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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְעָשִׂ֥יתָH6213And thou shalt maketo do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
2אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
3הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַH4196an altaran altar
4עֲצֵ֣יH6086wooda tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
5שִׁטִּ֑יםH7848of shittimthe acacia (from its scourging thorns)
6וְחָמֵ֧שׁH2568and fivefive
7אַמּ֖וֹתH520cubitsproperly, 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)
8אֹ֜רֶךְH753longlength
9וְחָמֵ֧שׁH2568and fivefive
10אַמּ֖וֹתH520cubitsproperly, 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)
11רֹ֗חַבH7341broadwidth (literally or figuratively)
12רָב֤וּעַH7251shall be foursquareto be quadrate
13יִֽהְיֶה֙H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
14הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַH4196an altaran altar
15וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁH7969thereof shall be threethree; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
16אַמּ֖וֹתH520cubitsproperly, 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)
17קֹֽמָתֽוֹ׃H6967and the heightheight

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 ...

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