1 Kings

1 Kings 8:6

⁶Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place,^c beneath the wings of the cherubim.

Footnotes

c 8:6 Or the Holy of Holies

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the priests	הַ֠כֹּהֲנִים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
brought	וַיָּבִ֣אוּ	way·yā·ḇi·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the ark	אֲר֨וֹן	’ă·rō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H727 chest, ark
of the covenant	בְּרִית־	bə·rîṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1285 covenant
of the LORD	יְהוָ֧ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
its place	מְקוֹמ֛וֹ	mə·qō·w·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
in	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the inner sanctuary	דְּבִ֥יר	də·ḇîr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1687 shrine
of the temple	הַבַּ֖יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
the Most Holy Place	קֹ֣דֶשׁ	qō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6944 sacred, sanctity
beneath	תַּ֖חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
the wings	כַּנְפֵ֥י	kan·p̄ê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H3671 wing, extremity
of the cherubim	הַכְּרוּבִֽים׃	hak·kə·rū·ḇîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3742 cherub

Cross-references

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1 Kings 6:19 · 2 Samuel 6:17 · 1 Kings 6:27 · Exodus 26:33–34

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.