Exodus
Exodus 25:10
10And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.b
Footnotes
- b 25:10 The ark was approximately 3.75 feet long, 2.25 feet wide, and 2.25 feet high (114.3 centimeters long, 68.6 centimeters wide, and 68.6 centimeters high).
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And they are to construct | וְעָשׂ֥וּ | wə·‘ā·śū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| an ark | אֲר֖וֹן | ’ă·rō·wn | Noun - common singular construct | H727 chest, ark |
| of acacia | שִׁטִּ֑ים | šiṭ·ṭîm | Noun - feminine plural | H7848 acacia |
| wood | עֲצֵ֣י | ‘ă·ṣê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| two | אַמָּתַ֨יִם | ’am·mā·ṯa·yim | Noun - fd | H520 ell, cubit |
| and a half cubits | וָחֵ֜צִי | wā·ḥê·ṣî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H2677 half |
| long | אָרְכּ֗וֹ | ’ā·rə·kōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H753 length |
| a cubit | וְאַמָּ֤ה | wə·’am·māh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H520 ell, cubit |
| and a half | וָחֵ֙צִי֙ | wā·ḥê·ṣî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H2677 half |
| wide | רָחְבּ֔וֹ | rā·ḥə·bōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7341 breadth, width |
| and a cubit | וְאַמָּ֥ה | wə·’am·māh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H520 ell, cubit |
| and a half | וָחֵ֖צִי | wā·ḥê·ṣî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H2677 half |
| high | קֹמָתֽוֹ׃ | qō·mā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6967 height |
Cross-references
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Hebrews 9:4 · Exodus 37:1–3 · Deuteronomy 10:1–3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.