It was square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.Exodus 39:9
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
רָב֧וּעַ הָיָ֛ה כָּפ֖וּל עָשׂ֣וּ אֶת־הַחֹ֑שֶׁן זֶ֧רֶת אָרְכּ֛וֹ וְזֶ֥רֶת רָחְבּ֖וֹ כָּפֽוּל׃
- רָב֧וּעַra.Vu.a'“square”Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from רָבַע · “to square” · Strong's H7251
- הָיָ֛הha.Yah“it was”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- כָּפ֖וּלka.Ful“folded double”Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from כָּפַל · “to double” · Strong's H3717
- עָשׂ֣וּ'a.Su“they made”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הַחֹ֑שֶׁןha.Cho.shen“the breastpiece”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֹ֫שֶׁן · “breastpiece” · Strong's H2833
- זֶ֧רֶתZe.ret“[was] a span”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from זֶ֫רֶת · “span” · Strong's H2239
- אָרְכּ֛וֹ'a.re.Ko“length its”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֹ֫רֶךְ · “length” · Strong's H0753
- וְזֶ֥רֶתve.Ze.ret“and [was] a span”Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from זֶ֫רֶת · “span” · Strong's H2239
- רָחְבּ֖וֹra.che.Bo“breadth its”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֹ֫חַב · “width” · Strong's H7341
- כָּפֽוּל׃ka.Ful“folded double”Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from כָּפַל · “to double” · Strong's H3717
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)