1 Kings 7:22 Go deeper

And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished. (KJV)

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וְעַ֛לve.'Aland [was] 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 7:22 word 1

רֹ֥אשׁrosh[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 7:22 word 2

הָעַמּוּדִ֖יםha.'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 7:22 word 3

מַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.Seha 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 7:22 word 4

שׁוֹשָׁ֑ןsho.Shanlili[es]

Lemma: שׁוּשַׁן (shu.shan) · Strong's: H7799

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: lily

Used 17 times. Also: 1 Kings 7:19, 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 7:22 word 5

וַתִּתֹּ֖םva.ti.Tomand it was complete

Lemma: תָּמַם (ta.mam) · Strong's: H8552

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to finish

Used 62 times. Also: Genesis 47:15, Genesis 47:18, Leviticus 25:29, Leviticus 26:20, Numbers 14:33, Numbers 14:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8552; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:22 word 6

מְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khet[the] work of

Lemma: מְלָאכָה (me.la.khah) · Strong's: H4399

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: work

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 33:14, Genesis 39:11, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 20:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4399; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:22 word 7

הָעַמּוּדִֽים\׃ha.'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 7:22 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

And	→	עַל H5921A upon
the tops	→	רֹאשׁ H7218I head: top
of the pillars	→	עַמּוּד H5982G pillar
were shaped	→	מַעֲשֶׂה H4639G deed: work
like lilies	→	שׁוּשַׁן H7799 lily
So the work	→	מְלָאכָה H4399 work
of the pillars	→	עַמּוּד H5982G pillar
was completed	→	תָּמַם H8552 to finish

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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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