1 Kings 6:23 Go deeper

And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high. (KJV)

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וַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he made

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:23 word 1

בַּדְּבִ֔ירba.de.Virin the 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 6:21, 1 Kings 6:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1687; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:23 word 2

שְׁנֵ֥יshe.Neitwo

Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)

Meaning: two

Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:23 word 3

כְרוּבִ֖יםkhe.ru.Vimcherubim

Lemma: כְּרוּב (ke.ruv) · Strong's: H3742

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: cherub

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Exodus 25:18, Exodus 25:19, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:22, Exodus 26:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3742; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:23 word 4

עֲצֵי\־'a.tzei-wood<s> of

Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: tree: wood

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 7:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6086G; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:23 word 5

שָׁ֑מֶןSha.menolive

Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶן (she.men) · Strong's: H8081

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: oil

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 28:18, Genesis 35:14, Exodus 25:6, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 29:2, Exodus 29:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8081; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:23 word 6

עֶ֥שֶׂר'E.ser[was] ten

Lemma: עֶשֶׂר (e.ser) · Strong's: H6235

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: ten

Used 175 times. Also: Genesis 5:14, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 31:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6235; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:23 word 7

אַמּ֖וֹת'a.Motcubits

Lemma: אַמָּה (am.mah) · Strong's: H0520A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: cubit

Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0520A; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:23 word 8

קוֹמָתֽוֹ\׃ko.ma.Toheight its

Lemma: קוֹמָה (qo.mah) · Strong's: H6967

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: height

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 27:1, Exodus 27:18, Exodus 30:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6967; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:23 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

In the inner sanctuary	→	דְּבִיר H1687 sanctuary
he made	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
two	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
cherubim	→	כְּרוּב H3742 cherub
[each] ten	→	עֶשֶׂר H6235 ten
cubits	→	אַמָּה H0520A cubit
high	→	קוֹמָה H6967 height
out of olive	→	שֶׁ֫מֶן H8081 oil
wood	→	עֵץ H6086G tree: wood

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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