1 Kings

1 Kings 7:6–7

⁶Solomon made his colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide,^c with a portico in front of it and a canopy with pillars in front of the portico.

⁷In addition, he built a hall for the throne, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge. It was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.^d

Footnotes

c 7:6 The colonnade was approximately 75 feet long and 45 feet wide (22.9 meters long and 13.7 meters wide).
d 7:7 Syriac and Vulgate; Hebrew from floor to floor

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1 Kings 7:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
made	עָשָׂ֔ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
his colonnade	אוּלָ֤ם	’ū·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct	H197 porch
fifty	חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים	ḥă·miš·šîm	Number - common plural	H2572 fifty
cubits	אַמָּה֙	’am·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
long	אָרְכּ֔וֹ	’ā·rə·kōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H753 length
and thirty	וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים	ū·šə·lō·šîm	Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural	H7970 thirty
cubits	אַמָּ֖ה	’am·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
wide	רָחְבּ֑וֹ	rā·ḥə·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7341 breadth, width
with a portico	וְאוּלָם֙	wə·’ū·lām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H197 porch
in front of it	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
and a canopy	וְעָ֖ב	wə·‘āḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5646 projecting roof
with pillars	וְעַמֻּדִ֥ים	wə·‘am·mu·ḏîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H5982 pillar, column
in front of	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height

1 Kings 7:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In addition	עָשָׂ֑ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
he built	עָשָׂ֑ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
a hall	וְאוּלָ֤ם	wə·’ū·lām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H197 porch
for the throne	הַכִּסֵּא֙	hak·kis·sê	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3678 seat
the Hall	אֻלָ֥ם	’u·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct	H197 porch
of Justice	הַמִּשְׁפָּ֖ט	ham·miš·pāṭ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
where	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he was to judge	יִשְׁפָּט־	yiš·pāṭ-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8199 judge, govern
It was paneled	וְסָפ֣וּן	wə·sā·p̄ūn	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H5603 cover, cover in, panel
with cedar	בָּאֶ֔רֶז	bā·’e·rez	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H730 cedar
from floor	מֵהַקַּרְקַ֖ע	mê·haq·qar·qa‘	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7172 floor
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
ceiling	הַקַּרְקָֽע׃	haq·qar·qā‘	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7172 floor

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1 Kings 7:7 Proverbs 20:8 · Psalm 122:5 · 1 Kings 3:28 · Isaiah 9:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.