Hebrew Interlinear
Exodus 27:1 Interlinear
“And thou shalt make an altar wood of shittim and five cubits long and five cubits broad shall be foursquare an altar thereof shall be three cubits and the height”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ | H6213 | And thou shalt make | to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application |
| 2 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 3 | הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ | H4196 | an altar | an altar |
| 4 | עֲצֵ֣י | H6086 | wood | a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) |
| 5 | שִׁטִּ֑ים | H7848 | of shittim | the acacia (from its scourging thorns) |
| 6 | וְחָמֵ֧שׁ | H2568 | and five | five |
| 7 | אַמּ֖וֹת | H520 | cubits | properly, a mother (i.e., unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e., a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance) |
| 8 | אֹ֜רֶךְ | H753 | long | length |
| 9 | וְחָמֵ֧שׁ | H2568 | and five | five |
| 10 | אַמּ֖וֹת | H520 | cubits | properly, a mother (i.e., unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e., a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance) |
| 11 | רֹ֗חַב | H7341 | broad | width (literally or figuratively) |
| 12 | רָב֤וּעַ | H7251 | shall be foursquare | to be quadrate |
| 13 | יִֽהְיֶה֙ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 14 | הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ | H4196 | an altar | an altar |
| 15 | וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ | H7969 | thereof shall be three | three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice |
| 16 | אַמּ֖וֹת | H520 | cubits | properly, a mother (i.e., unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e., a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance) |
| 17 | קֹֽמָתֽוֹ׃ | H6967 | and the height | height |
Verse Context
Exodus 27:1 (current)And thou shalt make an altar wood of shittim and five cubits long and five cubits broad shall be foursquare an altar thereof shall be three cubits and the height
Exodus 27:2And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners ...