Exodus 38:18 KJV
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.
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...
Thompson Chains
- EmbroiderySee the chain from Exodus 28:39 · 2 links
- BlueSee the chain from Exodus 28:31 · 6 links
- Purple (1)See the chain from Exodus 25:4 · 3 links
- ScarletSee the chain from Exodus 25:4 · 10 links
- LinenSee the chain from Exodus 35:6 · 9 links
Cross References
- 2 Chronicles 3:14 And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.
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Topics
- Colors Blue: symbol of deity
- 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 the hanging וּמָסַךְ ûmāsak מָסָךְ Noun · masculine singular construct · with and
- for the gate שַׁעַר šaʿar שַׁעַר Noun · masculine singular construct
- of the court הֶחָצֵר heḥāṣēr חָצֵר Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
- needlework מַעֲשֵׂה maʿăśê מַעֲשֶׂה Noun · masculine singular construct רֹקֵם rōqēm רָקַם Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
- blue תְּכֵלֶת tĕkēlet תְּכֵלֶת Noun · feminine singular
- and purple וְאַרְגָּמָן wĕʾargāmān אַרְגָּמָן Noun · masculine singular · with and
- and scarlet וְתוֹלַעַת wĕtôlaʿat תּוֹלָע Noun · feminine singular construct · with and שָׁנִי šānî שָׁנִי Noun · masculine singular
- and fine twined מָשְׁזָר māšĕzār שָׁזַר Verb · hophal passive participle, masculine singular
- linen וְשֵׁשׁ wĕšēš שֵׁשׁ Number · feminine singular · with and
- and twenty וְעֶשְׂרִים wĕʿeśrîm עֶשְׂרִים Number · masculine or feminine plural · with and
- cubits אַמָּה ʾammâ אַמָּה Noun · feminine singular
- the length אֹרֶךְ ʾōrek אֹרֶךְ Noun · masculine singular
- and the height וְקוֹמָה wĕqômâ קוֹמָה Noun · feminine singular · with and
- in the breadth בְרֹחַב bĕrōḥab רֹחַב Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
- five חָמֵשׁ ḥāmēš חָמֵשׁ Number · feminine singular
- cubits אַמּוֹת ʾammôt אַמָּה Noun · feminine plural
- answerable לְעֻמַּת lĕʿummat עֻמָּה Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition
- to the hangings קַלְעֵי qalʿê קֶלַע Noun · masculine plural construct
- of the court הֶחָצֵר heḥāṣēr חָצֵר Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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