1 Kings 6:38 Go deeper
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And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it. (KJV)
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וּבַשָּׁנָה֩u.va.sha.Nahand in the year
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:38 word 1
הָאַחַ֨תha.'a.Chat<the> one [plus]
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 6:38 word 2
עֶשְׂרֵ֜ה'es.Rehten
Lemma: עָשָׂר (a.sar) · Strong's: H6240
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: ten
Used 337 times. Also: Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6240; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:38 word 3
בְּיֶ֣רַחbe.Ye.rachin [the] month of
Lemma: יֶ֫רַח (ye.rach) · Strong's: H3391
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: month
Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 2:2, Deuteronomy 21:13, Deuteronomy 33:14, 1 Kings 6:37, 1 Kings 8:2, 2 Kings 15:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3391; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:38 word 4
בּ֗וּלBulBul
Lemma: בּוּל (bul) · Strong's: H0945
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Bul
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0945; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:38 word 5
ה֚וּאhu'that
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:38 word 6
הַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.desh[was] the month
Lemma: חֹ֫דֶשׁ (cho.desh) · Strong's: H2320G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: month
Used 256 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:13, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 29:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2320G; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:38 word 7
הַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.Ni<the> eighth
Lemma: שְׁמִינִי (she.mi.ni) · Strong's: H8066
Parsing: Aomsa (Aomsa)
Meaning: eighth
Used 28 times. Also: Exodus 22:30, Leviticus 9:1, Leviticus 12:3, Leviticus 14:10, Leviticus 14:23, Leviticus 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8066; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:38 word 8
כָּלָ֣הka.Lahit was complete
Lemma: כָּלָה (ka.lah) · Strong's: H3615G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to end: finish
Used 104 times. Also: Genesis 2:1, Genesis 2:2, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 18:33, Genesis 24:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3615G; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:38 word 9
הַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitthe house
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004Q
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: house: temple
Used 398 times. Also: Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:26, Deuteronomy 23:18, Joshua 6:24, Joshua 9:23, Judges 9:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004Q; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:38 word 10
לְכָל\־le.kholto all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:38 word 11
דְּבָרָ֖יוde.va.Ravparts its
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: word: thing
Used 294 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 20:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697I; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:38 word 12
וּלְכָל\־u.le.khol-and to all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:38 word 13
וַיִּבְנֵ֖הוּvai.yiv.Ne.huand he built it
Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to build
Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:38 word 14
שֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'seven
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: seven
Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:38 word 15
שָׁנִֽים\׃sha.Nimyears
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:38 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In the eleventh | → | אֶחָד H0259 one |
| . . . | → | עָשָׂר H6240 ten |
| year | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| in the month | → | יֶ֫רַח H3391 month |
| of Bul | → | בּוּל H0945 Bul |
| the eighth | → | שְׁמִינִי H8066 eighth |
| month | → | חֹ֫דֶשׁ H2320G month |
| the temple | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004Q house: temple |
| was finished | → | כָּלָה H3615G to end: finish |
| in every | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| detail | → | דָּבָר H1697I word: thing |
| and according to every | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| specification | → | H4941 |
| So he built [the temple] | → | בָּנָה H1129 to build |
| in seven | → | שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven |
| years | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
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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