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And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row. (KJV)
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וְסָפֻ֣ןve.sa.Funand [it was] paneled
Lemma: סָפַן (sa.phan) · Strong's: H5603
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)
Meaning: to cover
Used 6 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:21, 1 Kings 6:9, 1 Kings 7:7, Jeremiah 22:14, Haggai 1:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5603; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:3 word 1
בָּאֶ֗רֶזba.'E.rezwith <the> cedar
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶז (e.rez) · Strong's: H0730
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: cedar
Used 73 times. Also: Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:49, Leviticus 14:51, Leviticus 14:52, Numbers 19:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0730; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:3 word 2
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 7:3 word 3
עַל\־'al-above
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 7:3 word 4
הַצְּלָעֹת֙ha.tze.la.'Otthe side-chambers
Lemma: צֵלָע (tse.la) · Strong's: H6763
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: side
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Exodus 25:12, Exodus 25:14, Exodus 26:20, Exodus 26:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6763; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:3 word 5
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'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 7:3 word 6
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 7:3 word 7
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 7:3 word 8
אַרְבָּעִ֖ים'ar.ba.'Imforty
Lemma: אַרְבָּעִים (ar.ba.im) · Strong's: H0705
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: forty
Used 135 times. Also: Genesis 5:13, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 18:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0705; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:3 word 9
וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑הva.cha.mi.Shahand five
Lemma: חָמֵשׁ (cha.mesh) · Strong's: H2568
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: five
Used 342 times. Also: Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:17, Genesis 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2568; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:3 word 10
חֲמִשָּׁ֥הcha.mi.Shahfif-
Lemma: חָמֵשׁ (cha.mesh) · Strong's: H2568
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: five
Used 342 times. Also: Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:17, Genesis 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2568; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:3 word 11
עָשָׂ֖ר'a.Sarteen
Lemma: עָשָׂר (a.sar) · Strong's: H6240
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: ten
Used 337 times. Also: Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6240; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:3 word 12
הַטּֽוּר\׃ha.Turthe row
Lemma: טוּר (tur) · Strong's: H2905
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 7:3 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [The house] was roofed | → | סָפַן H5603 to cover |
| with cedar | → | אֶ֫רֶז H0730 cedar |
| above | → | מַ֫עַל H4605 above |
| the beams | → | צֵלָע H6763 side |
| that | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| rested on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the pillars | → | עַמּוּד H5982G pillar |
| forty-five [beams] | → | אַרְבָּעִים H0705 forty |
| . . . | → | חָמֵשׁ H2568 five |
| fifteen | → | חָמֵשׁ H2568 five |
| . . . | → | עָשָׂר H6240 ten |
| per row | → | טוּר H2905 row |
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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