2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 3:4

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

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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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.