2 Chronicles 3:9 Go deeper
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And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold. (KJV)
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וּמִשְׁקָ֛לu.mish.Kaland [the] weight
Lemma: מִשְׁקָל (mish.qal) · Strong's: H4948
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: weight
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 24:22, Genesis 43:21, Leviticus 19:35, Leviticus 26:26, Numbers 7:13, Numbers 7:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4948; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 3:9 word 1
לְמִסְמְר֥וֹתle.mis.me.Rotof nails
Lemma: מַסְמֵר (mas.mer) · Strong's: H4548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: nail
Used 4 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 22:3, Isaiah 41:7, Jeremiah 10:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4548; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 3:9 word 2
לִשְׁקָלִ֖יםlish.ka.Limto shekels
Lemma: שֶׁ֫קֶל (she.qel) · Strong's: H8255
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: shekel
Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 23:15, Genesis 23:16, Exodus 21:32, Exodus 30:13, Exodus 30:15, Exodus 30:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8255; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 3:9 word 3
חֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.Shimfifty
Lemma: חֲמִשִּׁים (cha.mish.shim) · Strong's: H2572
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: fifty
Used 163 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:24, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 9:28, Genesis 9:29, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2572; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 3:9 word 4
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 3:9 word 5
וְהָעֲלִיּ֖וֹתve.ha.'a.li.Yotand the upper rooms
Lemma: עֲלִיָּה (a.liy.yah) · Strong's: H5944
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: upper room
Used 20 times. Also: Judges 3:20, Judges 3:23, Judges 3:24, Judges 3:25, 2 Samuel 18:33, 1 Kings 17:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5944; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 3:9 word 6
חִפָּ֥הchi.Pahhe overlaid
Lemma: חָפָה (cha.phah) · Strong's: H2645
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to cover
Used 12 times. Also: 2 Samuel 15:30, 2 Chronicles 3:5, 2 Chronicles 3:7, 2 Chronicles 3:8, Esther 6:12, Esther 7:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2645; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 3:9 word 7
זָהָֽב\׃za.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 3:9 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The weight | → | מִשְׁקָל H4948 weight |
| of the nails | → | מַסְמֵר H4548 nail |
| was fifty | → | חֲמִשִּׁים H2572 fifty |
| shekels | → | שֶׁ֫קֶל H8255 shekel |
| of gold | → | זָהָב H2091 gold |
| He also overlaid | → | חָפָה H2645 to cover |
| the upper rooms | → | עֲלִיָּה H5944 upper room |
| with gold | → | זָהָב H2091 gold |
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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