1 Kings

1 Kings 6:5–6

⁵Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms. ⁶The bottom floor was five cubits wide,^f the middle floor six cubits,^g and the third floor seven cubits.^h He also placed offset ledges around the outside of the temple, so that nothing would be inserted into its walls.

Footnotes

f 6:6 5 cubits is approximately 7.5 feet or 2.3 meters; also in verses 10 and 24.
g 6:6 6 cubits is approximately 9 feet or 2.7 meters.
h 6:6 7 cubits is approximately 10.5 feet or 3.2 meters.

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1 Kings 6:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the walls	קִ֨יר	qîr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7023 wall
of the temple	הַבַּ֤יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
and the inner sanctuary	וְלַדְּבִ֑יר	wə·lad·də·ḇîr	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1687 shrine
built	וַיִּבֶן֩	way·yi·ḇen	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build
a chambered structure	יָצוֹעַ	yå̄·ṣō·aʿ	Noun - masculine singular	H3326 couch, bed
around	סָבִ֔יב	sā·ḇîḇ	Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
the temple	הַבַּ֙יִת֙	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
in which	סָבִ֔יב	sā·ḇîḇ	Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
he constructed	וַיַּ֥עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
the side rooms	צְלָע֖וֹת	ṣə·lā·‘ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H6763 rib, side

1 Kings 6:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The bottom	הַתַּחְתֹּנָ֜ה	hat·taḥ·tō·nāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H8481 lower, lowest
floor	הַיָּצוֹעַ	hay·yå̄·ṣō·aʿ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3326 couch, bed
five	חָמֵ֧שׁ	ḥā·mêš	Number - feminine singular	H2568 five
cubits	בָּאַמָּ֣ה	bā·’am·māh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
wide	רָחְבָּ֗הּ	rā·ḥə·bāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H7341 breadth, width
the middle floor	וְהַתִּֽיכֹנָה֙	wə·hat·tî·ḵō·nāh	Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H8484 middle
six	שֵׁ֤שׁ	šêš	Number - feminine singular	H8337 six
cubits	בָּֽאַמָּה֙	bā·’am·māh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
and the third	וְהַ֨שְּׁלִישִׁ֔ית	wə·haš·šə·lî·šîṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H7992 third
seven	שֶׁ֥בַע	še·ḇa‘	Number - feminine singular	H7651 seven
cubits	בָּאַמָּ֖ה	bā·’am·māh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
He also placed	נָתַ֨ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
offset ledges	מִגְרָעוֹת֩	miḡ·rā·‘ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4052 recess, rebatement
around	סָבִיב֙	sā·ḇîḇ	Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
the outside	ח֔וּצָה	ḥū·ṣāh	Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H2351 the outside
of the temple	לַבַּ֤יִת	lab·ba·yiṯ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
so that nothing	לְבִלְתִּ֖י	lə·ḇil·tî	Preposition-l	H1115 not, except
would be inserted	אֲחֹ֥ז	’ă·ḥōz	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H270 grasp, take hold, take possession
into	הַבָּֽיִת׃	hab·bā·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
walls	בְּקִֽירוֹת־	bə·qî·rō·wṯ-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H7023 wall

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Kings 6:5 1 Kings 6:16 · 1 Kings 6:19–21 · 2 Chronicles 4:20 · 2 Chronicles 5:7 · 1 Kings 6:31 · 2 Chronicles 5:9 · Psalm 28:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.