2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 4:4–5

⁴The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center. ⁵It was a handbreadth thick,^c and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold three thousand baths.^d

Footnotes

c 4:5 A handbreadth is approximately 2.9 inches or 7.4 centimeters.
d 4:5 3,000 baths is approximately 17,400 gallons or 66,000 liters.

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2 Chronicles 4:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
stood	עוֹמֵ֞ד	‘ō·w·mêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
twelve	שְׁנֵ֧ים	šə·nêm	Number - md	H8147 two
oxen	בָּקָ֗ר	bā·qār	Noun - masculine singular	H1241 cattle, herd, ox
three	שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה	šə·lō·šāh	Number - masculine singular	H7969 a three, triad
facing	פֹנִ֣ים׀	p̄ō·nîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6437 turn
north	צָפ֡וֹנָה	ṣā·p̄ō·w·nāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H6828 north
three	וּשְׁלוֹשָׁה֩	ū·šə·lō·wō·šāh	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular	H7969 a three, triad
facing	פֹנִ֨ים׀	p̄ō·nîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6437 turn
west	יָ֜מָּה	yām·māh	Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3220 sea
three	וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה׀	ū·šə·lō·šāh	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular	H7969 a three, triad
facing	פֹּנִ֣ים	pō·nîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6437 turn
south	נֶ֗גְבָּה	neḡ·bāh	Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5045 south-country, Negeb, south
and three	וּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙	ū·šə·lō·šāh	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular	H7969 a three, triad
facing	פֹּנִ֣ים	pō·nîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6437 turn
east	מִזְרָ֔חָה	miz·rā·ḥāh	Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H4217 place of sunrise, east
rested on them	עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
with all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
their hindquarters	אֲחֹרֵיהֶ֖ם	’ă·ḥō·rê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H268 the hinder side, back part
toward the center	בָּֽיְתָה׃	bā·yə·ṯāh	Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H1004 house

2 Chronicles 4:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It was a handbreadth	טֶ֔פַח	ṭe·p̄aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H2947 a span, hand-breadth
thick	וְעָבְי֣וֹ	wə·‘ā·ḇə·yōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5672 thickness
and its rim	וּשְׂפָתוֹ֙	ū·śə·p̄ā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8193 lip, speech, edge
was fashioned	כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה	kə·ma·‘ă·śêh	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4639 deed, work
like the brim	שְׂפַת־	śə·p̄aṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8193 lip, speech, edge
of a cup	כּ֔וֹס	kō·ws	Noun - feminine singular	H3563 cup
like a lily	שֽׁוֹשַׁנָּ֑ה	šō·wō·šan·nāh	Noun - common singular	H7799 lily
blossom	פֶּ֖רַח	pe·raḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6525 bud, sprout
It could hold	יָכִֽיל׃ס	yā·ḵîl	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3557 comprehend, contain
three	שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת	šə·lō·šeṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
thousand	אֲלָפִ֖ים	’ă·lā·p̄îm	Number - masculine plural	H505 thousand
baths	בַּתִּ֔ים	bat·tîm	Noun - feminine plural	H1324 bath

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