אֹ֣רֶךְ הַיְרִיעָ֣ה הָֽאַחַ֗ת שְׁמֹנֶ֤ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה וְרֹ֨חַב֙ אַרְבַּ֣ע בָּאַמָּ֔ה הַיְרִיעָ֖ה הָאֶחָ֑ת מִדָּ֥ה אַחַ֖ת לְכָל־הַיְרִיעֹֽת׃
The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain shall be four cubits; all the curtains shall have the same measurements.
Morphology
- אֹ֣רֶךְ (orek) – Root: ארך (ʾ-r-k); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “The length of”; Notes: Indicates the dimension of the curtain.
- הַיְרִיעָ֣ה (hayeriya) – Root: ירע (y-r-ʿ); Form: Definite article + Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “The curtain”; Notes: Refers to one of the tabernacle’s panels.
- הָֽאַחַ֗ת (ha’achat) – Root: אחד (ʾ-ḥ-d); Form: Definite article + Adjective, feminine singular; Translation: “One”; Notes: Specifies a single curtain.
- שְׁמֹנֶ֤ה (shemoneh) – Root: שמונה (sh-m-n-h); Form: Numeral, masculine singular; Translation: “Eight”; Notes: Part of the numeric dimension.
- וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ (ve’esrim) – Root: עשרים (ʿ-s-r-y-m); Form: Conjunction + Numeral, masculine plural; Translation: “And twenty”; Notes: Combined with “eight” to form “twenty-eight.”
- בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה (ba’amah) – Root: אמה (ʾ-m-h); Form: Preposition + Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “In cubits”; Notes: Standard measurement unit.
- וְרֹ֨חַב֙ (verochav) – Root: רחב (r-ḥ-b); Form: Conjunction + Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “And the width of”; Notes: Describes the other dimension of the curtain.
- אַרְבַּ֣ע (arba) – Root: ארבע (ʾ-r-b-ʿ); Form: Numeral, masculine singular; Translation: “Four”; Notes: Specifies the width.
- בָּאַמָּ֔ה (ba’amah) – Root: אמה (ʾ-m-h); Form: Preposition + Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “In cubits”; Notes: Same measurement as above.
- הַיְרִיעָ֖ה (hayeriya) – Root: ירע (y-r-ʿ); Form: Definite article + Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “The curtain”; Notes: Refers to a single panel.
- הָאֶחָ֑ת (ha’achat) – Root: אחד (ʾ-ḥ-d); Form: Definite article + Adjective, feminine singular; Translation: “One”; Notes: Emphasizes individual panels.
- מִדָּ֥ה (midah) – Root: מדד (m-d-d); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “Measurement”; Notes: Indicates uniformity.
- אַחַ֖ת (achat) – Root: אחד (ʾ-ḥ-d); Form: Adjective, feminine singular; Translation: “The same”; Notes: Refers to consistent size.
- לְכָל־הַיְרִיעֹֽת׃ (lechol-hayeriot) – Root: ירע (y-r-ʿ); Form: Preposition + Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “For all the curtains”; Notes: Ensures standardization across all panels.