1 Kings

1 Kings 7:26

²⁶It was a handbreadth thick,^o and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold two thousand baths.^p

Footnotes

o 7:26 A handbreadth is approximately 2.9 inches or 7.4 centimeters.
p 7:26 2,000 baths is approximately 11,600 gallons or 44,000 liters; LXX does not include this sentence.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It was a handbreadth	טֶ֔פַח	ṭe·p̄aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H2947 a span, hand-breadth
thick	וְעָבְי֣וֹ	wə·‘ā·ḇə·yōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5672 thickness
and its rim	וּשְׂפָת֛וֹ	ū·śə·p̄ā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8193 lip, speech, edge
was fashioned	כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה	kə·ma·‘ă·śêh	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4639 deed, work
like the brim	שְׂפַת־	śə·p̄aṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8193 lip, speech, edge
of a cup	כּ֖וֹס	kō·ws	Noun - feminine singular	H3563 cup
like a lily	שׁוֹשָׁ֑ן	šō·wō·šān	Noun - common singular	H7799 lily
blossom	פֶּ֣רַח	pe·raḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6525 bud, sprout
It could hold	יָכִֽיל׃פ	yā·ḵîl	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3557 comprehend, contain
two thousand	אַלְפַּ֥יִם	’al·pa·yim	Number - md	H505 thousand
baths	בַּ֖ת	baṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H1324 bath

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.