2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 4:5

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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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
It was a handbreadthטֶ֔פַחṭe·p̄aḥNoun - masculine singularH2947 a span, hand-breadth
thickוְעָבְי֣וֹwə·‘ā·ḇə·yōwConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5672 thickness
and its rimוּשְׂפָתוֹ֙ū·śə·p̄ā·ṯōwConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH8193 lip, speech, edge
was fashionedכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הkə·ma·‘ă·śêhPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singular constructH4639 deed, work
like the brimשְׂפַת־śə·p̄aṯ-Noun - feminine singular constructH8193 lip, speech, edge
of a cupכּ֔וֹסkō·wsNoun - feminine singularH3563 cup
like a lilyשֽׁוֹשַׁנָּ֑הšō·wō·šan·nāhNoun - common singularH7799 lily
blossomפֶּ֖רַחpe·raḥNoun - masculine singular constructH6525 bud, sprout
It could holdיָכִֽיל׃סyā·ḵîlVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3557 comprehend, contain
threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתšə·lō·šeṯNumber - masculine singular constructH7969 a three, triad
thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים’ă·lā·p̄îmNumber - masculine pluralH505 thousand
bathsבַּתִּ֔יםbat·tîmNoun - feminine pluralH1324 bath

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