3,847. The Height of the Menorah

Hilchos Beis HaBechirah 3:9

The decorative cups of the Menorah were like the drinking vessels of Alexandria, with wide mouths and narrow bases. The knobs were like the apples of Keros, which were long like eggs and round on both ends. The flowers were like the flowers of a column – like bowls, with their edges bent outwards.

Hilchos Beis HaBechirah 3:10

The Menorah was eighteen handbreadths tall (about 5'), as follows: The legs, base and lowest flower accounted for three handbreadths, followed by two empty handbreadths, then a handbreadth with a cup, knob and flower, then two empty handbreadths, then a handbreadth with a knob and two branches extending from it – one on each side, extending out and up until they reached the full height of the Menorah. This was followed by an empty handbreadth, then a handbreadth with a knob and two branches extending from it as before, i.e., to the full height of the Menorah. There was then an empty handbreadth, followed by a handbreadth with a knob and two branches extending from it, again extending to the full height of the Menorah. After this, there were two empty handbreadths, and finally three handbreadths, with three cups, a knob and a flower.