Author Archives: Nevi’im

וַעֲשׂוּיָ֨ה אֲלֵיהֶ֜ן אֶל־דַּלְתֹ֤ות הַֽהֵיכָל֙ כְּרוּבִ֣ים וְתִֽמֹרִ֔ים כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עֲשׂוּיִ֖ם לַקִּירֹ֑ות וְעָ֥ב עֵ֛ץ אֶל־פְּנֵ֥י הָאוּלָ֖ם מֵהַחֽוּץ׃ And carvings were made upon them, upon the doors of the temple, cherubim and palm trees, as they were made upon the walls, and a thick … Continue reading →

וּשְׁתַּ֥יִם דְּלָתֹ֖ות לַדְּלָתֹ֑ות שְׁ֚תַּיִם מוּסַבֹּ֣ות דְּלָתֹ֔ות שְׁ֚תַּיִם לְדֶ֣לֶת אֶחָ֔ת וּשְׁתֵּ֥י דְלָתֹ֖ות לָאַחֶֽרֶת׃ And two doors for each of the doors; two turning leaves for one door, and two leaves for the other.   Morphology וּשְׁתַּיִם (u-shetayim) – Root: שׁנים (shenayim); … Continue reading →

וּשְׁתַּ֧יִם דְּלָתֹ֛ות לַֽהֵיכָ֖ל וְלַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ And there were two doors for the temple and for the Holy Place.   Morphology וּשְׁתַּיִם (u-shetayim) – Root: שׁנים (shenayim); Form: Conjunction וְ + numeral feminine dual; Translation: “and two”; Notes: Refers to a pair, … Continue reading →

הַמִּזְבֵּ֡חַ עֵ֣ץ שָׁלֹושׁ֩ אַמֹּ֨ות גָּבֹ֜הַּ וְאָרְכֹּ֣ו שְׁתַּֽיִם־אַמֹּ֗ות וּמִקְצֹֽעֹותָיו֙ לֹ֔ו וְאָרְכֹּ֥ו וְקִֽירֹתָ֖יו עֵ֑ץ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלַ֔י זֶ֚ה הַשֻּׁלְחָ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֖ר לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ The altar was of wood, three cubits high, and its length two cubits; and its corners, its length, and its walls … Continue reading →

הַֽהֵיכָ֖ל מְזוּזַ֣ת רְבֻעָ֑ה וּפְנֵ֣י הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ הַמַּרְאֶ֖ה כַּמַּרְאֶֽה׃ The temple had a square doorpost, and the face of the Holy Place was like the appearance of the other.   Morphology הַהֵיכָל (ha-heikhal) – Root: היכל (heikhal); Form: Definite noun masculine singular; … Continue reading →

מֵהָאָ֨רֶץ֙ עַד־מֵעַ֣ל הַפֶּ֔תַח הַכְּרוּבִ֥ים וְהַתִּֽמֹרִ֖ים עֲשׂוּיִ֑ם וְקִ֖יר הַׄהֵׄיׄכָֽׄלׄ׃ From the ground up to above the entrance were cherubim and palm trees made, and it was upon the wall of the temple.   Morphology מֵהָאָרֶץ (me-haʾaretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾerets); Form: … Continue reading →

וּפְנֵ֨י אָדָ֤ם אֶל־הַתִּֽמֹרָה֙ מִפֹּ֔ו וּפְנֵֽי־כְפִ֥יר אֶל־הַתִּֽמֹרָ֖ה מִפֹּ֑ו עָשׂ֥וּי אֶל־כָּל־הַבַּ֖יִת סָבִ֥יב סָבִֽיב׃ And the face of a man was toward the palm tree on this side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on that side—made upon … Continue reading →

וְעָשׂ֥וּי כְּרוּבִ֖ים וְתִֽמֹרִ֑ים וְתִֽמֹרָה֙ בֵּין־כְּר֣וּב לִכְר֔וּב וּשְׁנַ֥יִם פָּנִ֖ים לַכְּרֽוּב׃ And it was made with keruvim and palm trees, with a palm tree between keruv and keruv; and each keruv had two faces.   Morphology וְעָשׂוּי (ve-ʿasui) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); … Continue reading →

עַל־מֵעַ֣ל הַפֶּ֡תַח וְעַד־הַבַּיִת֩ הַפְּנִימִ֨י וְלַח֜וּץ וְאֶל־כָּל־הַקִּ֨יר סָבִ֧יב סָבִ֛יב בַּפְּנִימִ֥י וּבַחִיצֹ֖ון מִדֹּֽות׃ From above the entrance, and up to the inner house, and outside, and upon all the wall round about, inside and outside, were measurements.   Morphology עַל־מֵעַל (ʿal-meʿal) – … Continue reading →

הַסִּפִּ֡ים וְהַחַלֹּונִ֣ים הָ֠אֲטֻמֹות וְהָאַתִּיקִ֤ים סָבִיב֙ לִשְׁלָשְׁתָּ֔ם נֶ֧גֶד הַסַּ֛ף שְׂחִ֥יף עֵ֖ץ סָבִ֣יב סָבִ֑יב וְהָאָ֨רֶץ֙ עַד־הַֽחַלֹּנֹ֔ות וְהַֽחַלֹּנֹ֖ות מְכֻסֹּֽות׃ The thresholds, and the shuttered windows, and the galleries round about on their three levels, were opposite the threshold; a wood paneling surrounded them … Continue reading →

וּמָדַ֣ד אֹֽרֶךְ־֠הַבִּנְיָן אֶל־פְּנֵ֨י הַגִּזְרָ֜ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר עַל־אַחֲרֶ֧יהָ וְאֵֽת־קִירֹתֶ֛יהָ מִפֹּ֥ו וּמִפֹּ֖ו מֵאָ֣ה אַמָּ֑ה וְהַֽהֵיכָל֙ הַפְּנִימִ֔י וְאֻֽלַמֵּ֖י הֶחָצֵֽר׃ And he measured the length of the building that was before the separate area, which was behind it, and its walls on this side and … Continue reading →

וְרֹחַב֩ פְּנֵ֨י הַבַּ֧יִת וְהַגִּזְרָ֛ה לַקָּדִ֖ים מֵאָ֥ה אַמָּֽה׃ And the width of the front of the house and of the separate area toward the east was one hundred cubits.   Morphology וְרֹחַב (ve-roḥav) – Root: רחב (raḥav); Form: Conjunction וְ + … Continue reading →

וּמָדַ֣ד אֶת־הַבַּ֔יִת אֹ֖רֶךְ מֵאָ֣ה אַמָּ֑ה וְהַגִּזְרָ֤ה וְהַבִּנְיָה֙ וְקִ֣ירֹותֶ֔יהָ אֹ֖רֶךְ מֵאָ֥ה אַמָּֽה׃ And he measured the house, a length of one hundred cubits; and the separate area, and the building, and its walls—a length of one hundred cubits.   Morphology וּמָדַד … Continue reading →

וְהַבִּנְיָ֡ן אֲשֶׁר֩ אֶל־פְּנֵ֨י הַגִּזְרָ֜ה פְּאַ֣ת דֶּֽרֶךְ־הַיָּ֗ם רֹ֚חַב שִׁבְעִ֣ים אַמָּ֔ה וְקִ֧יר הַבִּנְיָ֛ן חָֽמֵשׁ־אַמֹּ֥ות רֹ֖חַב סָבִ֣יב סָבִ֑יב וְאָרְכֹּ֖ו תִּשְׁעִ֥ים אַמָּֽה׃ And the building that was before the separate area, toward the west side, was seventy cubits in width; and the wall of … Continue reading →

וּפֶ֤תַח הַצֵּלָע֙ לַמֻּנָּ֔ח פֶּ֤תַח אֶחָד֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַצָּפֹ֔ון וּפֶ֥תַח אֶחָ֖ד לַדָּרֹ֑ום וְרֹ֨חַב֙ מְקֹ֣ום הַמֻּנָּ֔ח חָמֵ֥שׁ אַמֹּ֖ות סָבִ֥יב סָבִֽיב׃ And the entrance of the side chamber was to the space that was set apart, one entrance toward the north, and one entrance … Continue reading →

וּבֵ֨ין הַלְּשָׁכֹ֜ות רֹ֣חַב עֶשְׂרִ֥ים אַמָּ֛ה סָבִ֥יב לַבַּ֖יִת סָבִ֥יב סָבִֽיב׃ And between the chambers was a width of twenty cubits around the house all around.   Morphology וּבֵין (u-vein) – Root: בין (bein); Form: Conjunction וְ + preposition/noun; Translation: “and between”; … Continue reading →

רֹ֣חַב הַקִּ֧יר אֲֽשֶׁר־לַצֵּלָ֛ע אֶל־הַח֖וּץ חָמֵ֣שׁ אַמֹּ֑ות וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר מֻנָּ֔ח בֵּ֥ית צְלָעֹ֖ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר לַבָּֽיִת׃ The width of the wall which was for the side chamber toward the outside was five cubits, and that which was set apart was the house of the … Continue reading →

וְרָאִ֧יתִי לַבַּ֛יִת גֹּ֖בַהּ סָבִ֣יב סָבִ֑יב מִיסְדֹות הַצְּלָעֹות֙ מְלֹ֣וא הַקָּנֶ֔ה שֵׁ֥שׁ אַמֹּ֖ות אַצִּֽילָה׃ And I saw the height of the house all around; the foundations of the side chambers were a full measuring reed, six cubits to the handbreadth.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְֽרָחֲבָ֡ה וְֽנָסְבָה֩ לְמַ֨עְלָה לְמַ֜עְלָה לַצְּלָעֹ֗ות כִּ֣י מֽוּסַב־֠הַבַּיִת לְמַ֨עְלָה לְמַ֜עְלָה סָבִ֤יב סָבִיב֙ לַבַּ֔יִת עַל־כֵּ֥ן רֹֽחַב־לַבַּ֖יִת לְמָ֑עְלָה וְכֵ֧ן הַתַּחְתֹּונָ֛ה יַעֲלֶ֥ה עַל־הָעֶלְיֹונָ֖ה לַתִּיכֹונָֽה׃ And it became wider and wound upward higher and higher to the side chambers; for the winding of the house … Continue reading →

וְהַצְּלָעֹות֩ צֵלָ֨ע אֶל־צֵלָ֜ע שָׁלֹ֧ושׁ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים פְּעָמִ֗ים וּ֠בָאֹות בַּקִּ֨יר אֲשֶׁר־לַבַּ֧יִת לַצְּלָעֹ֛ות סָבִ֥יב סָבִ֖יב לִהְיֹ֣ות אֲחוּזִ֑ים וְלֹֽא־יִהְי֥וּ אֲחוּזִ֖ים בְּקִ֥יר הַבָּֽיִת׃ And the side chambers were chamber over chamber, thirty in all; and they entered into the wall which belonged to the house … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֥מָד קִֽיר־הַבַּ֖יִת שֵׁ֣שׁ אַמֹּ֑ות וְרֹ֣חַב הַצֵּלָע֩ אַרְבַּ֨ע אַמֹּ֜ות סָבִ֧יב סָבִ֛יב לַבַּ֖יִת סָבִֽיב׃ And he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the width of the side chamber, four cubits, all around the house, all around.   Morphology וַיָּמָד … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֨מָד אֶת־אָרְכֹּ֜ו עֶשְׂרִ֣ים אַמָּ֗ה וְרֹ֛חַב עֶשְׂרִ֥ים אַמָּ֖ה אֶל־פְּנֵ֣י הַֽהֵיכָ֑ל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י זֶ֖ה קֹ֥דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ And he measured its length, twenty cubits, and its width, twenty cubits, before the temple; and he said to me, “This is the Holy of Holies.” … Continue reading →

וּבָ֣א לִפְנִ֔ימָה וַיָּ֥מָד אֵֽיל־הַפֶּ֖תַח שְׁתַּ֣יִם אַמֹּ֑ות וְהַפֶּ֨תַח֙ שֵׁ֣שׁ אַמֹּ֔ות וְרֹ֥חַב הַפֶּ֖תַח שֶׁ֥בַע אַמֹּֽות׃ And he went inward and measured the post of the entrance—two cubits; and the entrance, six cubits; and the width of the entrance, seven cubits.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְרֹ֣חַב הַפֶּתַח֮ עֶ֣שֶׂר אַמֹּות֒ וְכִתְפֹ֣ות הַפֶּ֔תַח חָמֵ֤שׁ אַמֹּות֙ מִפֹּ֔ו וְחָמֵ֥שׁ אַמֹּ֖ות מִפֹּ֑ו וַיָּ֤מָד אָרְכֹּו֙ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים אַמָּ֔ה וְרֹ֖חַב עֶשְׂרִ֥ים אַמָּֽה׃ And the width of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sides of the entrance five cubits on this side and … Continue reading →

וַיְבִיאֵ֖נִי אֶל־הַהֵיכָ֑ל וַיָּ֣מָד אֶת־הָאֵילִ֗ים שֵׁשׁ־אַמֹּ֨ות רֹ֧חַב־מִפֹּ֛ו וְשֵׁשׁ־אַמֹּֽות־רֹ֥חַב מִפֹּ֖ו רֹ֥חַב הָאֹֽהֶל׃ And he brought me into the temple hall, and he measured the posts; six cubits wide on this side and six cubits wide on that side, the width of the … Continue reading →

אֹ֣רֶךְ הָאֻלָ֞ם עֶשְׂרִ֣ים אַמָּ֗ה וְרֹ֨חַב֙ עַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה אַמָּ֔ה וּבַֽמַּעֲלֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲל֖וּ אֵלָ֑יו וְעַמֻּדִים֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֵילִ֔ים אֶחָ֥ד מִפֹּ֖ה וְאֶחָ֥ד מִפֹּֽה׃ The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the width eleven cubits; and by the steps by which they went up … Continue reading →

וַיְבִאֵנִי֮ אֶל־אֻלָ֣ם הַבַּיִת֒ וַיָּ֨מָד֙ אֵ֣ל אֻלָ֔ם חָמֵ֤שׁ אַמֹּות֙ מִפֹּ֔ה וְחָמֵ֥שׁ אַמֹּ֖ות מִפֹּ֑ה וְרֹ֣חַב הַשַּׁ֔עַר שָׁלֹ֤שׁ אַמֹּות֙ מִפֹּ֔ו וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ אַמֹּ֖ות מִפֹּֽו׃ And he brought me to the porch of the house, and he measured the post of the porch—five cubits on … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֨מָד אֶת־הֶחָצֵ֜ר אֹ֣רֶךְ מֵאָ֣ה אַמָּ֗ה וְרֹ֛חַב מֵאָ֥ה אַמָּ֖ה מְרֻבָּ֑עַת וְהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ לִפְנֵ֥י הַבָּֽיִת׃ And he measured the court, one hundred cubits in length and one hundred cubits in width, square, and the altar was before the house.   Morphology וַיָּמָד (va-yamad) … Continue reading →

וְהַלִּשְׁכָּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר פָּנֶ֨יהָ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַצָּפֹ֔ון לַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים שֹׁמְרֵ֖י מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ הֵ֣מָּה בְנֵֽי־צָדֹ֗וק הַקְּרֵבִ֧ים מִבְּנֵֽי־לֵוִ֛י אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה לְשָׁרְתֹֽו׃ And the chamber whose face is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar; they are the sons … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֖ר אֵלָ֑י זֹ֣ה הַלִּשְׁכָּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר פָּנֶ֨יהָ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַדָּרֹ֔ום לַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים שֹׁמְרֵ֖י מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת הַבָּֽיִת׃ And he spoke to me, “This chamber, whose face is toward the south, belongs to the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּר … Continue reading →