The Meaning of Exodus 37:20 Explained

Exodus 37:20

KJV: And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:

YLT: And in the candlestick are four calyxes, made like almonds, its knops, and its flowers,

Darby: And in the candlestick were four cups, shaped like almonds, its knobs, and its flowers;

ASV: And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And in the candlestick  [were] four  bowls  made like almonds,  his knops,  and his flowers: 

What does Exodus 37:20 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Exodus 37

1  The ark and mercy seat with cherubim made
10  The table of showbread with its vessels
17  The candlestick with its lamps and instruments
25  The altar of incense
29  The anointing oil and sweet incense

What do the individual words in Exodus 37:20 mean?

And on the lampstand itself [were] four bowls made like almond [blossoms] [each with] its [ornamental] knob and flower
וּבַמְּנֹרָ֖ה אַרְבָּעָ֣ה גְבִעִ֑ים מְשֻׁ֨קָּדִ֔ים כַּפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ וּפְרָחֶֽיהָ

וּבַמְּנֹרָ֖ה  And  on  the  lampstand  itself  [were] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מְנׄורָה  
Sense: lamp stand.
אַרְבָּעָ֣ה  four 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אַרְבַּע  
Sense: four.
גְבִעִ֑ים  bowls 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: גָּבִיעַ  
Sense: cup, bowl.
מְשֻׁ֨קָּדִ֔ים  made  like  almond  [blossoms] 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: מְשֻׁקָּד  
Sense: (Pual) cups shaped like almond blossoms (participle).
כַּפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ  [each  with]  its  [ornamental]  knob 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: כַּפְתֹּור  
Sense: bulb, knob, capital, capital of a pillar.
וּפְרָחֶֽיהָ  and  flower 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: פֶּרַח  
Sense: bud, sprout.

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