2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 3:3–4

³The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide,^c according to the old standard.^d ⁴The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long^e and twenty cubits high.^f He overlaid the inside with pure gold.

Footnotes

c 3:3 The foundation was approximately 90 feet long and 30 feet wide (27.4 meters long and 9.1 meters wide).
d 3:3 The old standard of measurement was a cubit equal to 18 inches or 45.7 centimeters. The new standard, a cubit of approximately 21 inches or 53.3 centimeters (the long cubit) is the basic unit of length throughout Ezekiel 40 to 48.
e 3:4 20 cubits is approximately 30 feet or 9.1 meters; also in verses 8, 11, and 13.
f 3:4 Some LXX and Syriac manuscripts; Hebrew 120 cubits high (approximately 180 feet or 54.9 meters)

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2 Chronicles 3:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The foundation	הוּסַ֣ד	hū·saḏ	Verb - Hofal - Infinitive construct	H3245 establish, found, fix
that Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
laid	לִבְנ֖וֹת	liḇ·nō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1129 build
for the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
sixty	שִׁשִּׁ֔ים	šiš·šîm	Number - common plural	H8346 sixty
cubits	אַמּ֞וֹת	’am·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H520 ell, cubit
long	הָאֹ֡רֶךְ	hā·’ō·reḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H753 length
and twenty	עֶשְׂרִֽים׃	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
cubits	אַמּ֥וֹת	’am·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H520 ell, cubit
wide	וְרֹ֖חַב	wə·rō·ḥaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7341 breadth, width
according to the old	הָרִֽאשׁוֹנָה֙	hā·ri·šō·w·nāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H7223 former, first, chief
standard	בַּמִּדָּ֤ה	bam·mid·dāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4060 measure, measurement, stature, size, garment

2 Chronicles 3:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The portico	וְהָאוּלָ֡ם	wə·hā·’ū·lām	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H197 porch
at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the front	פְּנֵ֨י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
extending across	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the width	רֹֽחַב־	rō·ḥaḇ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7341 breadth, width
of the temple	הַבַּ֙יִת֙	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֔ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
cubits	אַמּ֣וֹת	’am·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H520 ell, cubit
twenty	וְעֶשְׂרִ֑ים	wə·‘eś·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
high	וְהַגֹּ֖בַהּ	wə·hag·gō·ḇah	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1363 height
He overlaid	וַיְצַפֵּ֥הוּ	way·ṣap·pê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6823 lay out, lay over
the inside	מִפְּנִ֖ימָה	mip·pə·nî·māh	Preposition-m; Adverb	H6441 towards the (in-)side
with pure	טָהֽוֹר׃	ṭā·hō·wr	Adjective - masculine singular	H2889 clean, pure
gold	זָהָ֥ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.