1 Kings

1 Kings 7:9–12

⁹All these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard. ¹⁰The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits long^e and some eight cubits long.^f ¹¹Above these were costly stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.

¹²The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.

Footnotes

e 7:10 10 cubits is approximately 15 feet or 4.6 meters.
f 7:10 8 cubits is approximately 12 feet or 3.7 meters.

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1 Kings 7:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
All	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
these	אֵ֜לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
were constructed with costly	יְקָרֹת֙	yə·qā·rōṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H3368 precious, rare, splendid, weighty
stones	אֲבָנִ֤ים	’ă·ḇā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H68 stone
cut	גָּזִ֔ית	gā·zîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1496 a cutting, hewing
to size	כְּמִדֹּ֣ת	kə·mid·dōṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine plural construct	H4060 measure, measurement, stature, size, garment
and trimmed	מְגֹרָר֥וֹת	mə·ḡō·rā·rō·wṯ	Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine plural	H1641 drag, drag away
with saws	בַּמְּגֵרָ֖ה	bam·mə·ḡê·rāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4050 saw
inside	מִבַּ֣יִת	mib·ba·yiṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
and out	וּמִח֑וּץ	ū·mi·ḥūṣ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H2351 the outside
from the foundation	וּמִמַּסָּד֙	ū·mim·mas·sāḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H4527 foundation
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the eaves	הַטְּפָח֔וֹת	haṭ·ṭə·p̄ā·ḥō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2947 a span, hand-breadth
and from the outside	וּמִח֖וּץ	ū·mi·ḥūṣ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H2351 the outside
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the great	הַגְּדוֹלָֽה׃	hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
courtyard	הֶחָצֵ֥ר	he·ḥā·ṣêr	Article; Noun - common singular	H2691 enclosure, court

1 Kings 7:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The foundations	וּמְיֻסָּ֕ד	ū·mə·yus·sāḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular	H3245 establish, found, fix
were	גְּדֹל֑וֹת	gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H1419 great
costly	יְקָר֖וֹת	yə·qā·rō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H3368 precious, rare, splendid, weighty
stones	אֲבָנִ֥ים	’ă·ḇā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H68 stone
some ten	עֶ֣שֶׂר	‘e·śer	Number - feminine singular	H6235 ten
cubits	אַמּ֔וֹת	’am·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H520 ell, cubit
and some	וְאַבְנֵ֖י	wə·’aḇ·nê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct	H68 stone
eight	שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה	šə·mō·neh	Number - feminine singular	H8083 eight
cubits	אַמּֽוֹת׃	’am·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H520 ell, cubit

1 Kings 7:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Above these	וּמִלְמַ֗עְלָה	ū·mil·ma‘·lāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Adverb; third person feminine singular	H4605 higher part
were costly	יְקָר֛וֹת	yə·qā·rō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H3368 precious, rare, splendid, weighty
stones	אֲבָנִ֧ים	’ă·ḇā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H68 stone
cut	גָּזִ֖ית	gā·zîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1496 a cutting, hewing
to size	כְּמִדּ֥וֹת	kə·mid·dō·wṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine plural construct	H4060 measure, measurement, stature, size, garment
and cedar beams	וָאָֽרֶז׃	wā·’ā·rez	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H730 cedar

1 Kings 7:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The great	הַגְּדוֹלָ֜ה	hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
courtyard	וְחָצֵ֨ר	wə·ḥā·ṣêr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular	H2691 enclosure, court
was surrounded by	סָבִ֗יב	sā·ḇîḇ	Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
three	שְׁלֹשָׁה֙	šə·lō·šāh	Number - masculine singular	H7969 a three, triad
rows	טוּרִ֣ים	ṭū·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2905 row
of dressed stone	גָּזִ֔ית	gā·zîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1496 a cutting, hewing
and a row	וְט֖וּר	wə·ṭūr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2905 row
of trimmed cedar	אֲרָזִ֑ים	’ă·rā·zîm	Noun - masculine plural	H730 cedar
beams	כְּרֻתֹ֣ת	kə·ru·ṯōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H3773 cut, hewn timber
as were the inner	הַפְּנִימִ֖ית	hap·pə·nî·mîṯ	Article; Adjective - feminine singular construct	H6442 inner
courtyard	וְלַחֲצַ֧ר	wə·la·ḥă·ṣar	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct	H2691 enclosure, court
and portico	וּלְאֻלָ֥ם	ū·lə·’u·lām	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H197 porch
of the house of	בֵּית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.