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1 Kings 7:36 Go deeper

← 1 Kings 7 · ← verse 35 · verse 37 →

For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַיְפַתַּ֤חvay.fa.Tachand he engraved

Lemma: פָּתַח (pa.tach) · Strong's: H6605B

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to engrave

Used 9 times. Also: Exodus 28:9, Exodus 28:11, Exodus 28:36, Exodus 39:6, 2 Chronicles 2:7, 2 Chronicles 2:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6605B; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:36 word 1

עַל\־'al-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 7:36 word 2

הַלֻּחֹת֙ha.lu.Chotthe plates of

Lemma: לוּחַ (lu.ach) · Strong's: H3871

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: tablet

Used 43 times. Also: Exodus 24:12, Exodus 27:8, Exodus 31:18, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 32:16, Exodus 32:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3871; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:36 word 3

יְדֹתֶ֔יהָye.do.Tei.hahands its

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:36 word 4

וְעַל֙ve.'Aland 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 7:36 word 5

כְּרוּבִ֖יםke.ru.Vimcherubim

Lemma: כְּרוּב (ke.ruv) · Strong's: H3742

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: cherub

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Exodus 25:18, Exodus 25:19, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:22, Exodus 26:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3742; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:36 word 6

אֲרָי֣וֹת'a.ra.Yotlions

Lemma: אֲרִי (a.ri) · Strong's: H0738A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: lion

Used 32 times. Also: Numbers 23:24, Numbers 24:9, Judges 14:5, Judges 14:18, 1 Samuel 17:34, 1 Samuel 17:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0738A; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:36 word 7

וְתִמֹרֹ֑תve.ti.mo.Rotand palm trees

Lemma: תִּמֹרָה (tim.rah) · Strong's: H8561

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: palm

Used 18 times. Also: 1 Kings 6:29, 1 Kings 6:32, 1 Kings 6:35, 2 Chronicles 3:5, Ezekiel 40:16, Ezekiel 40:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8561; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:36 word 8

כְּמַֽעַר\־ke.ma.'ar-according to [the] clear space of

Lemma: מַעֲרֶה (ma.a.reh) · Strong's: H4629H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: gap

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4629H; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:36 word 9

אִ֥ישׁ'isheach

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I

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

Meaning: man: anyone

Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:36 word 10

וְלֹי֖וֹתve.lo.Yotand garlands

Lemma: לֹיָה (lo.yah) · Strong's: H3914

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: wreath

Used 3 times. Also: 1 Kings 7:29, 1 Kings 7:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3914; TAHOT 1 Kings 7:36 word 11

סָבִֽיב\׃sa.Viv[were] all 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 7:36 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

He engraved→פָּתַח H6605B to engrave
cherubim→כְּרוּב H3742 cherub
lions→אֲרִי H0738A lion
and palm trees→תִּמֹרָה H8561 palm
on→עַל H5921A upon
the surfaces→לוּחַ H3871 tablet
of the supports→יָד H3027G hand
and→עַל H5921A upon
panels→מִסְגֶּ֫רֶת H4526 perimeter
wherever each→אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone
had space→מַעֲרֶה H4629H gap
with wreaths→לֹיָה H3914 wreath
all around→סָבִיב H5439G around

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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