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Ibn Ezra on Exodus 26:3/אבן עזרא על שמות כ״ו:ג׳
אחברת. כדמות תואר או יהיה כדמות פועל שזאת חוברות זאת, והעד חבור עצבים אפרים הנח לו (הושע ד יז) שהוא פעול:
1COUPLED. Choverot (coupled) is an adjective.9 is an adjective, then our verse reads: five curtains coupled together, one to another. On the other hand, it might be a verb10 is a verb, then our verse should be translated: five curtains coupling one another. meaning that this curtain coupled the other curtain. Ephraim is joined (chavur) to idols (Hos. 4:17), wherein chavur is a pu’al,11. is proof of the aforementioned.12 is a verb. If a verb is found in the passive, it must have an active counterpart. It should be noted that choveret is the feminine form of chover.