1 Kings

1 Kings 7:38–39

³⁸He also made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths^u and measuring four cubits across, one basin for each of the ten stands.

³⁹He set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple.

Footnotes

u 7:38 40 baths is approximately 232 gallons or 880 liters.

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1 Kings 7:38

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He also made	וַיַּ֛עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
ten	עֲשָׂרָ֥ה	‘ă·śā·rāh	Number - masculine singular	H6235 ten
bronze	נְחֹ֑שֶׁת	nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze
basins	כִיֹּר֖וֹת	ḵî·yō·rō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H3595 pot, basin
each	הָאֶחָ֗ד	hā·’e·ḥāḏ	Article; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
holding	יָכִ֣יל׀	yā·ḵîl	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3557 comprehend, contain
forty	אַרְבָּעִ֨ים	’ar·bā·‘îm	Number - common plural	H705 forty
baths	בַּ֜ת	baṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H1324 bath
and measuring four	אַרְבַּ֤ע	’ar·ba‘	Number - feminine singular	H702 four
cubits across	בָּֽאַמָּה֙	bā·’am·māh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
one	הָאֶחָ֔ד	hā·’e·ḥāḏ	Article; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
basin	הַכִּיּ֣וֹר	hak·kî·yō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3595 pot, basin
for each	אֶחָד֙	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
of the ten	לְעֶ֖שֶׂר	lə·‘e·śer	Preposition-l; Number - feminine singular construct	H6235 ten
stands	הַמְּכוֹנָ֣ה	ham·mə·ḵō·w·nāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4350 fixed resting-place, base

1 Kings 7:39

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He set	וַיִּתֵּן֙	way·yit·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
five	חָמֵ֞שׁ	ḥā·mêš	Number - feminine singular	H2568 five
stands	הַמְּכֹנ֔וֹת	ham·mə·ḵō·nō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H4350 fixed resting-place, base
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the south	מִיָּמִ֔ין	mî·yā·mîn	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H3225 right hand
side	כֶּ֤תֶף	ke·ṯep̄	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3802 shoulder, shoulder-blade, side
of the temple	הַבַּ֙יִת֙	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
and five	וְחָמֵ֛שׁ	wə·ḥā·mêš	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular	H2568 five
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the north	מִשְּׂמֹאל֑וֹ	miś·śə·mō·lōw	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8040 the left
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
he put	נָתַ֞ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
the Sea	הַיָּ֗ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
on the south	הַיְמָנִ֛ית	hay·mā·nîṯ	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H3233 right hand, right
side	מִכֶּ֨תֶף	mik·ke·ṯep̄	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3802 shoulder, shoulder-blade, side
at the southeast corner	קֵ֖דְמָה	qê·ḏə·māh	Adverb; third person feminine singular	H6924 front, east, aforetime
of the temple	הַבַּ֧יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.