קֶ֫רֶשׁ
qe.resh
board
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# The Hebrew Term קֶ֫רֶשׁ (qeresh): Board The Hebrew word *qeresh* refers to a board—a flat, wooden structural element. With 51 occurrences across the biblical text, this term appears frequently enough to indicate it held practical importance in ancient Israelite material culture and architectural practices. The high frequency of this word suggests that boards were essential components in construction and furniture-making during the biblical period. The term's consistent definition across its 51 uses indicates that Hebrew speakers employed this single word to describe this basic structural unit without significant variation in meaning, whether the boards were used in building frameworks, temple furnishings, or other applications. Beyond its literal reference to physical wooden boards, the word's prevalence in biblical texts—particularly in descriptions of the Tabernacle and other sacred structures—indicates that precise terminology for construction materials mattered to biblical authors. The stability of this word's definition across numerous occurrences demonstrates how ancient Hebrew maintained specific vocabulary for concrete material objects central to daily life and religious practice.
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Occurrences in Scripture
51 total occurrences across the text — showing 50
They have made your oars of the oaks of Bashan. They have made your benches of ivory inlaid in cypress wood from the islands of Kittim.
Exodus 26:15“You shall make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright.
Exodus 26:16Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and one and a half cubits the width of each board.
Exodus 26:16Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and one and a half cubits the width of each board.
Exodus 26:17There shall be two tenons in each board, joined to one another: thus you shall make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
Exodus 26:17There shall be two tenons in each board, joined to one another: thus you shall make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
Exodus 26:18You shall make twenty boards for the tabernacle, for the south side southward.
Exodus 26:18You shall make twenty boards for the tabernacle, for the south side southward.
Exodus 26:19You shall make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons.
Exodus 26:19You shall make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons.
Exodus 26:19You shall make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons.
Exodus 26:20For the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, twenty boards,
Exodus 26:21and their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
Exodus 26:21and their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
Exodus 26:22For the far side of the tabernacle westward you shall make six boards.
Exodus 26:23You shall make two boards for the corners of the tabernacle in the far side.
Exodus 26:25There shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
Exodus 26:25There shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
Exodus 26:25There shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
Exodus 26:26“You shall make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
Exodus 26:27and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the far side westward.
Exodus 26:27and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the far side westward.
Exodus 26:28The middle bar in the middle of the boards shall pass through from end to end.
Exodus 26:29You shall overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars. You shall overlay the bars with gold.
Exodus 35:11the tabernacle, its outer covering, its roof, its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets;
Exodus 36:20He made the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing up.
Exodus 36:21Ten cubits was the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the width of each board.
Exodus 36:21Ten cubits was the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the width of each board.
Exodus 36:22Each board had two tenons, joined to one another. He made all the boards of the tabernacle this way.
Exodus 36:22Each board had two tenons, joined to one another. He made all the boards of the tabernacle this way.
Exodus 36:23He made the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side southward.
Exodus 36:23He made the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side southward.
Exodus 36:24He made forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards: two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons.
Exodus 36:24He made forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards: two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons.
Exodus 36:24He made forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards: two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons.
Exodus 36:25For the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, he made twenty boards
Exodus 36:26and their forty sockets of silver: two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
Exodus 36:26and their forty sockets of silver: two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
Exodus 36:27For the far part of the tabernacle westward he made six boards.
Exodus 36:28He made two boards for the corners of the tabernacle in the far part.
Exodus 36:30There were eight boards and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets—under every board two sockets.
Exodus 36:30There were eight boards and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets—under every board two sockets.
Exodus 36:31He made bars of acacia wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
Exodus 36:32and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the hinder part westward.
Exodus 36:32and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the hinder part westward.
Exodus 36:33He made the middle bar to pass through in the middle of the boards from the one end to the other.
Exodus 36:34He overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold as places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.
Exodus 39:33They brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent, with all its furniture, its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets,
Exodus 40:18Moses raised up the tabernacle, and laid its sockets, and set up its boards, and put in its bars, and raised up its pillars.
Numbers 3:36The appointed duty of the sons of Merari shall be the tabernacle’s boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, all its instruments, all its service,