Exodus 38:18
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.”
שָׁנִי
Scarlet, crimson red. Shani. Though your sins are scarlet they shall be as white as snow. The deep red of sin becomes the pure white of forgiveness.
מַעֲשֶׂה
was the work of
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מַעֲשֶׂה
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
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שַׁעַר
the gate of
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שַׁעַר
Gate, entrance, city gate. Shaar. Enter His gates with thanksgiving. Come to God ready to engage not just observe.
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תְּכֵלֶת
violet stuff
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תְּכֵלֶת
the cerulean mussel, i.e. the color (violet) obtained therefrom or stuff dyed therewith
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קֶלַע
the curtains of
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קֶלַע
a sling; also a (door) screen (as if slung across), or the valve (of the door) itself
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רָקַם
a worker in colors
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רָקַם
to variegate color, i.e. embroider; by implication, to fabricate
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שָׁזַר
twisted
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שָׁזַר
to twist (a thread of straw)
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