1 Kings
1 Kings 7:23
23He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference.n
Footnotes
- n 7:23 The Sea was approximately 15 feet from rim to rim, 7.5 feet in height, and 45 feet in circumference (4.6 meters from rim to rim, 2.3 meters in height, and 13.7 meters in circumference).
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He also made | וַיַּ֥עַשׂ | way·ya·‘aś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| the Sea | הַיָּ֖ם | hay·yām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| of cast metal | מוּצָ֑ק | mū·ṣāq | Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular | H4165 a casting |
| circular in shape | עָגֹ֣ל׀ | ‘ā·ḡōl | Adjective - masculine singular | H5696 round |
| measuring ten | עֶ֣שֶׂר | ‘e·śer | Number - feminine singular | H6235 ten |
| cubits | בָּ֠אַמָּה | bā·’am·māh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H520 ell, cubit |
| from rim | מִשְּׂפָת֨וֹ | miś·śə·p̄ā·ṯōw | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
| to | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| five | וְחָמֵ֤שׁ | wə·ḥā·mêš | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular | H2568 five |
| cubits | בָּֽאַמָּה֙ | bā·’am·māh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H520 ell, cubit |
| in height | קוֹמָת֔וֹ | qō·w·mā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6967 height |
| and thirty | שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים | šə·lō·šîm | Number - common plural | H7970 thirty |
| cubits | בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה | bā·’am·māh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H520 ell, cubit |
| in circumference | וּקְוֵה | ū·qə·wēh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H6961 cord |
Cross-references
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2 Kings 25:13 · 2 Chronicles 4:2 · Jeremiah 52:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.