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And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow. (KJV)
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וְהָעַמּוּדִ֗יםve.ha.'a.mu.Dimand the pillars
Lemma: עַמּוּד (am.mud) · Strong's: H5982G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: pillar
Used 109 times. Also: Exodus 13:21, Exodus 13:22, Exodus 14:19, Exodus 14:24, Exodus 26:32, Exodus 26:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5982G; TAHOT Jeremiah 52:21 word 1
שְׁמֹנֶ֨הshe.mo.Neh[was] eight-
Lemma: שְׁמֹנֶה (she.mo.neh) · Strong's: H8083
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: eight
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8083; TAHOT Jeremiah 52:21 word 2
עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה'es.Rehteen
Lemma: עָשָׂר (a.sar) · Strong's: H6240
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: ten
Used 337 times. Also: Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6240; TAHOT Jeremiah 52:21 word 3
אַמָּה֙'a.Mahcubit[s]
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 Jeremiah 52:21 word 4
הָעַמֻּ֣דha.'a.Mudthe pillar
Lemma: עַמּוּד (am.mud) · Strong's: H5982G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: pillar
Used 109 times. Also: Exodus 13:21, Exodus 13:22, Exodus 14:19, Exodus 14:24, Exodus 26:32, Exodus 26:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5982G; TAHOT Jeremiah 52:21 word 5
הָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.Chad<the> one
Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259
Parsing: Acfsa (Acfsa)
Meaning: one
Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Jeremiah 52:21 word 6
וְח֛וּטve.Chutand a line of
Lemma: חוּט (chut) · Strong's: H2339
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: thread
Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 14:23, Joshua 2:18, Judges 16:12, 1 Kings 7:15, Ecclesiastes 4:12, Song of Solomon 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2339; TAHOT Jeremiah 52:21 word 7
שְׁתֵּים\־she.teim-two [plus]
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HAcfda)
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 Jeremiah 52:21 word 8
עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה'es.Rehten
Lemma: עָשָׂר (a.sar) · Strong's: H6240
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: ten
Used 337 times. Also: Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6240; TAHOT Jeremiah 52:21 word 9
אַמָּ֖ה'a.Mahcubit[s]
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 Jeremiah 52:21 word 10
יְסֻבֶּ֑נּוּye.su.Be.nuit goes round it
Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
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 Jeremiah 52:21 word 11
וְעָבְי֛וֹve.'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 4:5, 2 Chronicles 4:17, Job 15:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5672; TAHOT Jeremiah 52:21 word 12
אַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'[was] four
Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: four
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 11:13, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:17, Genesis 14:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0702; TAHOT Jeremiah 52:21 word 13
אַצְבָּע֖וֹת'atz.ba.'otfingers
Lemma: אֶצְבַּע (ets.ba) · Strong's: H0676
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: finger
Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 8:19, Exodus 29:12, Exodus 31:18, Leviticus 4:6, Leviticus 4:17, Leviticus 4:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0676; TAHOT Jeremiah 52:21 word 14
נָבֽוּב\׃na.Vuvhollow
Lemma: נָבַב (na.vav) · Strong's: H5014
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)
Meaning: be hollow
Used 4 times. Also: Exodus 27:8, Exodus 38:7, Job 11:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5014; TAHOT Jeremiah 52:21 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Each | → | אֶחָד H0259 one |
| pillar | → | עַמּוּד H5982G pillar |
| [was] eighteen | → | שְׁמֹנֶה H8083 eight |
| . . . | → | עָשָׂר H6240 ten |
| cubits | → | אַמָּה H0520A cubit |
| tall | → | קוֹמָה H6967 height |
| . . . | → | עַמּוּד H5982G pillar |
| and twelve | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| . . . | → | עָשָׂר H6240 ten |
| cubits | → | אַמָּה H0520A cubit |
| in circumference | → | סָבַב H5437H to turn: surround |
| [each] was hollow | → | נָבַב H5014 be hollow |
| four | → | אַרְבַּע H0702 four |
| fingers | → | אֶצְבַּע H0676 finger |
| thick | → | עֲבִי H5672 thickness |
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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