1 Kings 7:19 Go deeper
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And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits. (KJV)
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וְכֹֽתָרֹ֗תve.kho.ta.Rotand [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 7:17, 1 Kings 7:18, 1 Kings 7:20, 1 Kings 7:31, 1 Kings 7:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3805; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:19 word 1
אֲשֶׁר֙'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 7:19 word 2
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 7:19 word 3
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 7:19 word 4
הָעַמּוּדִ֔יםha.'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 7:19 word 5
מַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.Seh[were] a work 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 7:19 word 6
שׁוּשַׁ֣ןshu.Shanlili[es]
Lemma: שׁוּשַׁן (shu.shan) · Strong's: H7799
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: lily
Used 17 times. Also: 1 Kings 7:22, 1 Kings 7:26, 2 Chronicles 4:5, Psalms 45:0, Psalms 60:0, Psalms 69:0 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7799; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:19 word 7
בָּֽאוּלָ֑םba.'u.Lamin the porch
Lemma: אוּלָם (u.lam) · Strong's: H0197J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: Portico
Used 27 times. Also: 1 Kings 6:3, 1 Kings 7:21, 1 Chronicles 28:11, 2 Chronicles 3:4, 2 Chronicles 8:12, 2 Chronicles 15:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0197J; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:19 word 8
אַרְבַּ֖ע'ar.Ba'four
Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: four
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 11:13, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:17, Genesis 14:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0702; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:19 word 9
אַמּֽוֹת\׃'a.Motcubits
Lemma: אַמָּה (am.mah) · Strong's: H0520A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: cubit
Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0520A; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:19 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And the capitals | → | כֹּתֶ֫רֶת H3805 capital |
| atop | → | רֹאשׁ H7218I head: top |
| the pillars | → | עַמּוּד H5982G pillar |
| in the portico | → | אוּלָם H0197J Portico |
| were shaped | → | מַעֲשֶׂה H4639G deed: work |
| like lilies | → | שׁוּשַׁן H7799 lily |
| four | → | אַרְבַּע H0702 four |
| cubits [high] | → | אַמָּה H0520A cubit |
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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