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He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls. (KJV)
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וַיְחַ֨ףvay.Chafand he overlaid
Lemma: חָפָה (cha.phah) · Strong's: H2645
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to cover
Used 12 times. Also: 2 Samuel 15:30, 2 Chronicles 3:5, 2 Chronicles 3:8, 2 Chronicles 3:9, Esther 6:12, Esther 7:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2645; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 3:7 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 2 Chronicles 3:7 word 2
הַבַּ֜יִתha.Ba.yitthe house
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: house: home
Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 3:7 word 3
הַקֹּר֧וֹתha.ko.Rotthe beams
Lemma: קוֹרָה (qo.rah) · Strong's: H6982
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: beam
Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 19:8, 2 Kings 6:2, 2 Kings 6:5, Song of Solomon 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6982; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 3:7 word 4
הַסִּפִּ֛יםha.si.Pimthe thresholds
Lemma: סַף (saph) · Strong's: H5592B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: threshold
Used 25 times. Also: Judges 19:27, 1 Kings 14:17, 2 Kings 12:9, 2 Kings 22:4, 2 Kings 23:4, 2 Kings 25:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5592B; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 3:7 word 5
וְקִֽירוֹתָ֥יוve.ki.ro.Tavand walls its
Lemma: קִיר (qir) · Strong's: H7023
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: wall
Used 74 times. Also: Exodus 30:3, Exodus 37:26, Leviticus 1:15, Leviticus 5:9, Leviticus 14:37, Leviticus 14:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7023; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 3:7 word 6
וְדַלְתוֹתָ֖יוve.dal.to.Tavand doors its
Lemma: דֶּ֫לֶת (de.let) · Strong's: H1817C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: door
Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 21:6, Deuteronomy 3:5, Deuteronomy 15:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1817C; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 3:7 word 7
זָהָ֑בza.Havgold
Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: gold
Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 3:7 word 8
וּפִתַּ֥חu.fi.Tachand he engraved
Lemma: פָּתַח (pa.tach) · Strong's: H6605B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpq3ms)
Meaning: to engrave
Used 9 times. Also: Exodus 28:9, Exodus 28:11, Exodus 28:36, Exodus 39:6, 1 Kings 7:36, 2 Chronicles 2:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6605B; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 3:7 word 9
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 2 Chronicles 3:7 word 10
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 2 Chronicles 3:7 word 11
הַקִּירֽוֹת\׃\ \סha.ki.Rotthe walls
Lemma: קִיר (qir) · Strong's: H7023
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: wall
Used 74 times. Also: Exodus 30:3, Exodus 37:26, Leviticus 1:15, Leviticus 5:9, Leviticus 14:37, Leviticus 14:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7023; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 3:7 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He overlaid | → | חָפָה H2645 to cover |
| [its] | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| beams | → | קוֹרָה H6982 beam |
| thresholds | → | סַף H5592B threshold |
| walls | → | קִיר H7023 wall |
| and doors | → | דֶּ֫לֶת H1817C door |
| with gold | → | זָהָב H2091 gold |
| and he carved | → | פָּתַח H6605B to engrave |
| cherubim | → | כְּרוּב H3742 cherub |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the walls | → | קִיר H7023 wall |
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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