Strong's Lexicon

H3407

H3407 — יְרִיעָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewyriy`ahnoun femOccurrences: 54TWOT: 917a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H3407
Word:	יְרִיעָה
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	from H3415
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	54
Transliteration:	yriy`ah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	yer-ee-aw'
Meaning:	1. a hanging (as tremulous)
KJV Renderings:	curtain.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB3748

יְרִיעָה₅₄ noun feminine curtain ( ᵑ7 יְרִיעֲתָא, Syriac [untranscribed source text 2308]) — absolute יְרִיעָה Exod 26:2 + 24 t.; plural absolute יְרִיעֹת Exod 26:1 + 17 t.; יְרִיעוֺת 1Chr 17:1 construct יְרִיעֹת Exod 26:7 + 4 t.; יְרִיעוֺת Hab 3:7 + 2 t.; suffix יְרִיעֹתָ֑י Jer 4:20; Jer 10:20 יְרִיעוֺתֵיהֶם Jer 49:29 — curtain, of tabernacle Exod 26:1; Exod 26:2 (3 t. in verse); Exod 26:8 (twice in verse) + 38 t. Exod 26 and 36; Num 4:25 (all P ); 2Sam 7:2 = 1Chr 17:1 — in general (tent-) curtains Jer 4:20; Jer 10:20; Jer 49:29; Hab 3:7; Song 1:5 (in all || אֹהֶל); יְרִיעֹתיַ֗֗֗טוּ Isa 54:2 (|| הַרְחִיבִי מְקוֺם אָהֳלֵךְ), figurative of Jerusalem's prosperity; in simile נוֺטֶה שָׁמַיִם כַּיְרִיעָה Ps 104:2.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke