Exodus

Exodus 37:1

¹Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.^a

Footnotes

a 37:1 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).

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Bezalel went on	בְּצַלְאֵ֛ל	bə·ṣal·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1212 Betsalel
to construct	וַיַּ֧עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
the ark	הָאָרֹ֖ן	hā·’ā·rōn	Article; Noun - common singular	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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.