1 Kings

1 Kings 5:17–18

¹⁷And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones. ¹⁸So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.

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1 Kings 5:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the king	הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
commanded them	וַיְצַ֣ו	way·ṣaw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
to quarry	וַיַּסִּעוּ֩	way·yas·si·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey
large	גְּדֹל֜וֹת	gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H1419 great
costly	יְקָר֛וֹת	yə·qā·rō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H3368 precious, rare, splendid, weighty
stones	אֲבָנִ֨ים	’ă·ḇā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H68 stone
to lay the foundation	לְיַסֵּ֥ד	lə·yas·sêḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H3245 establish, found, fix
of the temple	הַבָּ֖יִת	hab·bā·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
with dressed	גָזִֽית׃	ḡā·zîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1496 a cutting, hewing
stones	אֲבָנִ֧ים	’ă·ḇā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H68 stone

1 Kings 5:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Solomon’s	שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
and Hiram’s	חִיר֖וֹם	ḥî·rō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2438 Hiram
builders	וּבֹנֵ֥י	ū·ḇō·nê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H1129 build
along with the Gebalites	וְהַגִּבְלִ֑ים	wə·hag·giḇ·lîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H1382 Gebalite
quarried the stone	וַֽיִּפְסְל֞וּ	way·yip̄·sə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6458 hew, hew into shape
and prepared	וַיָּכִ֛ינוּ	way·yā·ḵî·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3559 be firm
the timber	הָעֵצִ֥ים	hā·‘ê·ṣîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6086 tree, trees, wood
and stone	וְהָאֲבָנִ֖ים	wə·hā·’ă·ḇā·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H68 stone
for the construction	לִבְנ֥וֹת	liḇ·nō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1129 build
of the temple	הַבָּֽיִת׃פ	hab·bā·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house

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1 Kings 5:17 1 Kings 6:7 · 1 Chronicles 22:2

1 Kings 5:18 Joshua 13:5 · Ezekiel 27:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.