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
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| 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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.