Exodus 36:15 KJV

The length of one curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the breadth of one curtain: the eleven curtains were of one size.

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Matthew Henry

Topics

  • Curtains For the tabernacle
  • Israel The erection of the tabernacle; the manufacture of the appurtenances including the garments of the priests; and their sanctification
  • Tabernacle The outer covering
  • Tapestry Of the tabernacle

Timeline

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • The length אֹרֶךְ ʾōrek אֹרֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of one הָאַחַת hāʾaḥat אֶחָד Number · feminine singular · with the
  • curtain הַיְרִיעָה hayrîʿâ יְרִיעָה Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • thirty שְׁלֹשִׁים šĕlōšîm שְׁלוֹשִׁים Number · masculine or feminine plural
  • cubits בָּאַמָּה bāʾammâ אַמָּה Noun · feminine singular · with preposition with the
  • and four וְאַרְבַּע wĕʾarbaʿ אַרְבַּע Number · feminine singular · with and
  • cubits אַמּוֹת ʾammôt אַמָּה Noun · feminine plural
  • the breadth רֹחַב rōḥab רֹחַב Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of one הָאֶחָת hāʾeḥāt אֶחָד Number · feminine singular · with the
  • curtain הַיְרִיעָה hayrîʿâ יְרִיעָה Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • the eleven לְעַשְׁתֵּי lĕʿaštê עַשְׁתֵּי Number · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition עֶשְׂרֵה ʿeśrê עָשָׂר Number · feminine singular
  • curtains יְרִיעֹת yĕrîʿōt יְרִיעָה Noun · feminine plural
  • of one אַחַת ʾaḥat אֶחָד Number · feminine singular
  • size מִדָּה middâ מִדָּה Noun · feminine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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