Genesis

Genesis 6:15

15And this is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.d

Footnotes

  • d 6:15 The ark was approximately 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high (137.2 meters long, 22.9 meters wide, and 13.7 meters high).

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And thisוְזֶ֕הwə·zehConjunctive waw; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
is howאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
you are to buildתַּֽעֲשֶׂ֖הta·‘ă·śehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH6213 do, make
itאֹתָ֑הּ’ō·ṯāhDirect object marker; third person feminine singularH853 mark of the accusative
The arkהַתֵּבָ֔הhat·tê·ḇāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH8392 ark
300שְׁלֹ֧שׁšə·lōšNumber - feminine singular constructH7969 a three, triad
cubitsאַמָּ֗ה’am·māhNoun - feminine singularH520 ell, cubit
longאֹ֚רֶךְ’ō·reḵNoun - masculine singular constructH753 length
50חֲמִשִּׁ֤יםḥă·miš·šîmNumber - common pluralH2572 fifty
cubitsאַמָּה֙’am·māhNoun - feminine singularH520 ell, cubit
wideרָחְבָּ֔הּrā·ḥə·bāhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH7341 breadth, width
and 30וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםū·šə·lō·šîmConjunctive waw; Number - common pluralH7970 thirty
cubitsאַמָּ֖ה’am·māhNoun - feminine singularH520 ell, cubit
highקוֹמָתָֽהּ׃qō·w·mā·ṯāhNoun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singularH6967 height

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Deuteronomy 3:11 · Genesis 7:20

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