1 Kings 7:31 Go deeper
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And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit: but the mouth thereof was round after the work of the base, a cubit and an half: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings with their borders, foursquare, not round. (KJV)
Hebrew words tap a word
וּ֠פִיהוּU.fi.huand opening its
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip: opening
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 28:32, Exodus 39:23, Job 36:16, Zechariah 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310J; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:31 word 1
מִבֵּ֨יתmi.Beit[was] from inside
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004O
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: inside
Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 26:33, Exodus 28:26, Exodus 37:2, Exodus 39:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004O; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:31 word 2
לַכֹּתֶ֤רֶתla.ko.Te.retto the 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 7:20, 1 Kings 7:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3805; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:31 word 3
וָמַ֙עְלָה֙va.Ma'.lahand up -wards
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 7:31 word 4
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 7:31 word 5
וּפִ֙יהָ֙u.Fi.haand opening its
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip: opening
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 28:32, Exodus 39:23, Job 36:16, Zechariah 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310J; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:31 word 6
עָגֹ֣ל'a.Gol[was] round
Lemma: עָגֹל (a.gol) · Strong's: H5696
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: round
Used 6 times. Also: 1 Kings 7:23, 1 Kings 7:35, 1 Kings 10:19, 2 Chronicles 4:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5696; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:31 word 7
מַעֲשֵׂה\־ma.'a.seh-[the] 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 7:31 word 8
כֵ֔ןKhena base
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3653
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: stand
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 40:13, Genesis 41:13, Exodus 30:18, Exodus 30:28, Exodus 31:9, Exodus 35:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3653; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:31 word 9
אַמָּ֖ה'a.Maha 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 7:31 word 10
וַחֲצִ֣יva.cha.Tziand [the] half of
Lemma: חֲצִי (che.tsi) · Strong's: H2677
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: half
Used 125 times. Also: Exodus 12:29, Exodus 24:6, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 26:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2677; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:31 word 11
הָֽאַמָּ֑הha.'a.Mah<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 7:31 word 12
וְגַם\־ve.gam-and 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 7:31 word 13
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 7:31 word 14
פִּ֙יהָ֙pi.haopening its
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip: opening
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 28:32, Exodus 39:23, Job 36:16, Zechariah 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310J; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:31 word 15
מִקְלָע֔וֹתmik.la.'otcarvings
Lemma: מִקְלַ֫עַת (miq.la.at) · Strong's: H4734
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: engraving
Used 4 times. Also: 1 Kings 6:18, 1 Kings 6:29, 1 Kings 6:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4734; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:31 word 16
וּמִסְגְּרֹתֵיהֶ֥םu.mis.ge.ro.tei.Hemand rims their
Lemma: מִסְגֶּ֫רֶת (mis.ge.ret) · Strong's: H4526
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: perimeter
Used 16 times. Also: Exodus 25:25, Exodus 25:27, Exodus 37:12, Exodus 37:14, 2 Samuel 22:46, 1 Kings 7:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4526; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:31 word 17
מְרֻבָּע֖וֹתme.ru.ba.'ot[were] square
Lemma: רָבַע (ra.va) · Strong's: H7251
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVPsfpa)
Meaning: to square
Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 27:1, Exodus 28:16, Exodus 30:2, Exodus 37:25, Exodus 38:1, Exodus 39:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7251; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:31 word 18
לֹ֥אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:31 word 19
עֲגֻלּֽוֹת\׃a.gu.Lotround
Lemma: עָגֹל (a.gol) · Strong's: H5696
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAafpa)
Meaning: round
Used 6 times. Also: 1 Kings 7:23, 1 Kings 7:35, 1 Kings 10:19, 2 Chronicles 4:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5696; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:31 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The opening [to each stand] | → | פֶּה H6310J lip: opening |
| inside | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004O house: inside |
| the crown | → | כֹּתֶ֫רֶת H3805 capital |
| at the top | → | מַ֫עַל H4605 above |
| [was] one cubit [deep] | → | אַמָּה H0520A cubit |
| with a round | → | עָגֹל H5696 round |
| opening | → | פֶּה H6310J lip: opening |
| like the design | → | מַעֲשֶׂה H4639G deed: work |
| of a pedestal | → | כֵּן H3653 stand |
| a cubit | → | אַמָּה H0520A cubit |
| and a half [wide] | → | חֲצִי H2677 half |
| And | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| around | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| its opening | → | פֶּה H6310J lip: opening |
| [were] engravings | → | מִקְלַ֫עַת H4734 engraving |
| but the panels [of the stands] were | → | מִסְגֶּ֫רֶת H4526 perimeter |
| square | → | רָבַע H7251 to square |
| not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| round | → | עָגֹל H5696 round |
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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