Exodus
Exodus 38:23
23With him was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, designer, and embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| With him | וְאִתּ֗וֹ | wə·’it·tōw | Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine singular | H854 with |
| Oholiab | אָהֳלִיאָ֞ב | ’ā·ho·lî·’āḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H171 Oholiab |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Ahisamach | אֲחִיסָמָ֛ךְ | ’ă·ḥî·sā·māḵ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H294 Achisamak |
| of the tribe | לְמַטֵּה־ | lə·maṭ·ṭêh- | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4294 staff, rod, shaft |
| of Dan | דָ֖ן | ḏān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1835 Dan |
| an engraver | חָרָ֣שׁ | ḥā·rāš | Noun - masculine singular | H2796 graver, artificer |
| designer | וְחֹשֵׁ֑ב | wə·ḥō·šêḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H2803 think, account |
| and embroiderer | וְרֹקֵ֗ם | wə·rō·qêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7551 variegate |
| in blue | בַּתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙ | bat·tə·ḵê·leṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8504 violet |
| purple | וּבָֽאַרְגָּמָ֔ן | ū·ḇā·’ar·gā·mān | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H713 purple, red-purple, i.e. purple thread & cloth |
| and scarlet yarn | וּבְתוֹלַ֥עַת | ū·ḇə·ṯō·w·la·‘aṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H8438 worm, scarlet stuff |
| and fine linen | וּבַשֵּֽׁשׁ׃ס | ū·ḇaš·šêš | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8336 id. |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.