1 Kings 7:17 Go deeper
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And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter. (KJV)
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שְׂבָכִ֞יםse.va.Khimnetworks
Lemma: שְׂבָכָה (se.va.khah) · Strong's: H7639
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: latticework
Used 15 times. Also: 1 Kings 7:18, 1 Kings 7:41, 1 Kings 7:42, 2 Kings 1:2, 2 Kings 25:17, 2 Chronicles 4:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7639; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:17 word 1
מַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.Sehwork of
Lemma: מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) · Strong's: H4639G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: deed: work
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 46:33, Genesis 47:3, Exodus 5:4, Exodus 5:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4639G; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:17 word 2
שְׂבָכָ֗הse.va.Khaha network
Lemma: שְׂבָכָה (se.va.khah) · Strong's: H7639
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: latticework
Used 15 times. Also: 1 Kings 7:18, 1 Kings 7:41, 1 Kings 7:42, 2 Kings 1:2, 2 Kings 25:17, 2 Chronicles 4:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7639; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:17 word 3
גְּדִלִים֙ge.di.Limfestoons
Lemma: גְּדִלִים (ge.dil) · Strong's: H1434
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: tassel
Used 2 times. Also: Deuteronomy 22:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1434; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:17 word 4
מַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.Sehwork of
Lemma: מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) · Strong's: H4639G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: deed: work
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 46:33, Genesis 47:3, Exodus 5:4, Exodus 5:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4639G; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:17 word 5
שַׁרְשְׁר֔וֹתshar.she.Rotchains
Lemma: שַׁרְשְׁרָה (shar.she.rah) · Strong's: H8333
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: chain
Used 7 times. Also: Exodus 28:14, Exodus 39:15, 2 Chronicles 3:5, 2 Chronicles 3:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8333; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:17 word 6
לַכֹּ֣תָרֹ֔תla.Ko.ta.Rot[belonged] to the capitals
Lemma: כֹּתֶ֫רֶת (ko.te.ret) · Strong's: H3805
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: capital
Used 24 times. Also: 1 Kings 7:16, 1 Kings 7:18, 1 Kings 7:19, 1 Kings 7:20, 1 Kings 7:31, 1 Kings 7:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3805; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:17 word 7
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:17 word 8
עַל\־'al-[were] 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 7:17 word 9
רֹ֣אשׁrosh[the] top of
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: head: top
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 28:12, Genesis 28:18, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218I; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:17 word 10
הָעַמּוּדִ֑יםha.'a.mu.Dimthe pillars
Lemma: עַמּוּד (am.mud) · Strong's: H5982G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: pillar
Used 109 times. Also: Exodus 13:21, Exodus 13:22, Exodus 14:19, Exodus 14:24, Exodus 26:32, Exodus 26:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5982G; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:17 word 11
שִׁבְעָה֙shiv.'Ahseven
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 7:17 word 12
לַכֹּתֶ֣רֶתla.ko.Te.retfor the capital
Lemma: כֹּתֶ֫רֶת (ko.te.ret) · Strong's: H3805
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: capital
Used 24 times. Also: 1 Kings 7:16, 1 Kings 7:18, 1 Kings 7:19, 1 Kings 7:20, 1 Kings 7:31, 1 Kings 7:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3805; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:17 word 13
הָאֶחָ֔תha.'e.Chat<the> one
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 7:17 word 14
וְשִׁבְעָ֖הve.shiv.'Ahand 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 7:17 word 15
לַכֹּתֶ֥רֶתla.ko.Te.retfor the capital
Lemma: כֹּתֶ֫רֶת (ko.te.ret) · Strong's: H3805
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: capital
Used 24 times. Also: 1 Kings 7:16, 1 Kings 7:18, 1 Kings 7:19, 1 Kings 7:20, 1 Kings 7:31, 1 Kings 7:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3805; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:17 word 16
הַשֵּׁנִֽית\׃ha.she.Nit<the> second
Lemma: שֵׁנִי (she.ni) · Strong's: H8145
Parsing: Aofsa (Aofsa)
Meaning: second
Used 156 times. Also: Genesis 1:8, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8145; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:17 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For the capitals | → | כֹּתֶ֫רֶת H3805 capital |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| top | → | רֹאשׁ H7218I head: top |
| of the pillars | → | עַמּוּד H5982G pillar |
| he made | → | מַעֲשֶׂה H4639G deed: work |
| a network | → | שְׂבָכָה H7639 latticework |
| of lattice | → | שְׂבָכָה H7639 latticework |
| with wreaths | → | גְּדִלִים H1434 tassel |
| of | → | מַעֲשֶׂה H4639G deed: work |
| chainwork | → | שַׁרְשְׁרָה H8333 chain |
| seven | → | שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven |
| for [each] | → | אֶחָד H0259 one |
| capital | → | כֹּתֶ֫רֶת H3805 capital |
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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