1 Kings 7:36 Go deeper
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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)
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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
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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