Exodus

Exodus 38:1

¹Bezalel constructed^a the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.^b

Footnotes

a 38:1 Literally He constructed
b 38:1 The altar was approximately 7.5 feet in length and width, and 4.5 feet high (2.3 meters in length and width, and 1.4 meters high).

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
constructed	וַיַּ֛עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
the altar	מִזְבַּ֥ח	miz·baḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4196 altar
of burnt offering	הָעֹלָ֖ה	hā·‘ō·lāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5930 whole burnt-offering
from acacia	שִׁטִּ֑ים	šiṭ·ṭîm	Noun - feminine plural	H7848 acacia
wood	עֲצֵ֣י	‘ă·ṣê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
It was square	רָב֔וּעַ	rā·ḇū·a‘	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H7251 squared, square
five	חָמֵשׁ֩	ḥā·mêš	Number - feminine singular	H2568 five
cubits	אַמּ֨וֹת	’am·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H520 ell, cubit
long	אָרְכּ֜וֹ	’ā·rə·kōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H753 length
five	וְחָֽמֵשׁ־	wə·ḥā·mêš-	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular	H2568 five
cubits	אַמּ֤וֹת	’am·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H520 ell, cubit
wide	רָחְבּוֹ֙	rā·ḥə·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7341 breadth, width
and three	וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ	wə·šā·lōš	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular	H7969 a three, triad
cubits	אַמּ֖וֹת	’am·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H520 ell, cubit
high	קֹמָתֽוֹ׃	qō·mā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6967 height

Cross-references

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Exodus 27:1–8 · Exodus 40:6 · 2 Chronicles 4:1 · Revelation 21:16 · Exodus 40:29 · Hebrews 13:10 · Ezekiel 43:13–17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.