1 Kings

1 Kings 6:16

¹⁶He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.^k

Footnotes

k 6:16 Or the Holy of Holies

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He partitioned off	וַיִּבֶן֩	way·yi·ḇen	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build
the twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֨ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
cubits	אַמָּ֜ה	’am·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
at	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the rear	מִיַּרְכּוֹתֵי	mī·yar·kō·ṯē	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine dual construct	H3411 flank, side
of the temple	הַבַּ֙יִת֙	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
with cedar	אֲרָזִ֔ים	’ă·rā·zîm	Noun - masculine plural	H730 cedar
boards	בְּצַלְע֣וֹת	bə·ṣal·‘ō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H6763 rib, side
from floor	הַקַּרְקַ֖ע	haq·qar·qa‘	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7172 floor
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
ceiling	הַקִּיר֑וֹת	haq·qî·rō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H7023 wall
to form	וַיִּ֤בֶן	way·yi·ḇen	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build
within the temple	מִבַּ֣יִת	mib·ba·yiṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
an inner sanctuary	לִדְבִ֔יר	liḏ·ḇîr	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H1687 shrine
the Most Holy Place	לְקֹ֖דֶשׁ	lə·qō·ḏeš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6944 sacred, sanctity

Cross-references

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2 Chronicles 3:8 · 1 Kings 8:6 · Leviticus 16:2 · Hebrews 9:3 · Ezekiel 45:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.