Hebrew Interlinear

Exodus 27:16 Interlinear

And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits of blue and purple and scarlet linen and fine twined wrought with needlework and their pillars four and their sockets four

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וּלְשַׁ֨עַרH8179And for the gatean opening, i.e., door or gate
2הֶֽחָצֵ֜רH2691of the courta yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)
3מָסָ֣ךְ׀H4539shall be an hanginga cover, i.e., veil
4עֶשְׂרִ֣יםH6242of twentytwenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
5אַמָּ֗הH520cubitsproperly, 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)
6תְּכֵ֨לֶתH8504of bluethe cerulean mussel, i.e., the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
7וְאַרְגָּמָ֜ןH713and purplepurple (the color or the dyed stuff)
8וְתוֹלַ֧עַתH8438a maggot (as voracious); specifically (often with ellipsis of h8144) the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cl
9שָׁנִ֛יH8144and scarletcrimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it
10וְשֵׁ֥שׁH8336linenbleached stuff, i.e., white linen or (by analogy) marble
11מָשְׁזָ֖רH7806and fine twinedto twist (a thread of straw)
12מַֽעֲשֵׂ֣הH4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
13רֹקֵ֑םH7551wrought with needleworkto variegate color, i.e., embroider; by implication, to fabricate
14עַמֻּֽדֵיהֶם֙H5982and their pillarsa column (as standing); also a stand, i.e., platform
15אַרְבָּעָֽה׃H702fourfour
16וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖םH134and their socketsa basis (of a building, a column, etc.)
17אַרְבָּעָֽה׃H702fourfour

Verse Context

Exodus 27:15side And on the other fifteen shall be hangings cubits their pillars...
Exodus 27:16 (current)And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits of blue and purple and scarlet linen and fine twined wrought with needlework and their pillars four and their sockets four
Exodus 27:17 All the pillars the court round about shall be filleted shall be of silver...

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