1 Kings

1 Kings 6:3

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.

Footnotes

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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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

Cross-references

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Acts 3:10–11 · John 10:23 · Ezekiel 41:15 · 1 Chronicles 28:11 · Matthew 4:5 · 2 Chronicles 3:3–4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.