1 Kings

1 Kings 7:31

31The opening to each stand inside the crown at the top was one cubit deep,r with a round opening like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half wide.s And around its opening were engravings, but the panels of the stands were square, not round.

Footnotes

  • r 7:31 One cubit is approximately 18 inches or 45.7 centimeters.
  • s 7:31 A cubit and a half is approximately 2.25 feet or 68.6 centimeters wide; similarly in verse 32.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The openingוּ֠פִיהוּū·p̄î·hūConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH6310 mouth
insideמִבֵּ֨יתmib·bêṯPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
the crownלַכֹּתֶ֤רֶתlak·kō·ṯe·reṯPreposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singularH3805 capital
at the topוָמַ֙עְלָה֙wā·ma‘·lāhConjunctive waw; Adverb; third person feminine singularH4605 higher part
one cubitבָּֽאַמָּ֔הbā·’am·māhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH520 ell, cubit
with a roundעָגֹ֣ל‘ā·ḡōlAdjective - masculine singularH5696 round
openingוּפִ֙יהָ֙ū·p̄î·hāConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH6310 mouth
like the designמַעֲשֵׂה־ma·‘ă·śêh-Noun - masculine singular constructH4639 deed, work
of a pedestalכֵ֔ןḵênNoun - masculine singularH3653 right, veritable, honest
a cubitאַמָּ֖ה’am·māhNoun - feminine singularH520 ell, cubit
and a halfוַחֲצִ֣יwa·ḥă·ṣîConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH2677 half
Andוְגַם־wə·ḡam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
aroundעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
its openingפִּ֙יהָ֙pî·hāNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH6310 mouth
engravingsמִקְלָע֔וֹתmiq·lā·‘ō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH4734 carving
but the panelsוּמִסְגְּרֹתֵיהֶ֥םū·mis·gə·rō·ṯê·hemConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH4526 border, rim
squareמְרֻבָּע֖וֹתmə·rub·bā·‘ō·wṯVerb - Pual - Participle - feminine pluralH7251 squared, square
notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
roundעֲגֻלּֽוֹת׃‘ă·ḡul·lō·wṯAdjective - feminine pluralH5696 round

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.