1 Kings
1 Kings 10:16
16King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of golde went into each shield.
Footnotes
- e 10:16 600 shekels is approximately 15.1 pounds or 6.8 kilograms of gold.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King | הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה | šə·lō·mōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8010 Solomon |
| made | וַיַּ֨עַשׂ | way·ya·‘aś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| two hundred | מָאתַ֥יִם | mā·ṯa·yim | Number - fd | H3967 hundred |
| large shields | צִנָּ֖ה | ṣin·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H6793 hook |
| hammered | שָׁח֑וּט | šā·ḥūṭ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H7820 slaughter, beat |
| gold | זָהָ֣ב | zā·hāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| six | שֵׁשׁ־ | šêš- | Number - feminine singular construct | H8337 six |
| hundred | מֵא֣וֹת | mê·’ō·wṯ | Number - feminine plural | H3967 hundred |
| of gold | זָהָ֔ב | zā·hāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| went | יַעֲלֶ֖ה | ya·‘ă·leh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| into | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| each | הָאֶחָֽת׃ | hā·’e·ḥāṯ | Article; Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| shield | הַצִּנָּ֥ה | haṣ·ṣin·nāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H6793 hook |
Cross-references
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1 Kings 14:26–28 · 2 Chronicles 12:9–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.