Exodus 38:15 KJV

And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.

Words Then and Now

cubits a measure of length, about eighteen inches Webster’s 1828 · Cubit

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

Matthew Henry

The courtThe walls of the court being of curtains only, intimated that the state of the Jewish church itself was movable and changeable; and in due time to be taken...

Topics

Israel The erection of the tabernacle; the manufacture of the appurtenances including the garments of the priests; and their sanctification
Tabernacle The courtyard of Tabernacle

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness

Hebrew and Strong’s

And for the other הַשֵּׁנִית haššēnît שֵׁנִי Ordinal number · feminine singular · with the
side וְלַכָּתֵף wĕlakkātēp כָּתֵף Noun · feminine singular · with and, preposition with the
of the court הֶחָצֵר heḥāṣēr חָצֵר Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
gate לְשַׁעַר lĕšaʿar שַׁעַר Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
on this hand and that hand, were hangings מִזֶּה mizzê Pronoun · with preposition וּמִזֶּה ûmizzê Pronoun · with and, preposition קְלָעִים qĕlāʿîm קֶלַע Noun · masculine plural
of fifteen חֲמֵשׁ ḥămēš חָמֵשׁ Number · feminine singular עֶשְׂרֵה ʿeśrê עָשָׂר Number · feminine singular
cubits אַמָּה ʾammâ אַמָּה Noun · feminine singular
their pillars עַמֻּדֵיהֶם ʿammudêhem עַמּוּד Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural
three שְׁלֹשָׁה šĕlōšâ שָׁלוֹשׁ Number · masculine singular
and their sockets וְאַדְנֵיהֶם wĕʾadnêhem אֶדֶן Noun · masculine plural construct · with and, suffix: third person masculine plural
three שְׁלֹשָׁה šĕlōšâ שָׁלוֹשׁ Number · masculine singular

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