Exodus 37:12
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about.”
זָהָב
Gold. Zahab. More precious than gold. The trials of faith are more valuable than zahab that perishes. Refined faith is worth more than refined gold.
טֹפַח
a hand breadth
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טֹפַח
{a spread of the hand, i.e. a palm-breadth (not 'span' of the fingers); architecturally, a corbel (as a supporting palm)}
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סָבִיב
all around
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סָבִיב
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
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מִסְגֶּרֶת
a rim of
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מִסְגֶּרֶת
something enclosing, i.e. a margin (of a region, of a panel); concretely, a stronghold
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זֵר
a molding of
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זֵר
a chaplet (as spread around the top), i.e. (specifically) a border moulding
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