1 Kings

1 Kings 7:15

¹⁵He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.^h

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).

Word by word

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.