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).
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And this | וְזֶ֕ה | wə·zeh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| is how | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you are to build | תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֖ה | ta·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| it | אֹתָ֑הּ | ’ō·ṯāh | Direct object marker; third person feminine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| The ark | הַתֵּבָ֔ה | hat·tê·ḇāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8392 ark |
| 300 | שְׁלֹ֧שׁ | šə·lōš | Number - feminine singular construct | H7969 a three, triad |
| cubits | אַמָּ֗ה | ’am·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H520 ell, cubit |
| long | אֹ֚רֶךְ | ’ō·reḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H753 length |
| 50 | חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים | ḥă·miš·šîm | Number - common plural | H2572 fifty |
| cubits | אַמָּה֙ | ’am·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H520 ell, cubit |
| wide | רָחְבָּ֔הּ | rā·ḥə·bāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H7341 breadth, width |
| and 30 | וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים | ū·šə·lō·šîm | Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural | H7970 thirty |
| cubits | אַמָּ֖ה | ’am·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H520 ell, cubit |
| high | קוֹמָתָֽהּ׃ | qō·w·mā·ṯāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H6967 height |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 3:11 · Genesis 7:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.