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Exodus 30:2

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And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: [of] shittim wood shalt thou make it.	A cubit [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits [shall be] the height thereof: the horns thereof [shall be] of the same.	And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

A cubit^H520 shall be the length^H753 thereof, and a cubit^H520 the breadth^H7341 thereof; foursquare^H7251 shall it be: and two cubits^H520 shall be the height^H6967 thereof: the horns^H7161 thereof shall be of the same.

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Original Hebrew

אַמָּה אָרְכֹּו וְאַמָּה רָחְבֹּו רָבוּעַ יִהְיֶה וְאַמָּתַיִם קֹמָתֹו מִמֶּנּוּ קַרְנֹתָיו׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
אַמָּ֨ה	'a.Mah	H520	HNcfsa	(will be) a cubit
אָרְכּ֜/וֹ	'a.re.K/o	H753	HNcmsc/Sp3ms	length/ its
וְ/אַמָּ֤ה	ve./'a.Mah	H520	HC/Ncfsa	and/ (will be) a cubit
רָחְבּ/וֹ֙	ra.che.B/o	H7341	HNcmsc/Sp3ms	breadth/ its
רָב֣וּעַ	ra.Vu.a'	H7251	HVqsmsa	square
יִהְיֶ֔ה	yih.Yeh	H1961	HVqi3ms	it will be
וְ/אַמָּתַ֖יִם	ve./'a.ma.Ta.yim	H520	HC/Ncfda	and/ (will be) two cubits
קֹמָת֑/וֹ	ko.ma.T/o	H6967	HNcfsc/Sp3ms	height/ its
מִמֶּ֖/נּוּ	mi.Me./nu	H4480	HR/Sp1cp	(will be) from/ it
קַרְנֹתָֽי/ו	kar.no.Ta/v	H7161	HNcbpc/Sp3ms	horns/ its

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H520 — אַמָּה (ʼammâh, am-maw'): prolonged from אֵם; properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance); cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for מֵאָה), measure, post.
• H753 — אֹרֶךְ (ʼôrek, o'rek'): from אָרַךְ; length; [phrase] forever, length, long.
• H6967 — קוֹמָה (qôwmâh, ko-maw'): from קוּם; height; [idiom] along, height, high, stature, tall.
• H7161 — קֶרֶן (qeren, keh'-ren): from קָרַן; a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resemblance. an elephant's tooth (i.e. ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain), a ray (of light); figuratively, power; [idiom] hill, horn.
• H7251 — רָבַע (râbaʻ, raw-bah'): a primitive root (rather identical with רָבַע through the idea of sprawling 'at all fours' (or possibly the reverse is the order of deriv.); compare אַרְבַּע); properly, to be four (sided); used only as denominative of רֶבַע; to be quadrate; (four-) square(-d).
• H7341 — רֹחַב (rôchab, ro'-khab): from רָחַב; width (literally or figuratively); breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
• H4480 — מִן (min, min): or מִנִּי; or מִנֵּי; (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for מֵן; properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses; above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• the horns — Exodus 27:2

Reciprocal references (1): Exodus 29:12

Related Topics

• Torrey’s: ALTAR OF INCENSE, HORNS
• Nave’s: ALTAR, INCENSE

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