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And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the LORD , and for the porch of the house. (KJV)
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וְחָצֵ֨רve.cha.Tzerand [the] court
Lemma: חָצֵר (cha.tser) · Strong's: H2691A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: court
Used 144 times. Also: Exodus 8:13, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 27:12, Exodus 27:13, Exodus 27:16, Exodus 27:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2691A; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:12 word 1
הַגְּדוֹלָ֜הha.ge.do.Lah<the> great
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)
Meaning: great: large
Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:12 word 2
סָבִ֗יבsa.Viv[were] all 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 7:12 word 3
שְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.Shahthree
Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: three
Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:12 word 4
טוּרִ֣יםtu.Rimrows
Lemma: טוּר (tur) · Strong's: H2905
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: row
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 28:17, Exodus 28:18, Exodus 28:19, Exodus 28:20, Exodus 39:10, Exodus 39:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2905; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:12 word 5
גָּזִ֔יתga.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 7:11, 1 Chronicles 22:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1496; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:12 word 6
וְט֖וּרve.Turand a row of
Lemma: טוּר (tur) · Strong's: H2905
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: row
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 28:17, Exodus 28:18, Exodus 28:19, Exodus 28:20, Exodus 39:10, Exodus 39:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2905; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:12 word 7
כְּרֻתֹ֣תke.ru.Totbeams of
Lemma: כָּרֻתָה (ka.ru.tah) · Strong's: H3773
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: beam
Used 3 times. Also: 1 Kings 6:36, 1 Kings 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3773; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:12 word 8
אֲרָזִ֑ים'a.ra.Zimcedar<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 7:12 word 9
וְלַחֲצַ֧רve.la.cha.Tzarand to [the] court of
Lemma: חָצֵר (cha.tser) · Strong's: H2691A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: court
Used 144 times. Also: Exodus 8:13, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 27:12, Exodus 27:13, Exodus 27:16, Exodus 27:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2691A; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:12 word 10
בֵּית\־beit-[the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004Q
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 7:12 word 11
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:12 word 12
הַפְּנִימִ֖יתha.pe.ni.Mit<the> inner
Lemma: פְּנִימִי (pe.ni.mi) · Strong's: H6442
Parsing: Aafsc (Aafsc)
Meaning: inner
Used 32 times. Also: 1 Kings 6:27, 1 Kings 6:36, 1 Kings 7:50, 1 Chronicles 28:11, 2 Chronicles 4:22, Esther 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6442; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:12 word 13
וּלְאֻלָ֥םu.le.'u.Lamand to [the] porch of
Lemma: אוּלָם (u.lam) · Strong's: H0197G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: Hall (of pillars)
Used 5 times. Also: 1 Kings 7:6, 1 Kings 7:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0197G; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:12 word 14
הַבָּֽיִת\׃\ \פha.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 7:12 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The great | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| courtyard | → | חָצֵר H2691A court |
| was surrounded by | → | סָבִיב H5439G around |
| three | → | שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three |
| rows | → | טוּר H2905 row |
| of dressed stone | → | גָּזִית H1496 cutting |
| and a row | → | טוּר H2905 row |
| of trimmed cedar | → | אֶ֫רֶז H0730 cedar |
| beams | → | כָּרֻתָה H3773 beam |
| as were the inner | → | פְּנִימִי H6442 inner |
| courtyard | → | חָצֵר H2691A court |
| and portico | → | אוּלָם H0197G Hall (of pillars) |
| of the house of | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004Q house: temple |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
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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