2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 3:15
15In front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits high,l each with a capital on top measuring five cubits.
Footnotes
- l 3:15 35 cubits is approximately 52.5 feet or 16 meters.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In front | לִפְנֵ֤י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of the temple | הַבַּ֙יִת֙ | hab·ba·yiṯ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| he made | וַיַּ֜עַשׂ | way·ya·‘aś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| two | שְׁנַ֔יִם | šə·na·yim | Number - md | H8147 two |
| pillars | עַמּוּדִ֣ים | ‘am·mū·ḏîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5982 pillar, column |
| which | שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים | šə·lō·šîm | Number - common plural | H7970 thirty |
| cubits | אַמּ֕וֹת | ’am·mō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H520 ell, cubit |
| high | אֹ֑רֶךְ | ’ō·reḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H753 length |
| each with a capital | וְהַצֶּ֥פֶת | wə·haṣ·ṣe·p̄eṯ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6858 plated capital |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| top | רֹאשׁ֖וֹ | rō·šōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7218 head |
| five | חָמֵֽשׁ׃ס | ḥā·mêš | Number - feminine singular | H2568 five |
| cubits | אַמּ֥וֹת | ’am·mō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H520 ell, cubit |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.