Lexicon
מוּסַבָּה
mu.sab.bah
H4142
H:A-F Hebrew

surrounded

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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language

mu.sab.bah describes crafted stones as enclosed in gold filigree; its contribution in the door clause is unclear.

The clearest attested use presents engraved or set stones as enclosed in gold filigree in Exodus 28:11, Exodus 39:6, and Exodus 39:13. The same passive participial form occurs in the door clause of Ezekiel 41:24, but the APB does not make its specific contribution there identifiable.

Senses in use

  1. Enclosed in gold filigree settings · dominant

    In Exodus 28:11, Exodus 39:6, and Exodus 39:13, the passive participial forms occur with stones, and the APB renders the clauses as stones “surrounded with filigree of gold.” The same passive participial form occurs in Ezekiel 41:24 within the clause about doors and leaves, but the APB does not isolate a corresponding English expression.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Exodus 28:11, Exodus 39:6, and Exodus 39:13, the APB explicitly uses “surrounded with filigree of gold.” In Ezekiel 41:24 it renders the door-and-leaf arrangement without an identifiable counterpart for the term.

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