TBESH · H3407
יְרִיעָה · ye.ri.ah · curtain
curtain, drape
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יְרִיעָה (ye.ri.ah) means “curtain” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: yer-ee-aw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
יְרִיעָה · ye.ri.ah · curtain
curtain, drape
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from H3415 (יָרַע); a hanging (as tremulous)
KJV glosses: curtain.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| curtain | 13 |
| curtains | 9 |
| the curtains | 6 |
| of the curtains | 4 |
| a tent | 2 |
| my curtains | 2 |
| of the corresponding curtain | 2 |
| and the other | 1 |
| curtain over | 1 |
| curtains in all | 1 |
| curtains will be | 1 |
| into another | 1 |
| like a tent | 1 |
| like the curtains | 1 |
| their tent curtains | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| curtain | 17 |
| curtains | 17 |
| the curtains | 6 |
| of the curtain | 5 |
| my curtains | 2 |
| of the curtains | 2 |
| and every one of the curtains | 1 |
| as the curtains | 1 |
| like a curtain | 1 |
| to themselves their curtains | 1 |
| under curtains | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 32 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.
Read word by wordEach curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide—all curtains the same size.
Read word by wordFive of the curtains are to be joined together, and the other five joined as well.
Read word by wordMake loops of blue material on the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and do the same for the end curtain in the second set.
Read word by wordMake fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the second set, so that the loops line up opposite one another.
Read word by wordMake fifty gold clasps as well, and join the curtains together with the clasps, so that the tabernacle will be a unit.
Read word by wordYou are to make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.
Read word by wordEach of the eleven curtains is to be the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.
Read word by wordJoin five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another. Then fold the sixth curtain over double at the front of the tent.
Read word by wordMake fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding curtain in the second set.
Read word by wordAs for the overlap that remains of the tent curtains, the half curtain that is left over shall hang down over the back of the tabernacle.
Read word by wordAnd the tent curtains will be a cubit longer on either side, and the excess will hang over the sides of the tabernacle to cover it.
Read word by wordAll the skilled craftsmen among the workmen made the ten curtains for the tabernacle. They were made of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim skillfully worked into them.
Read word by wordEach curtain was twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide; all the curtains were the same size.
Read word by wordAnd he joined five of the curtains together, and the other five he joined as well.
Read word by wordHe made loops of blue material on the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and also on the end curtain in the second set.
Read word by wordHe made fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the second set, so that the loops lined up opposite one another.
Read word by wordHe also made fifty gold clasps to join the curtains together, so that the tabernacle was a unit.
Read word by wordHe then made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.
Read word by wordEach of the eleven curtains was the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.
Read word by wordHe joined five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another.
Read word by wordHe made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in the first set, and fifty loops along the edge of the corresponding curtain in the second set.
Read word by wordThey are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting with the covering of fine leather over it, the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
Read word by wordhe said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”
Read word by wordAfter David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”
Read word by wordHe wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
Read word by wordI am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
Read word by word“Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep.
Read word by wordDisaster after disaster is proclaimed, for the whole land is laid waste. My tents are destroyed in an instant, my curtains in a moment.
Read word by wordMy tent is destroyed, and all its ropes are snapped. My sons have departed from me and are no more. I have no one left to pitch my tent or set up my curtains.
Read word by wordThey will take their tents and flocks, their tent curtains and all their goods. They will take their camels for themselves. They will shout to them: ‘Terror is on every side!’
Read word by wordI saw the tents of Cushan in distress; the curtains of Midian were trembling.
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