2 Chronicles 4:3 Go deeper
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And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast. (KJV)
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וּדְמ֣וּתu.de.Mutand [the] likeness of
Lemma: דְּמוּת (de.mut) · Strong's: H1823
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: likeness
Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:3, 2 Kings 16:10, Psalms 58:4, Isaiah 13:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1823; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:3 word 1
בְּקָרִים֩be.ka.Rimoxen
Lemma: בָּקָר (ba.qar) · Strong's: H1241
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Absolute (HNcbpa)
Meaning: cattle
Used 183 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1241; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:3 word 2
תַּ֨חַתTa.chat[was] under
Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: underneath: under
Used 238 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 18:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8478G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:3 word 3
סָבִ֤יב\׀sa.Vivall 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 2 Chronicles 4:3 word 4
סָבִיב֙sa.Vivall 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 2 Chronicles 4:3 word 5
סוֹבְבִ֣יםso.Vimgoing round
Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to turn: surround
Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Exodus 39:6, Exodus 39:13, Numbers 21:4, Deuteronomy 2:1, Deuteronomy 2:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5437H; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:3 word 6
אֹת֔וֹ'o.To<obj.> it
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 4:3 word 7
עֶ֚שֶׂר'E.serten
Lemma: עֶשֶׂר (e.ser) · Strong's: H6235
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: ten
Used 175 times. Also: Genesis 5:14, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 31:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6235; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:3 word 8
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 2 Chronicles 4:3 word 9
מַקִּיפִ֥יםma.ki.Fimsurrounding
Lemma: נָקַף (na.qaph) · Strong's: H5362B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVhrmpa)
Meaning: to surround
Used 17 times. Also: Leviticus 19:27, Joshua 6:3, Joshua 6:11, 1 Kings 7:24, 2 Kings 6:14, 2 Kings 11:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5362B; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:3 word 10
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 4:3 word 11
הַיָּ֖םhai.Yamthe sea
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sea
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:3 word 12
סָבִ֑יבsa.Vivall 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 2 Chronicles 4:3 word 13
שְׁנַ֤יִםshe.Na.yim[were] two
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Absolute (HNcbda)
Meaning: two
Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:3 word 14
טוּרִים֙tu.Rimrows
Lemma: טוּר (tur) · Strong's: H2905
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: row
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 28:17, Exodus 28:18, Exodus 28:19, Exodus 28:20, Exodus 39:10, Exodus 39:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2905; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:3 word 15
הַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.Karthe cattle
Lemma: בָּקָר (ba.qar) · Strong's: H1241
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: cattle
Used 183 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1241; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:3 word 16
יְצוּקִ֖יםye.tzu.Kimcast
Lemma: יָצַק (ya.tsaq) · Strong's: H3332H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqsmpa)
Meaning: to pour: cast metal
Used 14 times. Also: Exodus 25:12, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 36:36, Exodus 37:3, Exodus 37:13, Exodus 38:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3332H; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:3 word 17
בְּמֻֽצַקְתּֽוֹ\׃be.Mu.tzak.Toin casting its
Lemma: מוּצֶ֫קֶת (mu.tsa.qah) · Strong's: H4166
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: casting
Used 2 times. Also: Zechariah 4:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4166; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:3 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Below [the rim] | → | תַּחַת H8478G underneath: under |
| figures | → | דְּמוּת H1823 likeness |
| of oxen | → | בָּקָר H1241 cattle |
| encircled | → | סָבִיב H5439G around |
| . . . | → | סָבִיב H5439G around |
| . . . | → | סָבַב H5437H to turn: surround |
| it | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| ten | → | עֶשֶׂר H6235 ten |
| per cubit | → | אַמָּה H0520A cubit |
| all the way | → | נָקַף H5362B to surround |
| around | → | סָבִיב H5439G around |
| the Sea | → | יָם H3220G sea |
| cast | → | יָצַק H3332H to pour: cast metal |
| in two | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| rows | → | טוּר H2905 row |
| as a part of [the Sea] | → | מוּצֶ֫קֶת H4166 casting |
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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