1 Kings
1 Kings 6:38
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Kings 7:1 · Ezra 6:14–15 · Zechariah 4:9 · Ezra 3:8–13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.