Category Archives: 2. שמות

וְעָשִׂ֧יתָ עַל־הַחֹ֛שֶׁן שַֽׁרְשֹׁ֥ת גַּבְלֻ֖ת מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה עֲבֹ֑ת זָהָ֖ב טָהֹֽור׃ You shall make upon the breastpiece chains of braided work, of pure gold.   Morphology וְעָשִׂ֧יתָ (ve’asita) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Conjunction + Verb, qal perfect, second person masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →

וְ֠הָאֲבָנִים תִּֽהְיֶ֜יןָ עַל־שְׁמֹ֧ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל שְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה עַל־שְׁמֹתָ֑ם פִּתּוּחֵ֤י חֹותָם֙ אִ֣ישׁ עַל־שְׁמֹ֔ו תִּֽהְיֶ֕יןָ לִשְׁנֵ֥י עָשָׂ֖ר שָֽׁבֶט׃ And the stones shall be upon the names of the sons of Yisra’el, twelve according to their names, engravings of a signet, each according to … Continue reading →

וְהַטּוּר֙ הָרְבִיעִ֔י תַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁ וְשֹׁ֖הַם וְיָשְׁפֵ֑ה מְשֻׁבָּצִ֥ים זָהָ֛ב יִהְי֖וּ בְּמִלּוּאֹתָֽם׃ And the fourth row: beryl, onyx, and jasper; they shall be set in gold in their enclosures.   Morphology וְהַטּוּר֙ (vehattur) – Root: טור (t-w-r); Form: Conjunction + Noun, masculine singular … Continue reading →

וְהַטּ֖וּר הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑י לֶ֥שֶׁם שְׁבֹ֖ו וְאַחְלָֽמָה׃ And the third row: jacinth, agate, and amethyst.   Morphology וְהַטּ֖וּר (vehattur) – Root: טור (t-w-r); Form: Conjunction + Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “And the row”; Notes: Introduces the third row of … Continue reading →

וְהַטּ֖וּר הַשֵּׁנִ֑י נֹ֥פֶךְ סַפִּ֖יר וְיָהֲלֹֽם׃ And the second row: carbuncle, sapphire, and diamond.   Morphology וְהַטּ֖וּר (vehattur) – Root: טור (t-w-r); Form: Conjunction + Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “And the row”; Notes: Introduces the second row of … Continue reading →

וּמִלֵּאתָ֥ בֹו֙ מִלֻּ֣אַת אֶ֔בֶן אַרְבָּעָ֖ה טוּרִ֣ים אָ֑בֶן ט֗וּר אֹ֤דֶם פִּטְדָה֙ וּבָרֶ֔קֶת הַטּ֖וּר הָאֶחָֽד׃ You shall set in it settings of stones: four rows of stones; a row of ruby, topaz, and emerald—the first row.   Morphology וּמִלֵּאתָ֥ (umilletah) – Root: … Continue reading →

רָב֥וּעַ יִֽהְיֶ֖ה כָּפ֑וּל זֶ֥רֶת אָרְכֹּ֖ו וְזֶ֥רֶת רָחְבֹּֽו׃ It shall be square, doubled; a span its length and a span its width.   Morphology רָב֥וּעַ (ravuʿa) – Root: רבע (r-b-ʿ); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “Square”; Notes: Describes the shape of … Continue reading →

וְעָשִׂ֜יתָ חֹ֤שֶׁן מִשְׁפָּט֙ מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה חֹשֵׁ֔ב כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה אֵפֹ֖ד תַּעֲשֶׂ֑נּוּ זָ֠הָב תְּכֵ֨לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֜ן וְתֹולַ֧עַת שָׁנִ֛י וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מָשְׁזָ֖ר תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה אֹתֹֽו׃ And you shall make a breastpiece of judgment, the work of a skilled craftsman. Like the work of the ephod you shall make … Continue reading →

וּשְׁתֵּ֤י שַׁרְשְׁרֹת֙ זָהָ֣ב טָהֹ֔ור מִגְבָּלֹ֛ת תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה אֹתָ֖ם מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה עֲבֹ֑ת וְנָתַתָּ֛ה אֶת־שַׁרְשְׁרֹ֥ת הָעֲבֹתֹ֖ת עַל־הַֽמִּשְׁבְּצֹֽת׃ And you shall make two chains of pure gold, braided work; you shall make them, and you shall put the braided chains on the settings.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ מִשְׁבְּצֹ֖ת זָהָֽב׃ And you shall make settings of gold.   Morphology וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ (veʿasita) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 2ms with vav consecutive; Translation: “And you shall make”; Notes: Directive for constructing the gold settings. מִשְׁבְּצֹ֖ת (mishbetsot) … Continue reading →