1 Kings

1 Kings 6:31–33

³¹For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, Solomon constructed doors of olive wood with five-sided doorposts. ³²The double doors were made of olive wood, and he carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold.

³³In the same way he made four-sided doorposts of olive wood for the sanctuary entrance.

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1 Kings 6:31

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For the entrance	פֶּ֣תַח	pe·ṯaḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6607 opening, doorway, entrance
to the inner sanctuary	הַדְּבִ֔יר	had·də·ḇîr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1687 shrine
constructed	עָשָׂ֖ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
doors	דַּלְת֣וֹת	dal·ṯō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1817 door
of olive	שָׁ֑מֶן	šā·men	Noun - masculine singular	H8081 fat, oil
wood	עֲצֵי־	‘ă·ṣê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
with five-sided	חֲמִשִֽׁית׃	ḥă·mi·šîṯ	Number - ordinal feminine singular	H2549 fifth
doorposts	מְזוּז֖וֹת	mə·zū·zō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4201 door-post, gate-post

1 Kings 6:32

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The double	וּשְׁתֵּי֮	ū·šə·tê	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine dual construct	H8147 two
doors	דַּלְת֣וֹת	dal·ṯō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1817 door
were made of olive	שֶׁמֶן֒	še·men	Noun - masculine singular	H8081 fat, oil
wood	עֲצֵי־	‘ă·ṣê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
and he carved	וְקָלַ֣ע	wə·qā·la‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7049 sling, hurl forth
into them	עֲ֠לֵיהֶם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
cherubim	כְּרוּבִ֧ים	kə·rū·ḇîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3742 cherub
palm trees	וְתִמֹר֛וֹת	wə·ṯi·mō·rō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H8561 palm-like pilaster
and open	וּפְטוּרֵ֥י	ū·p̄ə·ṭū·rê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct	H6362 separate, remove, set free
flowers	צִצִּ֖ים	ṣiṣ·ṣîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6731 blossom, flower.
and overlaid	וְצִפָּ֣ה	wə·ṣip·pāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H6823 lay out, lay over
the cherubim	הַכְּרוּבִ֥ים	hak·kə·rū·ḇîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3742 cherub
and palm trees	הַתִּֽמֹר֖וֹת	hat·ti·mō·rō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H8561 palm-like pilaster
with hammered gold	זָהָ֑ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold

1 Kings 6:33

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the same way	וְכֵ֥ן	wə·ḵên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
he made	עָשָׂ֛ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
four-sided	רְבִעִֽית׃	rə·ḇi·‘îṯ	Number - ordinal feminine singular	H7243 fourth
doorposts	מְזוּז֣וֹת	mə·zū·zō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4201 door-post, gate-post
of olive	שָׁ֑מֶן	šā·men	Noun - masculine singular	H8081 fat, oil
wood	עֲצֵי־	‘ă·ṣê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
for the sanctuary	הַֽהֵיכָ֖ל	ha·hê·ḵāl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1964 palace, temple
entrance	לְפֶ֥תַח	lə·p̄e·ṯaḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6607 opening, doorway, entrance

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1 Kings 6:31 Hebrews 10:19–20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.