clasp
qe.res denotes the fastening pieces used to join the tent or curtains into one structure.
The term consistently denotes plural fastening pieces used in joining curtains or the tent together, or listed among the tabernacle's articles. In Exodus 26:33, they mark the location beneath which the curtain is placed.
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Fastening pieces for tent coverings · dominant
The construct plural forms occur where curtains or the tent are joined: in Exodus 26:6 the APB renders the curtains as joined “with the clasps,” and in Exodus 36:18 it renders bronze items made “to join the tent together to be one.” Exodus 26:11 and Exodus 36:13 likewise place the plural forms in instructions or execution for joining the tent or curtains.
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Articles associated with the tabernacle · occasional
In Exodus 35:11 and Exodus 39:33, the construct plural form is included in lists of the tabernacle's articles alongside boards, bars, pillars, and sockets. The APB renders the listed item as “its clasps.”
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Fixed point beneath the curtain · rare
In Exodus 26:33, the plural absolute form identifies the location under which the curtain is to be put before the ark is brought inside. The APB renders the clause “put the curtain under the clasps.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB regularly presents the term as “clasps,” both in joining instructions and in inventories of tabernacle articles. Its wording confirms the verse-level presentation rather than supplying a separate lexical distinction.