רָבַע

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hebrewOld TestamentVerb12 occurrences3 books12 verses

Definition

a primitive root (rather identical with H7250 through the idea of sprawling 'at all fours' (or possibly the reverse is the order of deriv.); compare H702); properly, to be four (sided); used only as denominative of H7253; to be quadrate
Traditional renderings: (four-) square(-d).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

12 total
  1. Exodus 27:1רָב֤וּעַ · square
    “You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.
  2. Exodus 28:16רָב֥וּעַ · square
    It must be square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.
  3. Exodus 30:2רָב֣וּעַ · square
    It is to be square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns must be of one piece.
  4. Exodus 37:25רָב֗וּעַ · It was square
    He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece.
  5. Exodus 38:1רָב֔וּעַ · It was square
    Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.
  6. Exodus 39:9רָב֧וּעַ · was square
    It was square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.
  7. 1 Kings 7:5רְבֻעִ֣ים · had rectangular
    All the doorways had rectangular frames, with the openings facing one another in three tiers.
  8. 1 Kings 7:31מְרֻבָּע֖וֹת · square
    The opening to each stand inside the crown at the top was one cubit deep, with a round opening like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half wide. And around its opening were engravings, but the panels of the stands were square, not round.
  9. Ezekiel 40:47מְרֻבָּ֑עַת · It was square
    Next he measured the court. It was square, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide. And the altar was in front of the temple.
  10. Ezekiel 41:21רְבֻעָ֑ה · had a rectangular
    The outer sanctuary had a rectangular doorframe, and the doorframe of the sanctuary was similar.
  11. Ezekiel 43:16רָב֕וּעַ · square
    The altar hearth shall be square at its four corners, twelve cubits long and twelve cubits wide.
  12. Ezekiel 45:2מְרֻבָּ֣ע · square
    Within this area there is to be a section for the sanctuary 500 cubits square, with 50 cubits around it for open land.