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← 2 Chronicles 9 · ← verse 17 · verse 19 →

And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the stays: (KJV)

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וְשֵׁ֣שׁve.Sheshand six

Lemma: שֵׁשׁ (shesh) · Strong's: H8337

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

Meaning: six

Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 7:6, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:13, Genesis 16:16, Genesis 30:20, Genesis 31:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8337; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:18 word 1

מַעֲל֣וֹתma.'a.Lotsteps

Lemma: מַעֲלָה (ma.a.lah) · Strong's: H4609B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: step

Used 44 times. Also: Exodus 20:26, 1 Kings 10:19, 1 Kings 10:20, 2 Kings 9:13, 2 Kings 20:9, 2 Kings 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4609B; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:18 word 2

לַ֠כִּסֵּאLa.ki.se'[belonged] to the throne

Lemma: כִּסֵּא (kis.se) · Strong's: H3678G

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

Meaning: throne

Used 124 times. Also: Genesis 41:40, Exodus 11:5, Exodus 12:29, Deuteronomy 17:18, Judges 3:20, 1 Samuel 2:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3678G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:18 word 3

וְכֶ֨בֶשׁve.Khe.veshand a footstool

Lemma: כֶּ֫בֶשׁ (ke.vesh) · Strong's: H3534

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

Meaning: footstool

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3534; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:18 word 4

בַּזָּהָ֤בba.za.Havin <the> gold

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 9:18 word 5

לַכִּסֵּא֙la.ki.Se'to the throne

Lemma: כִּסֵּא (kis.se) · Strong's: H3678G

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

Meaning: throne

Used 124 times. Also: Genesis 41:40, Exodus 11:5, Exodus 12:29, Deuteronomy 17:18, Judges 3:20, 1 Samuel 2:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3678G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:18 word 6

מָאֳחָזִ֔יםmo.'o.cha.Zim[were] attached

Lemma: אָחַז (a.chaz) · Strong's: H0270

Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVHsmpa)

Meaning: to grasp

Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 22:13, Genesis 25:26, Genesis 34:10, Genesis 47:27, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0270; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:18 word 7

וְיָד֛וֹתve.ya.Dotand hands

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

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

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 2 Chronicles 9:18 word 8

מִזֶּ֥הmi.Zehfrom this

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:18 word 9

וּמִזֶּ֖הu.mi.Zehand from this

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:18 word 10

עַל\־'al-[were] 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 9:18 word 11

מְק֣וֹםme.Kom[the] place of

Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725

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

Meaning: place

Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:18 word 12

הַשָּׁ֑בֶתha.Sha.vetthe sitting

Lemma: שֶׁ֫בֶת (she.vet) · Strong's: H7675

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

Meaning: seat

Used 6 times. Also: 2 Samuel 23:7, 1 Kings 10:19, Lamentations 3:63, Amos 6:3, Obadiah 1:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7675; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:18 word 13

וּשְׁנַ֣יִםu.she.Na.yimand 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 9:18 word 14

אֲרָי֔וֹת'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 2 Chronicles 9:18 word 15

עֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.Dim[were] standing

Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to stand: stand

Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:18 word 16

אֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelbeside

Lemma: אֵ֫צֶל (e.tsel) · Strong's: H0681

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

Meaning: beside

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 39:10, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:16, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:3, Leviticus 1:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0681; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 9:18 word 17

הַיָּדֽוֹת\׃hai.ya.Dotthe hands

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

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

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 2 Chronicles 9:18 word 18

How the BSB renders it

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

The throne→כִּסֵּא H3678G throne
had six→שֵׁשׁ H8337 six
steps→מַעֲלָה H4609B step
and a footstool→כֶּ֫בֶשׁ H3534 footstool
of gold→זָהָב H2091 gold
was attached to it→אָחַז H0270 to grasp
There were armrests→יָד H3027G hand
on both sides→זֶה H2088 this
. . .→זֶה H2088 this
of→עַל H5921A upon
the seat→מָקוֹם H4725 place
. . .→שֶׁ֫בֶת H7675 seat
with a lion→אֲרִי H0738A lion
standing→עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand
beside→אֵ֫צֶל H0681 beside
each armrest→יָד H3027G hand

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

All attributions

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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