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רֶגַע שֶׁל עִבְרִית A Moment of Hebrew
וְאֵ֨לֶּה הַבְּגָדִ֜ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר יַעֲשׂ֗וּ חֹ֤שֶׁן וְאֵפוֹד֙ וּמְעִ֔יל וּכְתֹ֥נֶת תַּשְׁבֵּ֖ץ מִצְנֶ֣פֶת וְאַבְנֵ֑ט וְעָשׂ֨וּ בִגְדֵי־קֹ֜דֶשׁ לְאַהֲרֹ֥ן אָחִ֛יךָ וּלְבָנָ֖יו לְכַהֲנוֹ־לִֽי׃
These are the clothing to make: a hoshen (breastplate), an ephod (like an apron), a robe, a checkered tunic, a headdress, and a sash. They shall make the holy clothing for Aharon and his sons in order to be kohanim (priests) to Me.
לְשַׁבֵּץ (leshabeitz) (שֹׁרֶשׁ ש.ב.צ)
- To embed or place
- To assign someone (to a job, a class, etc.)
מִשְׁבֶּצֶת (mishbetzet) = Square
שַׁבֵּץ נָא (shabeitz na) = Scrabble (the game)
שִׁבּוּץ (shibbutz) = Assignment or placement
תַּשְׁבֵּץ (tashbeitz) = Crossword
Find the Word!
This שֹׁרֶשׁ (shoresh, root) appears several more times in Shemot chapter 28. How many can you find?
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