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And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וְעָבְי֣וֹve.'a.ve.Yoand thickness its

Lemma: עֲבִי (a.vi) · Strong's: H5672

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

Meaning: thickness

Used 5 times. Also: 1 Kings 7:26, 2 Chronicles 4:17, Job 15:26, Jeremiah 52:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5672; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:5 word 1

טֶ֔פַחTe.fach[was] a hand breadth

Lemma: טֶ֫פַח (te.phach) · Strong's: H2947

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

Meaning: handbreadth

Used 4 times. Also: 1 Kings 7:9, 1 Kings 7:26, Psalms 39:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2947; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:5 word 2

וּשְׂפָתוֹ֙u.se.fa.Toand lip its

Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: lip: edge

Used 28 times. Also: Exodus 26:4, Exodus 26:10, Exodus 28:26, Exodus 28:32, Exodus 36:11, Exodus 36:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8193I; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:5 word 3

כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הke.ma.'a.Seh[was] like [the] work of

Lemma: מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) · Strong's: H4639G

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

Meaning: deed: work

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 46:33, Genesis 47:3, Exodus 5:4, Exodus 5:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4639G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:5 word 4

שְׂפַת\־se.fat-[the] lip of

Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: lip: edge

Used 28 times. Also: Exodus 26:4, Exodus 26:10, Exodus 28:26, Exodus 28:32, Exodus 36:11, Exodus 36:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8193I; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:5 word 5

כּ֔וֹסKosa cup

Lemma: כּוֹס (kos) · Strong's: H3563A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: cup

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:21, 2 Samuel 12:3, 1 Kings 7:26, Psalms 11:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3563A; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:5 word 6

פֶּ֖רַחPe.rach[the] blossom of

Lemma: פֶּ֫רַח (pe.rach) · Strong's: H6525

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

Meaning: flower

Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 25:31, Exodus 25:33, Exodus 25:34, Exodus 37:17, Exodus 37:19, Exodus 37:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6525; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:5 word 7

שֽׁוֹשַׁנָּ֑הsho.sha.Naha lily

Lemma: שׁוּשַׁן (shu.shan) · Strong's: H7799

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: lily

Used 17 times. Also: 1 Kings 7:19, 1 Kings 7:22, 1 Kings 7:26, Psalms 45:0, Psalms 60:0, Psalms 69:0 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7799; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:5 word 8

מַחֲזִ֣יקma.cha.Zikholding

Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to strengthen: hold

Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 19:16, Genesis 21:18, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 9:2, Deuteronomy 22:25, Deuteronomy 25:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2388H; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:5 word 9

בַּתִּ֔יםba.Timbaths

Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1324

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Absolute (HNcbpa)

Meaning: bath

Used 13 times. Also: 1 Kings 7:26, 1 Kings 7:38, 2 Chronicles 2:10, Isaiah 5:10, Ezekiel 45:10, Ezekiel 45:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1324; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:5 word 10

שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetthree

Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: three

Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:5 word 11

אֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.Fimthousand<s>

Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Absolute (HNcbpa)

Meaning: thousand

Used 494 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 24:60, Exodus 12:37, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Exodus 20:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0505G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:5 word 12

יָכִֽיל\׃\ \סya.Khilit contained

Lemma: כּוּל (kul) · Strong's: H3557

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to sustain

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 45:11, Genesis 47:12, Genesis 50:21, Ruth 4:15, 2 Samuel 19:32, 2 Samuel 19:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3557; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 4:5 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

It was a handbreadth	→	טֶ֫פַח H2947 handbreadth
thick	→	עֲבִי H5672 thickness
and its rim	→	שָׂפָה H8193I lip: edge
was fashioned	→	מַעֲשֶׂה H4639G deed: work
like the brim	→	שָׂפָה H8193I lip: edge
of a cup	→	כּוֹס H3563A cup
like a lily	→	שׁוּשַׁן H7799 lily
. . .	→	חָזַק H2388H to strengthen: hold
blossom	→	פֶּ֫רַח H6525 flower
It could hold	→	כּוּל H3557 to sustain
three	→	שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three
thousand	→	אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand
baths	→	בַּת H1324 bath

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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