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So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold. (KJV)
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וַיְצַ֨ףvay.Tzafand he overlaid
Lemma: צָפָה (tsa.phah) · Strong's: H6823
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to overlay
Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:13, Exodus 25:24, Exodus 25:28, Exodus 26:29, Exodus 26:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6823; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:21 word 1
שְׁלֹמֹ֧הshe.lo.MohSolomon
Lemma: שְׁלֹמֹה (she.lo.moh) · Strong's: H8010
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Solomon
Used 293 times. Also: 2 Samuel 5:14, 2 Samuel 12:24, 1 Kings 1:10, 1 Kings 1:11, 1 Kings 1:12, 1 Kings 1:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8010; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:21 word 2
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:21 word 3
הַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitthe house
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: house: home
Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:21 word 4
מִפְּנִ֖ימָהmi.pe.Ni.mahfrom within
Lemma: פְּנִ֫ימָה (pe.ni.mah) · Strong's: H6441
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: within
Used 13 times. Also: Leviticus 10:18, 1 Kings 6:18, 1 Kings 6:19, 1 Kings 6:30, 2 Kings 7:11, 2 Chronicles 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6441; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:21 word 5
זָהָ֣בza.Havgold
Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: gold
Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:21 word 6
סָג֑וּרsa.Gurgold plate
Lemma: סָגַר (sa.gar) · Strong's: H5462
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: to shut
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 14:3, Leviticus 13:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5462; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:21 word 7
וַיְעַבֵּ֞רvay.'a.Berand he made pass
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to pass
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:21 word 8
זָהָב֙za.Havgold
Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: gold
Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:21 word 9
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:21 word 10
הַדְּבִ֔ירha.de.Virthe innermost room
Lemma: דְּבִיר (de.vir) · Strong's: H1687
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sanctuary
Used 16 times. Also: 1 Kings 6:5, 1 Kings 6:16, 1 Kings 6:19, 1 Kings 6:20, 1 Kings 6:22, 1 Kings 6:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1687; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:21 word 11
וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huand he overlaid it
Lemma: צָפָה (tsa.phah) · Strong's: H6823
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to overlay
Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:13, Exodus 25:24, Exodus 25:28, Exodus 26:29, Exodus 26:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6823; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:21 word 12
זָהָֽב\׃za.Havgold
Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: gold
Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:21 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So Solomon | → | שְׁלֹמֹה H8010 Solomon |
| overlaid | → | צָפָה H6823 to overlay |
| the inside | → | פְּנִ֫ימָה H6441 within |
| of the temple | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| with pure | → | סָגַר H5462 to shut |
| gold | → | זָהָב H2091 gold |
| and he extended | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| gold | → | זָהָב H2091 gold |
| chains | → | H7572 |
| across the front | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| of the inner sanctuary | → | דְּבִיר H1687 sanctuary |
| which was overlaid | → | צָפָה H6823 to overlay |
| with gold | → | זָהָב H2091 gold |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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