.
next to — Everyday register; clear and idiomatic for close proximity.
corresponding to — Emphasizes symmetry or matching; good for lists or paired items.
facing — Best when orientation or direction is the key idea.

BDB6148 H5980

BDB6147 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6149

I. [עֻמָּה] noun feminine juxtaposition, but only in stative construct with force a preposition close by, side by side with, parallel to, agreeing with, corresponding to; — stative with עֻמַּת, except Eccl 5:15 always with לְ, suffix לְעֻמָּתוֺ, once plural construct לְעֻמּוֺת Ezek 45:7 —
  a. close by, side by side with: Exod 25:27 (Exod 37:14), Exod 28:27 (Exod 39:20), Lev 3:9 לְעֻמַּת הֻעָצֶה יְסִירֶנָּה shall take it away close by the backbone; especially of what is parallel, Ezek 42:7 the wall alongside of the chambers; of the contiguous portions in Ezekiel's division of the land, alongside of each other, Ezek 45:6; Ezek 45:7; Ezek 48:13; Ezek 48:18 (twice in verse); Ezek 48:21 of movement in parallel lines, 2Sam 16:13 Shimei was going along לְעֻמָּתוֺ parallel with him, v2Sam 16:13; Ezek 1:20 וְהָאוֺפַנִּים יִנָָּֽשְׂאוּ לְעֻמָּתָם, vEzek 1:21; Ezek 3:13; Ezek 10:19; Ezek 11:22; Ezek 3:8 נָתַתִּי פָנֶיךָ חֲזָקִים לְעֻמַּת פְּנֵיהֶם by the side of their face (which, as antagonism is implied, = against, RV), vEzek 3:8.
  b. agreeing with, corresponding to (a common result of juxtaposition), Exod 38:18 a screen five cubits high לעמת קלעי החצר agreeing with (RV answerable unto) the hangings of the court (in height), Ezek 40:18 probably also 1Chr 26:16; Neh 12:24 מִשְׁמָר ׳מִשְׁמָר ל ward corresponding to ward.
  c. correspondingly to, 1Chr 24:31 they also cast lots לְעֻמַּת אֲחֵיהֶם correspondingly to their brethren, vb the head, correspondinly to his younger brother, 1Chr 26:12 to these . . . belonged charges correspondingly to (in common with) their brethren.

**Eccl 7:14 side by side with, as well as.
  d. before a sentence (Ges«GKC:155n»§ 155n), 1Chr 25:8 (strangely) לְעֻמַּת כַּקָּטֹן כַּגָּדוֺל (see Ke) correspondingly to (the principle) of as the small so the great; Eccl 5:15 כָּלעֻֿמַּת שֶׁכָּא quite exactly as he came, so shall he go (but LambertRŠJ xxxi. 47, RahlfsTh. Lt. -z. 1896, 587 כִּלְעֻמַּת).
  e. מִלְּעֻמַּת (see מִן 1 c, 9 a) 1Kgs 7:20 close beside.

against, beside, hard, points, answerable, …
ʿummâ
conjunction, i.e., society; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with
  • juxtaposition
    • used only as a prep
      • close by, side by side with, alongside of, parallel with
        • "agreeing with, corresponding to, exactly as, close beside"correspondingly to

קַלְעֵ֥י
קַלְעֵ֥י
Root word hangings, sling, slings, leaves
Dictionary form: קֶלַע · keh-LA

Noun — Common, masculine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: the hangings
the hangings ×7 and the hangings ×2 shall be hangings ×2 there shall be hangings ×2 were hangings ×2 and his sling ×1 and slings ×1 leaves ×1
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curtain — Best for tabernacle/temple enclosure panels; widely understood.
screen — Good for woven dividers or partitions in sacred spaces.
panel — Neutral architectural term; suits decorative or structural hangings.
sling — Use when context is weaponry or projectile use.
door panel — Prefer when referring to folding or hinged door leaves.
drape — Informal; suits loose, decorative fabric hangings.

BDB7460 H7050

BDB7459 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7461

I. קֶ֫לַע noun [masculine] sling; — absolute ׳ק 1Sam 17:50, כַּף הַקָּ֑לַע 1Sam 25:29 hollow of the sling (figurative); suffixקַלְעוֺ 1Sam 17:40 אַבְנֵיקָֿ֑לַע Job 41:20 sling-stones, so קְלָעִים ׳א 2Chr 26:14 קֶֿלַע׳א Zech 9:15 is difficult: MartiKau ׳קֿ׳כְּא; We Now ׳בְּנֵי ק sons of — ?

BDB7462 H7050

BDB7461 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7463

II. [קֶ֫לַע]15 noun [masculine] curtain, hanging (P); — plural absoluteקְעִים Exod 27:9 + 7 t. Exodus; construct קַעֵי Exod 35:17 + 4 t. Exodus; Num 3:26; Num 4:26. — 1Kgs 6:34b read צְלָעִים.

hangings, sling, slings, leaves
qelaʿ
a sling
  • sling, slingstones
    • "curtain, drape, hanging

הֶ ֽחָצֵֽר
הֶ
Prefix — article the
ֽחָצֵֽר
Root word court, villages, courts, towns
Dictionary form: חָצֵר · haw-TSARE

Noun — Common, both singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: of the court
court ×42 of the court ×34 with their villages ×21 in the court ×14 the court ×9 and their villages ×6 courts ×4 in the courts ×4
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courtyard — Best for enclosed temple, palace, or house spaces.
court — Slightly more formal; suits legal or royal settings.
enclosure — Useful when architectural boundaries are emphasized.
settlement — For the 'village/town' sense of unwalled communities.
village — Informal rural community; modernizes KJV 'villages' usage.
hamlet — Small, unfortified community; vivid alternative to 'village'.

BDB3047 H2691 H2699

BDB3046 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3048

I. חָצֵר145 noun masculineEzek 40:23 and (oftener) feminine1Kgs 6:36 enclosure, court — absolute ׳ח 1Kgs 7:8 +, חָצֵרָה Jer 36:20 construct חֲצַר Exod 27:9 +; suffix חֲצֵרוֺ 2Sam 17:18 חֲצֵרוֺת Exod 8:9 + 4 t.; construct חַצְרֵי Neh 13:7, הַצְרוֺת 2Kgs 21:5 +10 t.; suffix חֲצֵרָ֑י Isa 1:12; Zech 3:7 חֲצֵרֶיךָ Ps 65:5; Ps 84:11 חֲצֵרוֺתָ֑י 1Chr 28:6 חֲצֵרֹתָיו Ps 100:4, לְחַצְרוֺתָ֑יו Ps 96:8, וּבְחַצְרֹתֵיהֶם Neh 8:16 —

1. enclosures (in Egypt),perhaps court-yards, or cattle-yards, distinct from houses and from fields Exod 8:9 (J).
2. court of private house 2Sam 17:18 (containing well), compare Neh 8:16 of a palace, חָצֵר הָאַחֶרֶת 1Kgs 7:8 the other court, immediately surrounding palace, so called in distinct. from הַגְּדוֺלָה ׳(הֶ)ח v1Kgs 7:9 v1Kgs 7:12 the great court, including ׳הא ׳ח and הַפְּנִימִית ׳הֶח of temple (see 3 b) in one great enclosure (see StaSalomos Bauten, ZAW 1883. 152 f.); 2Kgs 20:4 (Qr Vrss The Kmp Klo and others; Kt Ke and others הָעִיר), Jer 36:20; Esth 1:5; Esth 2:11; Esth 4:11; Esth 5:1; Esth 5:2; Esth 6:4 (twice in verse); Esth 6:5 מַטָּרָה ׳ח court of guard, place of (honourable) confinement Jer 32:2 (in king's house), vJer 32:8 vJer 32:12; Jer 33:1; Jer 37:21 (twice in verse); Jer 38:6; Jer 38:13; Jer 38:28; Jer 39:14; Jer 39:15. Especially
3. a. court of tabernacle חֲצַר הַמִּשְׁכָּן Exod 27:9, compare vExod 27:9 vExod 27:12 vExod 27:13 + 24 t. Exodus (all P; ׳שַׁעַר הֶח gate of the court Exod 35:17; Exod 38:15; Exod 38:18; Exod 38:31; Exod 39:40; Exod 40:8; Exod 40:33); Lev 6:9; Lev 6:19; Num 3:26 (twice in verse) (פֶּתַח ׳הֶח), vNum 3:37; Num 4:26 (twice in verse) (׳פֶּתַח שַׁעַר הֶח), vNum 4:32 courts of house of ׳י 1Chr 23:28.
  b. court(s) of Solomon's temple, inner with הַפְּנִימִית ׳הֶח 1Kgs 6:36; 1Kgs 7:12 (but on text see Stal. c.) Ezek 8:16; Ezek 10:3 compare vEzek 10:4 = upper with הָעֶלְיוֺן ׳הֶח Jer 36:10 (see Gf), and הַכֹּהֲנִים ׳ח 2Chr 4:9 (where also הָעֲזָרָה הַגְּדוֺלָה, as often Ezek., also דְּלָתוֺת לָעֲזָרָה); outer court ׳הֶח הַחִיצֹנָה Ezek 10:5 = הַחֲדָשָׁה ׳הֶח 2Chr 20:5 see further 1Kgs 8:64 = 2Chr 7:7; 2Chr 24:21; 2Chr 29:16; Jer 19:14; Jer 26:2; Ezek 8:7 two courts 2Kgs 21:5 = 2Chr 33:5; 2Kgs 23:12 courts Ezek 9:7; 1Chr 28:12; 2Chr 23:5; Neh 8:1; Neh 8:6; Neh 13:7 often in poetry, courts of ׳י Isa 1:12; Isa 62:9 (קדשׁי ׳ח), Zech 3:7; Ps 65:5; Ps 84:3; Ps 84:11; Ps 96:8; Ps 100:4; Ps 116:19; Ps 135:2
  c. courts of Ezekiel's temple Ezek 40:14 + 38 t. Ezek 40-46 (of these read הַשַּׁעַר for החצר Ezek 40:19; Ezek 40:32 with ᵐ5 Hi Co; and החיצון for החצר Ezek 41:15 with ᵐ5 Ew Co).
**Ezek 42:6 הַחִיצֹנוֺת for הַחֲצֵרוֺת.

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II. [חָצֵר]46 noun masculineNeh 11:25 settled abode, settlement, village (Lagl. c.) — always plural, absolute חֲצֵרִים Josh 19:8 + 5 t.; construct חַצְרֵי 1Chr 9:16; Neh 12:28 suffix חֲצֵרֶיהָ Josh 21:12 + 4 t.; חַצְרֵיהֶם 1Chr 4:33 + 6 t.; חַצְרֵיהֶן Josh 13:23 + 24 t. Joshua; —
  a. settlements of Ishmaelites Gen 25:16 (P; || טִירוֺת circles of tents); of עַוִּים Deut 2:23 of Kedar Isa 42:11 (|| עָרִים); בָּתֵּי הַחֲצֵרִים אֲשֶׁר אֵיןלָֿהֶם חֹמָה סָבִיב Lev 25:31 (H), houses of the villages which have no wall about them; מַאֲרַב חֲצֵרִים Ps 10:8 lurking-place(s) of villages (i.e. where oppressor, as a wild beast, watches his opportunity to attack the defenceless). Usu.
  b. as dependencies of cities Josh 15:46, with בְּנֹתֶיהָ (see above בַּת 4 p. 123) Josh 15:45; Josh 15:47 (twice in verse) (all J E ?); אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבוֺת הֶעָרִים ׳וְכָלהַֿח Josh 19:8 (P), also Josh 21:12 (P), = 1Chr 6:41; Neh 12:29 also Josh 13:23; Josh 13:28; Josh 15:32 + 23 t. Joshua (all P), Neh 11:25; Neh 11:30 (|| בָּנוֺת vNeh 11:25 vNeh 11:27 etc.), Neh 12:28.
  c. villages, not contrasted with cities (compare Isa 42:11 above) 1Chr 9:16; 1Chr 9:22; 1Chr 9:25 (all of Levites).
  d. ׳ח apparently including all settlements outside of Jerusalem ׳הַח בִּשְׂדֹתָם Neh 11:25. — ׳ח in proper name, of a location see below (and see Bla on Josh 15:20-32).

court, villages, courts, towns
ḥāṣēr
a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)
  • court, enclosure
    • enclosures
      • "court
    settled abode, settlement, village, town

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וּמָסַ֞ךְ שַׁ֤עַר הֶֽחָצֵר֙ Pashta — a lesser break מַֽעֲשֵׂ֣ה רֹקֵ֔ם Zaqef Qatan — a strong break תְּכֵ֧לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֛ן Tevir — a lesser break וְתוֹלַ֥עַת שָׁנִ֖י Tipeha — a lesser break וְשֵׁ֣שׁ מָשְׁזָ֑ר Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים אַמָּה֙ Pashta — a lesser break אֹ֔רֶךְ Zaqef Qatan — a strong break וְקוֹמָ֤ה בְרֹ֙חַב֙ Pashta — a lesser break חָמֵ֣שׁ אַמּ֔וֹת Zaqef Qatan — a strong break לְעֻמַּ֖ת Tipeha — a lesser break קַלְעֵ֥י הֶֽחָצֵֽר Silluq — end of the verse

וּמָסַךְ שַׁעַר הֶֽחָצֵר מַֽעֲשֵׂה רֹקֵם תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי וְשֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָר וְעֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה אֹרֶךְ וְקוֹמָה בְרֹחַב חָמֵשׁ אַמּוֹת לְעֻמַּת קַלְעֵי הֶֽחָצֵֽר׃
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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.
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2 Chronicles 3:14

וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת-הַפָּרֹכֶת תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְכַרְמִיל וּבוּץ וַיַּעַל עָלָיו כְּרוּבִֽים׃
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And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.
Exodus 38:17
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Exodus 38:19