1 Kings

1 Kings 6:1–4

¹In the four hundred and eightieth^a year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv,^b the second month, he began to build the house of the LORD.

²The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.^c ³The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits^d long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits^e in front of the temple.

⁴He also had narrow windows framed high in the temple.

Footnotes

a 6:1 Hebrew; LXX four hundred and fortieth
b 6:1 Ziv was the second month of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar, usually occurring within the months of April and May; also in verse 37.
c 6:2 The house was approximately 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high (27.4 meters long, 9.1 meters wide, and 13.7 meters high).
d 6:3 20 cubits is approximately 30 feet or 9.1 meters; also in verses 16 and 20.
e 6:3 10 cubits is approximately 15 feet or 4.6 meters; also in verses 23–26.

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1 Kings 6:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the four	וְאַרְבַּ֣ע	wə·’ar·ba‘	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular	H702 four
hundred	מֵא֣וֹת	mê·’ō·wṯ	Number - feminine plural	H3967 hundred
and eightieth	בִשְׁמוֹנִ֣ים	ḇiš·mō·w·nîm	Preposition-b; Number - common plural	H8084 an eighty
year	שָׁנָ֣ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
after the Israelites	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
had come	לְצֵ֣את	lə·ṣêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3318 go or come out
out of the land	מֵאֶֽרֶץ־	mê·’e·reṣ-	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרַיִם֩	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
in the fourth	הָרְבִיעִ֜ית	hā·rə·ḇî·‘îṯ	Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H7243 fourth
year	בַּשָּׁנָ֨ה	baš·šā·nāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
of	לִמְלֹ֥ךְ	lim·lōḵ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
in the month	הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ	ha·ḥō·ḏeš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
of Ziv	זִ֗ו	ziw	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2099 Ziv
the second	הַשֵּׁנִ֔י	haš·šê·nî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H8145 second
month	בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ	bə·ḥō·ḏeš	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
began to build	וַיִּ֥בֶן	way·yi·ḇen	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build
the house	הַבַּ֖יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
of the LORD	לַיהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

1 Kings 6:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The house	וְהַבַּ֗יִת	wə·hab·ba·yiṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
that	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
King	הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹה֙	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
built	בָּנָ֜ה	bā·nāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build
for the LORD	לַֽיהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
sixty	שִׁשִּֽׁים־	šiš·šîm-	Number - common plural	H8346 sixty
cubits	אַמָּ֥ה	’am·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
long	אָרְכּ֖וֹ	’ā·rə·kōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H753 length
twenty	וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים	wə·‘eś·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
wide	רָחְבּ֑וֹ	rā·ḥə·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7341 breadth, width
and thirty	וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים	ū·šə·lō·šîm	Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural	H7970 thirty
cubits	אַמָּ֖ה	’am·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
high	קוֹמָתֽוֹ׃	qō·w·mā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6967 height

1 Kings 6:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The portico	וְהָאוּלָ֗ם	wə·hā·’ū·lām	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H197 porch
at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the front	פְּנֵי֙	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the main hall	הֵיכַ֣ל	hê·ḵal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1964 palace, temple
of the temple	הַבַּ֔יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֣ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
cubits	אַמָּה֙	’am·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
long	אָרְכּ֔וֹ	’ā·rə·kōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H753 length
extending across	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the width	רֹ֣חַב	rō·ḥaḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7341 breadth, width
of the temple	הַבָּ֑יִת	hab·bā·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
and projecting out	רָחְבּ֖וֹ	rā·ḥə·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7341 breadth, width
ten	עֶ֧שֶׂר	‘e·śer	Number - feminine singular	H6235 ten
cubits	בָּאַמָּ֛ה	bā·’am·māh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
front	פְּנֵ֥י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the temple	הַבָּֽיִת׃	hab·bā·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house

1 Kings 6:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He also had	וַיַּ֣עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
narrow	אֲטֻמִֽים׃	’ă·ṭu·mîm	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H331 shut, shut up
windows	חַלּוֹנֵ֖י	ḥal·lō·w·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H2474 window
framed high	שְׁקֻפִ֥ים	šə·qu·p̄îm	Noun - masculine plural	H8261 frame, casing
in the temple	לַבָּ֔יִת	lab·bā·yiṯ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house