1 Kings

1 Kings 7:15–16

¹⁵He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.^h ¹⁶He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high.ⁱ

Footnotes

h 7:15 Each pillar was approximately 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference (8.2 meters high and 5.5 meters in circumference).
i 7:16 5 cubits is approximately 7.5 feet or 2.3 meters.

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1 Kings 7:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He cast	וַיָּ֛צַר	way·yā·ṣar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6696 confine, bind, besiege
two	שְׁנֵ֥י	šə·nê	Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
pillars	הָעַמּוּדִ֖ים	hā·‘am·mū·ḏîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5982 pillar, column
of bronze	נְחֹ֑שֶׁת	nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze
each	הָאֶחָ֔ד	hā·’e·ḥāḏ	Article; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
eighteen	שְׁמֹנֶ֨ה	šə·mō·neh	Number - feminine singular	H8083 eight
cubits	אַמָּ֗ה	’am·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
high	קוֹמַת֙	qō·w·maṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6967 height
and twelve	שְׁתֵּים־	šə·têm-	Number - fd	H8147 two
cubits	אַמָּ֔ה	’am·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
in circumference	וְחוּט֙	wə·ḥūṭ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2339 thread, cord, line

1 Kings 7:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He also made	עָשָׂ֗ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
two	וּשְׁתֵּ֨י	ū·šə·tê	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine dual construct	H8147 two
capitals	כֹתָרֹ֜ת	ḵō·ṯā·rōṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H3805 capital
of cast	מֻצַ֣ק	mu·ṣaq	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H4165 a casting
bronze	נְחֹ֑שֶׁת	nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze
to set	לָתֵ֛ת	lā·ṯêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
top	רָאשֵׁ֥י	rā·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
of the pillars	הָֽעַמּוּדִ֖ים	hā·‘am·mū·ḏîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5982 pillar, column
capital	הַכֹּתֶ֣רֶת	hak·kō·ṯe·reṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3805 capital
five	חָמֵ֣שׁ	ḥā·mêš	Number - feminine singular	H2568 five
cubits	אַמּ֗וֹת	’am·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H520 ell, cubit
high	קוֹמַת֙	qō·w·maṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6967 height

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1 Kings 7:15 Jeremiah 52:21 · 2 Chronicles 3:15–17 · 1 Kings 7:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.