1 Kings 7:11 Go deeper
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And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars. (KJV)
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וּמִלְמַ֗עְלָהu.mil.Ma'.lahand [were] from to above <towards>
Lemma: מַ֫עַל (ma.al) · Strong's: H4605
Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)
Meaning: above
Used 140 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 20:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4605; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:11 word 1
אֲבָנִ֧ים'a.va.Nimstones
Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: stone
Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:11 word 2
יְקָר֛וֹתye.ka.Rotcostly
Lemma: יָקָר (ya.qar) · Strong's: H3368
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAafpa)
Meaning: precious
Used 35 times. Also: 1 Samuel 3:1, 2 Samuel 12:30, 1 Kings 5:17, 1 Kings 7:9, 1 Kings 7:10, 1 Kings 10:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3368; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:11 word 3
כְּמִדּ֥וֹתke.mi.Dotaccording to measurements of
Lemma: מִדָּה (mid.dah) · Strong's: H4060A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: measure
Used 53 times. Also: Exodus 26:2, Exodus 26:8, Exodus 36:9, Exodus 36:15, Leviticus 19:35, Numbers 13:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4060A; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:11 word 4
גָּזִ֖יתga.Zithewn [stone]
Lemma: גָּזִית (ga.zit) · Strong's: H1496
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: cutting
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 20:25, 1 Kings 5:17, 1 Kings 6:36, 1 Kings 7:9, 1 Kings 7:12, 1 Chronicles 22:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1496; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:11 word 5
וָאָֽרֶז\׃va.'A.rezand cedar
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶז (e.rez) · Strong's: H0730
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 7:11 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Above these | → | מַ֫עַל H4605 above |
| were costly | → | יָקָר H3368 precious |
| stones | → | אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone |
| cut | → | גָּזִית H1496 cutting |
| to size | → | מִדָּה H4060A measure |
| and cedar beams | → | אֶ֫רֶז H0730 cedar |
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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