Exodus 27:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"For the gateוּלְשַׁ֨עַר
(u·le·sha·'ar)
8179: a gatefrom an unused word
of the courtהֶֽחָצֵ֜ר
(he·cha·tzer)
2691a: enclosure, courtfrom an unused word
[there] [shall be] a screenמָסָ֣ךְ
(ma·sach)
4539: a covering, screenfrom sakak
of twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים
(es·rim)
6242: twentyfrom the same as eser
cubits,אַמָּ֗ה
(am·mah)
520: an ell, a cubitfrom the same as em
of blueתְּכֵ֨לֶת
(te·che·let)
8504: violet, violet threadof uncertain derivation
and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֜ן
(ve·'ar·ga·man)
713: purple, red-purpleof uncertain derivation
and scarletשָׁנִ֛י
(sha·ni)
8144: scarletfrom an unused word
[material] and fineוְשֵׁ֥שׁ
(ve·shesh)
8336: byssusof foreign origin
twistedמָשְׁזָ֖ר
(ma·she·zar)
7806: to be twisteda prim. root
linen, 
 
8336: byssusof foreign origin
the workמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה
(ma·'a·seh)
4639: a deed, workfrom asah
of a weaver,רֹקֵ֑ם
(ro·kem;)
7551: to variegatea prim. root
[with] their fourאַרְבָּעָ֔ה
(ar·ba·'ah,)
702: fourof uncertain derivation
pillarsעַמֻּֽדֵיהֶם֙
(am·mu·dei·hem)
5982: a pillar, columnfrom amad
and their fourאַרְבָּעָֽה׃
(ar·ba·'ah.)
702: fourof uncertain derivation
sockets.וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם
(ve·'ad·nei·hem)
134: a base, pedestalfrom the same as adon


















KJV Lexicon
And for the gate
sha`ar  (shah'-ar)
an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er).
of the court
chatser  (khaw-tsare')
a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls) -- court, tower, village.
shall be an hanging
macak  (maw-sawk')
a cover, i.e. veil -- covering, curtain, hanging.
of twenty
`esriym  (es-reem')
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth -- (six-)score, twenty(-ieth).
cubits
'ammah  (am-maw')
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)
of blue
tkeleth  (tek-ay'-leth)
the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith -- blue.
and purple
'argaman  (ar-gaw-mawn')
purple (the color or the dyed stuff) -- purple.
and scarlet
shaniy  (shaw-nee')
crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it -- crimson, scarlet (thread).
towla`  (to-law')
a maggot (as voracious); specifically the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cloths dyed therewith -- crimson, scarlet, worm.
and fine twined
shazar  (shaw-zar')
to twist (a thread of straw) -- twine.
linen
shesh  (shaysh)
bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or (by analogy) marble -- blue, fine (twined) linen, marble, silk.
wrought with needlework
raqam  (raw-kam')
to variegate color, i.e. embroider; by implication, to fabricate -- embroiderer, needlework, curiously work.
ma`aseh  (mah-as-eh')
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
and their pillars
`ammuwd  (am-mood')
a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform -- apiece, pillar.
shall be four
'arba`  (ar-bah')
four -- four.
and their sockets
'eden  (eh'-den)
a basis (of a building, a column, etc.) -- foundation, socket.
four
'arba`  (ar-bah')
four -- four.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"For the gate of the court there shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of a weaver, with their four pillars and their four sockets.

King James Bible
And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The gate of the courtyard is to have a thirty-foot screen embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It is to have four posts including their four bases."

International Standard Version
There is to be a screen of 20 cubits of blue, purple, and scarlet material and fine woven linen, the work of an embroiderer, for the gate of the court, and it is to have four pillars and four sockets.

NET Bible
For the gate of the courtyard there is to be a curtain of thirty feet, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twined linen, the work of an embroiderer, with four posts and their four bases.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"The entrance to the courtyard must have a 30-foot screen made from fine linen yarn, embroidered with violet, purple, and bright red yarn, [hung] on four posts [set in] four bases.

King James 2000 Bible
And for the gate of the court shall be a hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, embroidered with needlework: and its pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.
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