1 Kings
1 Kings 10:17
17He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of goldf went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
Footnotes
- f 10:17 3 minas is approximately 3.77 pounds or 1.71 kilograms of gold; possibly a reference to double minas, that is, approximately 7.54 pounds or 3.42 kilograms.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| three | וּשְׁלֹשׁ־ | ū·šə·lōš- | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular construct | H7969 a three, triad |
| hundred | מֵא֤וֹת | mê·’ō·wṯ | Number - feminine plural | H3967 hundred |
| small shields | מָֽגִנִּים֙ | mā·ḡin·nîm | Noun - common plural | H4043 shield |
| of hammered | שָׁח֔וּט | šā·ḥūṭ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H7820 slaughter, beat |
| gold | זָהָ֣ב | zā·hāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| three | שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת | šə·lō·šeṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H7969 a three, triad |
| minas | מָנִים֙ | mā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H4488 maneh, mina |
| 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 | הָאֶחָ֑ת | hā·’e·ḥāṯ | Article; Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| shield | הַמָּגֵ֣ן | ham·mā·ḡên | Article; Noun - common singular | H4043 shield |
| And the king | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| put them | וַיִּתְּנֵ֣ם | way·yit·tə·nêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| in the House | בֵּ֖ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the Forest | יַ֥עַר | ya·‘ar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3293 wood, forest, thicket |
| of Lebanon | הַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃פ | hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3844 Lebanon |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.