“And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.”
Exodus 27:1 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 27:117 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/עָשִׂ֥יתָwəʿāśiytā
and you will makeconjH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֖חַhamizəbēḥa
the altarparticleH4196
עֲצֵ֣יʿăṣēy
wood ofnounH6086
carpenter · helve · pine · plank ···
שִׁטִּ֑יםšiṭiym
acacianounH7848
shittim. See also
חָמֵשׁ֩ḥāmēš
fiveadjH2568
fifth · five
אַמּ֨וֹתʾamwōt
cubitsnounH520
hundred (by exchange for
אֹ֜רֶךְʾōrekə
lengthnounH753
forever · long
וְ/חָמֵ֧שׁwəḥāmēš
and fiveconjH2568
fifth · five
אַמּ֣וֹתʾamwōt
cubitsnounH520
hundred (by exchange for
רֹ֗חַבrōḥab
breadthnounH7341
broad · largeness · thickness · wideness
רָב֤וּעַrābwʿa
squareverbH7251
יִהְיֶה֙yihəyeh
it will beverbH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֔חַhamizəbēḥa
the altarparticleH4196
וְ/שָׁלֹ֥שׁwəšālōš
and will be threeconjH7969
fork · often · thir(-teen · -teenth) ···
אַמּ֖וֹתʾamwōt
cubitsnounH520
hundred (by exchange for
קֹמָתֽ/וֹqōmātwō
height itsnounH6967
along · high · stature · tall
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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