1 Kings 7:27 Go deeper
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And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it. (KJV)
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וַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he made
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to make
Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:27 word 1
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 7:27 word 2
הַמְּכֹנ֛וֹתha.me.kho.Notthe stands
Lemma: מְכוֹנָה (me.kho.nah) · Strong's: H4350
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: base
Used 24 times. Also: 1 Kings 7:28, 1 Kings 7:30, 1 Kings 7:32, 1 Kings 7:34, 1 Kings 7:35, 1 Kings 7:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4350; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:27 word 3
עֶ֖שֶׂר'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 7:27 word 4
נְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetbronze
Lemma: נְחֹ֫שֶׁת (ne.cho.shet) · Strong's: H5178A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: bronze
Used 139 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Exodus 25:3, Exodus 26:11, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 27:2, Exodus 27:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5178A; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:27 word 5
אַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'[was] four
Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
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 7:27 word 6
בָּאַמָּ֗הba.'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 7:27 word 7
אֹ֚רֶךְ'O.rekh[the] length of
Lemma: אֹ֫רֶךְ (o.rekh) · Strong's: H0753
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: length
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Genesis 13:17, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 26:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0753; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:27 word 8
הַמְּכוֹנָ֣הha.me.kho.Nahthe stand
Lemma: מְכוֹנָה (me.kho.nah) · Strong's: H4350
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: base
Used 24 times. Also: 1 Kings 7:28, 1 Kings 7:30, 1 Kings 7:32, 1 Kings 7:34, 1 Kings 7:35, 1 Kings 7:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4350; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:27 word 9
הָֽאֶחָ֔תha.'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 7:27 word 10
וְאַרְבַּ֤עve.'ar.Ba'and [was] four
Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
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 7:27 word 11
בָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'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 7:27 word 12
רָחְבָּ֔הּra.che.Bahbreadth its
Lemma: רֹ֫חַב (ro.chav) · Strong's: H7341
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: width
Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Genesis 13:17, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 26:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7341; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:27 word 13
וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁve.sha.Loshand [was] three
Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: three
Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:27 word 14
בָּאַמָּ֖הba.'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 7:27 word 15
קוֹמָתָֽהּ\׃ko.ma.Tahheight its
Lemma: קוֹמָה (qo.mah) · Strong's: H6967
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: height
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 27:1, Exodus 27:18, Exodus 30:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6967; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:27 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In addition, he made | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| ten | → | עֶשֶׂר H6235 ten |
| movable stands | → | מְכוֹנָה H4350 base |
| of bronze | → | נְחֹ֫שֶׁת H5178A bronze |
| each | → | אֶחָד H0259 one |
| four | → | אַרְבַּע H0702 four |
| cubits | → | אַמָּה H0520A cubit |
| long | → | אֹ֫רֶךְ H0753 length |
| four | → | אַרְבַּע H0702 four |
| cubits | → | אַמָּה H0520A cubit |
| wide | → | רֹ֫חַב H7341 width |
| and three | → | שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three |
| cubits | → | אַמָּה H0520A cubit |
| high | → | קוֹמָה H6967 height |
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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