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And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits. (KJV)
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וְחָמֵ֣שׁve.cha.Meshand [was] five
Lemma: חָמֵשׁ (cha.mesh) · Strong's: H2568
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: five
Used 342 times. Also: Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:17, Genesis 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2568; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:24 word 1
אַמּ֗וֹת'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 6:24 word 2
כְּנַ֤ףke.Naf[the] wing of
Lemma: כָּנָף (ka.naph) · Strong's: H3671
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: wing
Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 7:14, Exodus 19:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Leviticus 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3671; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:24 word 3
הַכְּרוּב֙ha.ke.Ruvthe cherub
Lemma: כְּרוּב (ke.ruv) · Strong's: H3742
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 6:24 word 4
הָֽאֶחָ֔תha.'e.Chat<the> one
Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: one
Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:24 word 5
וְחָמֵ֣שׁve.cha.Meshand [was] five
Lemma: חָמֵשׁ (cha.mesh) · Strong's: H2568
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: five
Used 342 times. Also: Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:17, Genesis 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2568; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:24 word 6
אַמּ֔וֹת'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 6:24 word 7
כְּנַ֥ףke.Naf[the] wing of
Lemma: כָּנָף (ka.naph) · Strong's: H3671
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: wing
Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 7:14, Exodus 19:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Leviticus 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3671; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:24 word 8
הַכְּר֖וּבha.ke.Ruvthe cherub
Lemma: כְּרוּב (ke.ruv) · Strong's: H3742
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 6:24 word 9
הַשֵּׁנִ֑יתha.she.Nit<the> second
Lemma: שֵׁנִי (she.ni) · Strong's: H8145
Parsing: Aofsa (Aofsa)
Meaning: second
Used 156 times. Also: Genesis 1:8, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8145; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:24 word 10
עֶ֣שֶׂר'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 6:24 word 11
אַמּ֔וֹת'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 6:24 word 12
מִקְצ֥וֹתmik.Tzotfrom [the] ends of
Lemma: קָצָה (qa.tsah) · Strong's: H7098
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: end
Used 33 times. Also: Exodus 25:18, Exodus 25:19, Exodus 26:4, Exodus 27:4, Exodus 28:7, Exodus 28:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7098; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:24 word 13
כְּנָפָ֖יוke.na.Favwings its
Lemma: כָּנָף (ka.naph) · Strong's: H3671
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: wing
Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 7:14, Exodus 19:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Leviticus 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3671; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:24 word 14
וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and to
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:24 word 15
קְצ֥וֹתke.Tzot[the] ends of
Lemma: קָצָה (qa.tsah) · Strong's: H7098
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: end
Used 33 times. Also: Exodus 25:18, Exodus 25:19, Exodus 26:4, Exodus 27:4, Exodus 28:7, Exodus 28:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7098; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:24 word 16
כְּנָפָֽיו\׃ke.na.Favwings its
Lemma: כָּנָף (ka.naph) · Strong's: H3671
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: wing
Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 7:14, Exodus 19:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Leviticus 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3671; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:24 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| One wing | → | כָּנָף H3671 wing |
| of the first | → | אֶחָד H0259 one |
| cherub | → | כְּרוּב H3742 cherub |
| [was] five | → | חָמֵשׁ H2568 five |
| cubits long | → | אַמָּה H0520A cubit |
| and the other | → | שֵׁנִי H8145 second |
| wing | → | כָּנָף H3671 wing |
| [was] five | → | חָמֵשׁ H2568 five |
| cubits long [as well] | → | אַמָּה H0520A cubit |
| So the full | → | קָצָה H7098 end |
| wingspan | → | כָּנָף H3671 wing |
| [was] ten | → | עֶשֶׂר H6235 ten |
| cubits | → | אַמָּה H0520A cubit |
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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