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And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter. (KJV)
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וְכֹתָרֹ֗תve.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 7:19, 1 Kings 7:31, 1 Kings 7:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3805; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:20 word 1
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 7:20 word 2
שְׁנֵי֙she.Nei[the] two
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)
Meaning: two
Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:20 word 3
הָֽעַמּוּדִ֔יםha.'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 7:20 word 4
גַּם\־gam-also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:20 word 5
מִמַּ֙עַל֙mi.Ma.'alfrom above
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 7:20 word 6
מִלְּעֻמַּ֣תmi.le.'u.Matfrom to near
Lemma: עֻמָּה (um.mah) · Strong's: H5980
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: close
Used 32 times. Also: Exodus 25:27, Exodus 28:27, Exodus 37:14, Exodus 38:18, Exodus 39:20, Leviticus 3:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5980; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:20 word 7
הַבֶּ֔טֶןha.Be.tenthe bulge
Lemma: בֶּ֫טֶן (be.ten) · Strong's: H0990I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: belly: hump
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0990I; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:20 word 8
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 7:20 word 9
לְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.ver[was] to [the] side of
Lemma: עֵ֫בֶר (e.ver) · Strong's: H5676G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: side: beside
Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 28:26, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 39:19, Numbers 21:13, Numbers 32:19, Deuteronomy 4:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5676G; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:20 word 10
וְהָרִמּוֹנִ֤יםve.ha.ri.mo.Nimand the pomegranates
Lemma: רִמּוֹן (rim.mon) · Strong's: H7416
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: pomegranate
Used 32 times. Also: Exodus 28:33, Exodus 28:34, Exodus 39:24, Exodus 39:25, Exodus 39:26, Numbers 13:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7416; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:20 word 11
מָאתַ֙יִם֙ma.Ta.yimtwo hundred
Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)
Meaning: hundred
Used 574 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3967; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:20 word 12
טֻרִ֣יםtu.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 7:20 word 13
סָבִ֔יבsa.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 7:20 word 14
עַ֖ל'alon
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 7:20 word 15
הַכֹּתֶ֥רֶתha.ko.Te.retthe 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 7:17, 1 Kings 7:18, 1 Kings 7:19, 1 Kings 7:31, 1 Kings 7:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3805; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:20 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 7:20 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| On | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the capitals | → | כֹּתֶ֫רֶת H3805 capital |
| of both | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| pillars | → | עַמּוּד H5982G pillar |
| just | → | עֻמָּה H5980 close |
| above | → | מַ֫עַל H4605 above |
| the rounded projection | → | בֶּ֫טֶן H0990I belly: hump |
| next to | → | עֵ֫בֶר H5676G side: beside |
| the network | → | שְׂבָכָה H7639 latticework |
| [were] the two hundred | → | מֵאָה H3967 hundred |
| pomegranates | → | רִמּוֹן H7416 pomegranate |
| in rows | → | טוּר H2905 row |
| encircling | → | סָבִיב H5439G around |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| each capital | → | כֹּתֶ֫רֶת H3805 capital |
| . . . | → | שֵׁנִי H8145 second |
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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