1 Kings 7:24 Go deeper
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And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast. (KJV)
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וּפְקָעִים֩u.fe.ka.'Imand gourds
Lemma: פֶּקָעִים (pe.qa) · Strong's: H6497
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: gourd
Used 3 times. Also: 1 Kings 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6497; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:24 word 1
מִתַּ֨חַתmi.Ta.chat[were] from under
Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: underneath: under
Used 238 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 18:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8478G; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:24 word 2
לִשְׂפָת֤וֹ\׀lis.fa.Toto lip its
Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: lip: edge
Used 28 times. Also: Exodus 26:4, Exodus 26:10, Exodus 28:26, Exodus 28:32, Exodus 36:11, Exodus 36:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8193I; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:24 word 3
סָבִיב֙sa.Vivall 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 7:24 word 4
סֹבְבִ֣יםsoe.Vim[they were] surrounding
Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to turn: surround
Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Exodus 39:6, Exodus 39:13, Numbers 21:4, Deuteronomy 2:1, Deuteronomy 2:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5437H; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:24 word 5
אֹת֔וֹ'o.To<obj.> it
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:24 word 6
עֶ֚שֶׂר'E.serten
Lemma: עֶשֶׂר (e.ser) · Strong's: H6235
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: ten
Used 175 times. Also: Genesis 5:14, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 31:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6235; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:24 word 7
בָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.Mahby the cubit
Lemma: אַמָּה (am.mah) · Strong's: H0520A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
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 7:24 word 8
מַקִּפִ֥יםma.ki.Fim[they were] surrounding
Lemma: נָקַף (na.qaph) · Strong's: H5362B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVhrmpa)
Meaning: to surround
Used 17 times. Also: Leviticus 19:27, Joshua 6:3, Joshua 6:11, 2 Kings 6:14, 2 Kings 11:8, 2 Chronicles 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5362B; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:24 word 9
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:24 word 10
הַיָּ֖םhai.Yamthe sea
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sea
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:24 word 11
סָבִ֑יבsa.Vivall 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 7:24 word 12
שְׁנֵ֤יshe.Nei[were] 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 7:24 word 13
טוּרִים֙tu.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 7:24 word 14
הַפְּקָעִ֔יםha.pe.ka.'Imthe gourds
Lemma: פֶּקָעִים (pe.qa) · Strong's: H6497
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: gourd
Used 3 times. Also: 1 Kings 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6497; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:24 word 15
יְצֻקִ֖יםye.tzu.Kim[they were] cast
Lemma: יָצַק (ya.tsaq) · Strong's: H3332H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqsmpa)
Meaning: to pour: cast metal
Used 14 times. Also: Exodus 25:12, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 36:36, Exodus 37:3, Exodus 37:13, Exodus 38:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3332H; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:24 word 16
בִּיצֻקָתֽוֹ\׃bi.tzu.ka.Toin casting its
Lemma: יְצֻקָה (ye.tsu.qah) · Strong's: H3333
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: casting
Used 2 times. Also: 1 Kings 7:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3333; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:24 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Below | → | תַּחַת H8478G underneath: under |
| the rim | → | שָׂפָה H8193I lip: edge |
| ornamental buds | → | פֶּקָעִים H6497 gourd |
| encircled | → | סָבִיב H5439G around |
| . . . | → | סָבַב H5437H to turn: surround |
| it | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| ten | → | עֶשֶׂר H6235 ten |
| per cubit | → | אַמָּה H0520A cubit |
| all the way | → | נָקַף H5362B to surround |
| around | → | סָבִיב H5439G around |
| the Sea | → | יָם H3220G sea |
| cast | → | יָצַק H3332H to pour: cast metal |
| in two | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| rows | → | טוּר H2905 row |
| as a part of [the Sea] | → | יְצֻקָה H3333 casting |
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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