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And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about: (KJV)
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וַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.Venand he built
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 6:5 word 1
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:5 word 2
קִ֨ירkir[the] wall of
Lemma: קִיר (qir) · Strong's: H7023
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: wall
Used 74 times. Also: Exodus 30:3, Exodus 37:26, Leviticus 1:15, Leviticus 5:9, Leviticus 14:37, Leviticus 14:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7023; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:5 word 3
הַבַּ֤יִתha.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 6:5 word 4
סָבִ֔יבsa.Vivall around
Lemma: סָבִיב (sa.viv) · Strong's: H5439G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: around
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 35:5, Genesis 41:48, Exodus 16:13, Exodus 19:12, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5439G; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:5 word 5
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 6:5 word 6
קִיר֤וֹתki.Rot[the] walls of
Lemma: קִיר (qir) · Strong's: H7023
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: wall
Used 74 times. Also: Exodus 30:3, Exodus 37:26, Leviticus 1:15, Leviticus 5:9, Leviticus 14:37, Leviticus 14:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7023; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:5 word 7
הַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.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 6:5 word 8
סָבִ֔יבsa.Vivaround
Lemma: סָבִיב (sa.viv) · Strong's: H5439G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: around
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 35:5, Genesis 41:48, Exodus 16:13, Exodus 19:12, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5439G; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:5 word 9
לַֽהֵיכָ֖לla.hei.Khal<to> the temple
Lemma: הֵיכָל (he.khal) · Strong's: H1964I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: temple: nave
Used 12 times. Also: 1 Kings 6:3, 1 Kings 6:17, 1 Kings 6:33, Ezekiel 41:1, Ezekiel 41:4, Ezekiel 41:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1964I; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:5 word 10
וְלַדְּבִ֑ירve.la.de.Virand <to> 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 6:16, 1 Kings 6:19, 1 Kings 6:20, 1 Kings 6:21, 1 Kings 6:22, 1 Kings 6:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1687; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:5 word 11
וַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.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 6:5 word 12
צְלָע֖וֹתtze.la.'otside-chambers
Lemma: צֵלָע (tse.la) · Strong's: H6763
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: side
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Exodus 25:12, Exodus 25:14, Exodus 26:20, Exodus 26:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6763; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:5 word 13
סָבִֽיב\׃sa.Vivall around
Lemma: סָבִיב (sa.viv) · Strong's: H5439G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: around
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 35:5, Genesis 41:48, Exodus 16:13, Exodus 19:12, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5439G; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:5 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Against | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the walls | → | קִיר H7023 wall |
| of the temple | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| and the inner sanctuary | → | דְּבִיר H1687 sanctuary |
| [Solomon] built | → | בָּנָה H1129 to build |
| a chambered structure | → | H3326 |
| around | → | סָבִיב H5439G around |
| the temple | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| in which | → | סָבִיב H5439G around |
| he constructed | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| the side rooms | → | צֵלָע H6763 side |
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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