1 Kings 6:9 Go deeper

So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַיִּ֥בֶןvai.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 6:9 word 1

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 6:9 word 2

הַבַּ֖יִתha.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 6:9 word 3

וַיְכַלֵּ֑הוּvay.kha.Le.huand he finished it

Lemma: כָּלָה (ka.lah) · Strong's: H3615G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

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 6:9 word 4

וַיִּסְפֹּ֤ןvai.yis.Ponand he covered

Lemma: סָפַן (sa.phan) · Strong's: H5603

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

Meaning: to cover

Used 6 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:21, 1 Kings 7:3, 1 Kings 7:7, Jeremiah 22:14, Haggai 1:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5603; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:9 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 6:9 word 6

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 6:9 word 7

גֵּבִ֔יםge.Vimbeams

Lemma: גֵּב (gev) · Strong's: H1356B

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

Meaning: beam

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1356B; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:9 word 8

וּשְׂדֵרֹ֖תu.se.de.Rotand planks

Lemma: שְׂדֵרָה (se.de.rah) · Strong's: H7713

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

Meaning: rank

Used 4 times. Also: 2 Kings 11:8, 2 Kings 11:15, 2 Chronicles 23:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7713; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:9 word 9

בָּאֲרָזִֽים\׃ba.'a.ra.Zimwith <the> cedar<s>

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶז (e.rez) · Strong's: H0730

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

Meaning: cedar

Used 73 times. Also: Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:49, Leviticus 14:51, Leviticus 14:52, Numbers 19:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0730; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:9 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

So [Solomon] built	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build
the temple	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
and finished it	→	כָּלָה H3615G to end: finish
roofing	→	סָפַן H5603 to cover
it	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
with beams	→	גֵּב H1356B beam
and planks	→	שְׂדֵרָה H7713 rank
of cedar	→	אֶ֫רֶז H0730 cedar

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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