1 Kings
1 Kings 7:38
38He also made ten bronze basins, each holding forty bathsu and measuring four cubits across, one basin for each of the ten stands.
Footnotes
- u 7:38 40 baths is approximately 232 gallons or 880 liters.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.