Hebrew · H3407

יְרִיעָה

A hanging (as tremulous )

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יְרִיעָהH3407
Pronunciationyĕriyʿāh

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

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

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
curtain13×Exodus 26:2, Exodus 26:4, Exodus 26:5, Exodus 26:10
curtainsExodus 26:1, Exodus 26:2, Exodus 26:7, Exodus 26:8
-Exodus 26:2, Exodus 26:3, Exodus 26:8, Exodus 36:9
the curtainsExodus 26:6, Exodus 36:9, Exodus 36:13, Numbers 4:25
of the curtainsExodus 26:3, Exodus 26:9, Exodus 36:10, Exodus 36:16
a tent2 Samuel 7:2, 1 Chronicles 17:1
my curtainsJeremiah 4:20, Jeremiah 10:20
of the corresponding curtainExodus 26:10, Exodus 36:17
and the otherExodus 36:16
curtain {over}Exodus 26:9
curtains [in all]Exodus 26:7
curtains [will be]Exodus 26:13
into anotherExodus 26:9
like a tentPsalms 104:2
like the curtainsSong Of Solomon 1:5
their tent curtainsJeremiah 49:29
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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowExodus 26:1
Aligned rows54
Books represented9
Exodus44Numbers12 Samuel11 Chronicles1Psalms1Song Of Solomon1Isaiah1Jeremiah3Habakkuk1
Source forms
הַיְרִיעָ֔ה7xhay·rî·‘āhExodus 26:4, Exodus 26:5, Exodus 26:10, Exodus 36:11
הַיְרִיעָ֣ה6xhay·rî·‘āhExodus 26:2, Exodus 26:8, Exodus 26:9, Exodus 36:9
הַיְרִיעָה֙4xhay·rî·‘āhExodus 26:4, Exodus 26:10, Exodus 26:12, Exodus 36:11
הַיְרִיעָ֖ה3xhay·rî·‘āhExodus 26:2, Exodus 26:8, Exodus 36:9
הַיְרִיעֹ֖ת3xhay·rî·‘ōṯExodus 26:9, Exodus 36:16
יְרִיעֹ֣ת3xyə·rî·‘ōṯExodus 26:7, Exodus 26:13, Exodus 36:14
בַּיְרִיעָ֣ה2xbay·rî·‘āhExodus 26:5, Exodus 36:12
הַיְרִיעֹֽת׃2xhay·rî·‘ōṯExodus 26:2, Exodus 36:9
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular21xExodus 26:2, Exodus 26:4, Exodus 26:5, Exodus 26:8
Article | Noun - feminine plural10xExodus 26:2, Exodus 26:3, Exodus 26:6, Exodus 26:9
Noun - feminine plural9xExodus 26:1, Exodus 26:3, Exodus 26:7, Exodus 26:8
Noun - feminine plural construct5xExodus 26:7, Exodus 26:13, Exodus 36:14, Numbers 4:25
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular2xJeremiah 4:20, Jeremiah 10:20
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular2xExodus 26:5, Exodus 36:12
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct1xIsaiah 54:2
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural1xJeremiah 49:29
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