The Meaning of Exodus 38:9 Explained

Exodus 38:9

KJV: And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:

YLT: And he maketh the court; at the south side southward, the hangings of the court of twined linen, a hundred by the cubit,

Darby: And he made the court. On the south side southward, the hangings of the court were of twined byssus, a hundred cubits;

ASV: And he made the court: for the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he made  the court:  on the south  side  southward  the hangings  of the court  [were of] fine twined  linen,  an hundred  cubits: 

What does Exodus 38:9 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Exodus 38

1  The altar of burnt offering
8  The laver of brass
9  The court, and its hangings
21  The sum of what the people offered, and the use to which it was applied

What do the individual words in Exodus 38:9 mean?

And he made - the court on the side south southward the hangings of the court [were of] linen fine woven a hundred cubits long
וַיַּ֖עַשׂ אֶת־ הֶחָצֵ֑ר לִפְאַ֣ת ׀ נֶ֣גֶב תֵּימָ֗נָה קַלְעֵ֤י הֶֽחָצֵר֙ שֵׁ֣שׁ מָשְׁזָ֔ר מֵאָ֖ה בָּאַמָּֽה

וַיַּ֖עַשׂ  And  he  made 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הֶחָצֵ֑ר  the  court 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: חָצֵר 
Sense: court, enclosure.
לִפְאַ֣ת ׀  on  the  side 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: פֵּאָה 
Sense: corner, edge, side, quarter, extremity.
נֶ֣גֶב  south 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: נֶגֶב  
Sense: south-country, Nekeb, south.
תֵּימָ֗נָה  southward 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: תֵּימָן  
Sense: south, southward, whatever is on the right (so the southern quarter), south wind.
קַלְעֵ֤י  the  hangings 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: קֶלַע 
Sense: sling, slingstones.
הֶֽחָצֵר֙  of  the  court  [were  of] 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: חָצֵר 
Sense: court, enclosure.
שֵׁ֣שׁ  linen 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֵׁשׁ 
Sense: something bleached white, byssus, linen, fine linen.
מָשְׁזָ֔ר  fine  woven 
Parse: Verb, Hofal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: שָׁזַר  
Sense: to twist, be twisted.
מֵאָ֖ה  a  hundred 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
בָּאַמָּֽה  cubits  long 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַמָּה 
Sense: cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 8 in (.