יְרִיעָה yeriah
Hebrew word for “curtain” · Strong’s H3407 · used 54 times in 32 verses
Meaning
curtain, drape
How it is translated
Glosses given for yeriah in context, with how often each is used:
- curtains 23
- curtain 22
- tent curtains 6
- tent curtain 1
- like tent curtain 1
- like the tent curtains 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus | 44 | 2.6 | |
| Jeremiah | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Numbers | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Chronicles | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Psalms | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Song of Solomon | 1 | 0.8 | |
| Isaiah | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Habakkuk | 1 | 1.5 |
Chapters where it is used most
Exodus 26 (12), Exodus 36 (10), Numbers 4 (1), 2 Samuel 7 (1), 1 Chronicles 17 (1), Psalms 104 (1), Song of Solomon 1 (1), Isaiah 54 (1), Jeremiah 4 (1), Jeremiah 10 (1)
Forms
- היריעה 21
- יריעת 12
- היריעת 9
- ביריעה 2
- יריעות 2
- ביריעת 1
- הירעת 1
- כיריעה 1
- כיריעות 1
- ויריעות 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with yeriah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- מִשְׁכָּן mishkan “tabernacle” 10
- אֹהֶל ohel “tent” 12
- לוּלַי lulay “loop” 6
- אֶחָד echad “one” 12
- חָבַר chavar “to unite” 6
- מַחְבֶּרֶת machberet “joining” 5
- קִיצוֹן qitson “outermost” 4
- חֲמִשִּׁים chamishshim “fifty” 6
- שֵׁנִי sheni “second” 6
- עַשְׁתֵּי ashte “eleven” 4
- אֹרֶךְ orekh “length” 5
- חֹבֶרֶת choveret “set” 3
Key verses
The verses using yeriah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Exodus 26:1 — Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou…
- Exodus 26:3 — The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and other five curtains shall be coupled one to another.
- Exodus 26:7 — And thou shalt make curtains of goats’ hair to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make.
- Exodus 36:8 — And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with…
- Exodus 36:10 — And he coupled the five curtains one unto another: and the other five curtains he coupled one unto another.
- 2 Samuel 7:2 — That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
- 1 Chronicles 17:1 — Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the…
- Psalms 104:2 — Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
- Song of Solomon 1:5 — I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
- Isaiah 54:2 — Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;
- Jeremiah 4:20 — Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.
- Jeremiah 49:29 — Their tents and their flocks shall they take away: they shall take to themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry…
See all 32 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.