1 Kings
1 Kings 7:16
16He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high.i
Footnotes
- i 7:16 5 cubits is approximately 7.5 feet or 2.3 meters.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.