What does יְרִיעָה (yĕriyʿāh) mean in the Bible?
יְרִיעָה (yĕriyʿāh): Curtain or hanging fabric that trembles—used for tabernacle veils separating sacred from profane space
Hebrew · H3407
יְרִיעָה
A hanging (as tremulous )
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יְרִיעָה H3407
Pronunciation yĕriyʿāh
What does יְרִיעָה (yĕriyʿāh) mean in the Bible?
יְרִיעָה (yĕriyʿāh): Curtain or hanging fabric that trembles—used for tabernacle veils separating sacred from profane space
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3407?
The BSB source-word alignment has 54 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include curtain (13), curtains (9), - (8), the curtains (6), of the curtains (4).
Where does יְרִיעָה (yĕriyʿāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 26:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (44), Jeremiah (3), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Samuel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It curtain 13× Exodus 26:2, Exodus 26:4, Exodus 26:5, Exodus 26:10
curtains 9× Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:2, Exodus 26:7, Exodus 26:8
- 8× Exodus 26:2, Exodus 26:3, Exodus 26:8, Exodus 36:9
the curtains 6× Exodus 26:6, Exodus 36:9, Exodus 36:13, Numbers 4:25
of the curtains 4× Exodus 26:3, Exodus 26:9, Exodus 36:10, Exodus 36:16
a tent 2× 2 Samuel 7:2, 1 Chronicles 17:1
my curtains 2× Jeremiah 4:20, Jeremiah 10:20
of the corresponding curtain 2× Exodus 26:10, Exodus 36:17
and the other 1× Exodus 36:16
curtain {over} 1× Exodus 26:9
curtains [in all] 1× Exodus 26:7
curtains [will be] 1× Exodus 26:13
into another 1× Exodus 26:9
like a tent 1× Psalms 104:2
like the curtains 1× Song Of Solomon 1:5
their tent curtains 1× Jeremiah 49:29
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 26:1 יְרִיעֹ֑ת to curtains Noun - feminine plural Exodus 26:2 הַיְרִיעָ֣ה to curtain Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 26:2 הַיְרִיעָ֖ה to - Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 26:2 הַיְרִיעֹֽת׃ to curtains Article | Noun - feminine plural Exodus 26:3 הַיְרִיעֹ֗ת to of the curtains Article | Noun - feminine plural Exodus 26:3 יְרִיעֹת֙ to - Noun - feminine plural Exodus 26:4 הַיְרִיעָה֙ to curtain Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 26:4 הַיְרִיעָ֔ה to curtain Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 26:5 בַּיְרִיעָ֣ה to curtain Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 26:5 הַיְרִיעָ֔ה to curtain Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 26:1
Aligned rows 54
Books represented 9
Exodus 44 Numbers 1 2 Samuel 1 1 Chronicles 1 Psalms 1 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 3 Habakkuk 1
Source forms
הַיְרִיעָ֔ה 7x hay·rî·‘āh Exodus 26:4, Exodus 26:5, Exodus 26:10, Exodus 36:11
הַיְרִיעָ֣ה 6x hay·rî·‘āh Exodus 26:2, Exodus 26:8, Exodus 26:9, Exodus 36:9
הַיְרִיעָה֙ 4x hay·rî·‘āh Exodus 26:4, Exodus 26:10, Exodus 26:12, Exodus 36:11
הַיְרִיעָ֖ה 3x hay·rî·‘āh Exodus 26:2, Exodus 26:8, Exodus 36:9
הַיְרִיעֹ֖ת 3x hay·rî·‘ōṯ Exodus 26:9, Exodus 36:16
יְרִיעֹ֣ת 3x yə·rî·‘ōṯ Exodus 26:7, Exodus 26:13, Exodus 36:14
בַּיְרִיעָ֣ה 2x bay·rî·‘āh Exodus 26:5, Exodus 36:12
הַיְרִיעֹֽת׃ 2x hay·rî·‘ōṯ Exodus 26:2, Exodus 36:9
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 21x Exodus 26:2, Exodus 26:4, Exodus 26:5, Exodus 26:8
Article | Noun - feminine plural 10x Exodus 26:2, Exodus 26:3, Exodus 26:6, Exodus 26:9
Noun - feminine plural 9x Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:3, Exodus 26:7, Exodus 26:8
Noun - feminine plural construct 5x Exodus 26:7, Exodus 26:13, Exodus 36:14, Numbers 4:25
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular 2x Jeremiah 4:20, Jeremiah 10:20
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Exodus 26:5, Exodus 36:12
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Isaiah 54:2
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 49:29
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Curtain or hanging fabric that trembles—used for tabernacle veils separating sacred from profane space
Source Gloss
a hanging (as tremulous )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Curtain or hanging fabric that trembles—used for tabernacle veils separating sacred from profane space
a hanging (as tremulous) BDB: curtain Usage: curtain.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
יְרִיעָה is built from this root:
יָרַע H3415
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain