1 Kings

1 Kings 6:37–38

³⁷The foundation of the house of the LORD was laid in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, in the month of Ziv. ³⁸In the eleventh year, in the month of Bul,^o the eighth month, the temple was finished in every detail and according to every specification. So he built the temple in seven years.

Footnotes

o 6:38 Bul was the eighth month of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar, usually occurring within the months of October and November.

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1 Kings 6:37

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The foundation of the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
was laid	יֻסַּ֖ד	yus·saḏ	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3245 establish, found, fix
in the fourth	הָֽרְבִיעִ֔ית	hā·rə·ḇî·‘îṯ	Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H7243 fourth
year	בַּשָּׁנָה֙	baš·šā·nāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
in the month	בְּיֶ֖רַח	bə·ye·raḥ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3391 month
of Ziv	זִֽו׃	ziw	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2099 Ziv

1 Kings 6:38

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the eleventh	הָאַחַ֨ת	hā·’a·ḥaṯ	Article; Number - feminine singular construct	H259 one
year	וּבַשָּׁנָה֩	ū·ḇaš·šā·nāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
in the month	בְּיֶ֣רַח	bə·ye·raḥ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3391 month
of Bul	בּ֗וּל	būl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H945 Bul
the eighth	הַשְּׁמִינִ֔י	haš·šə·mî·nî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H8066 eighth
month	הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ	ha·ḥō·ḏeš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
the temple	הַבַּ֔יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
was finished	כָּלָ֣ה	kā·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
in every	וּלְכָל־	ū·lə·ḵāl-	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
detail	דְּבָרָ֖יו	də·ḇā·rāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
and according to every	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
specification	מִשְׁפָּטוֹ	miš·på̄·ṭō	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4941 judgment
So he built	וַיִּבְנֵ֖הוּ	way·yiḇ·nê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H1129 build
in seven	שֶׁ֥בַע	še·ḇa‘	Number - feminine singular	H7651 seven
years	שָׁנִֽים׃	šā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year

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1 Kings 6:37 1 Kings 6:1

1 Kings 6:38 1 Kings 7:1 · Ezra 6:14–15 · Zechariah 4:9 · Ezra 3:8–13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.