Exodus 25:5

וְעֹרֹ֨ת אֵילִ֧ם מְאָדָּמִ֛ים וְעֹרֹ֥ת תְּחָשִׁ֖ים וַעֲצֵ֥י שִׁטִּֽים׃

And skins of rams dyed red, and skins of taashim, and acacia wood.

 

Morphology

  1. וְעֹרֹ֨ת (ve’orot) – Root: עור (ʿ-w-r); Form: Conjunction + Noun, feminine plural absolute; Translation: “And skins”; Notes: Refers to animal hides prepared for use.
  2. אֵילִ֧ם (elim) – Root: איל (ʾ-y-l); Form: Noun, masculine plural absolute; Translation: “Of rams”; Notes: Refers to the hides of rams.
  3. מְאָדָּמִ֛ים (me’addamim) – Root: אדם (ʾ-d-m); Form: Participle, masculine plural, passive; Translation: “Dyed red”; Notes: Refers to the red-dyed skins.
  4. וְעֹרֹ֥ת (ve’orot) – Root: עור (ʿ-w-r); Form: Conjunction + Noun, feminine plural absolute; Translation: “And skins”; Notes: Additional animal skins, distinct from the ram skins.
  5. תְּחָשִׁ֖ים (tahashim) – Root: תחש (t-ḥ-sh); Form: Noun, masculine plural absolute; Translation: “Of tahash”; Notes: Possibly refers to a type of marine animal or rare creature, exact identification uncertain.
  6. וַעֲצֵ֥י (vaʿatsei) – Root: עץ (ʿ-ṣ); Form: Conjunction + Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “And wood of”; Notes: Refers to timber for construction.
  7. שִׁטִּֽים (shittim) – Root: שט (sh-ṭ); Form: Noun, masculine plural absolute; Translation: “Acacia”; Notes: Durable wood commonly used in the Tabernacle’s construction.

 

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