2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 6:13

¹³Now Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high^a and had placed it in the middle of the courtyard. He stood on it, knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,

Footnotes

a 6:13 The platform was approximately 7.5 feet in length and width, and 4.5 feet high (2.3 meters in length and width, and 1.4 meters high).

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
had made	עָשָׂ֨ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
a bronze	נְחֹ֗שֶׁת	nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze
platform	כִּיּ֣וֹר	kî·yō·wr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3595 pot, basin
five	חָמֵ֨שׁ	ḥā·mêš	Number - feminine singular	H2568 five
cubits	אַמּ֜וֹת	’am·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H520 ell, cubit
long	אָרְכּ֗וֹ	’ā·rə·kōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H753 length
five	וְחָמֵ֤שׁ	wə·ḥā·mêš	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular	H2568 five
cubits	אַמּוֹת֙	’am·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H520 ell, cubit
wide	רָחְבּ֔וֹ	rā·ḥə·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7341 breadth, width
and three	שָׁל֖וֹשׁ	šā·lō·wōš	Number - feminine singular	H7969 a three, triad
cubits	וְאַמּ֥וֹת	wə·’am·mō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H520 ell, cubit
high	קוֹמָת֑וֹ	qō·w·mā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6967 height
and had placed it	וַֽיִּתְּנֵהוּ֮	way·yit·tə·nê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
in the middle	בְּת֣וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
of the courtyard	הָעֲזָרָה֒	hā·‘ă·zā·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5835 enclosure
He stood	וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד	way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
on it	עָלָ֗יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
knelt down	וַיִּבְרַ֤ךְ	way·yiḇ·raḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
before	נֶ֚גֶד	ne·ḡeḏ	Preposition	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
the whole	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
assembly	קְהַ֣ל	qə·hal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6951 assembly, convocation, congregation
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
spread out	וַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂ	way·yip̄·rōś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6566 spread out, spread
his hands	כַּפָּ֖יו	kap·pāw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
toward heaven	הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃	haš·šā·mā·yə·māh	Article; Noun - masculine plural; third person feminine singular	H8064 sky, aloft

Cross-references

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1 Kings 8:54 · Nehemiah 8:4 · Ezra 9:5 · Psalm 95:6 · Daniel 6:10 · Acts 21:5 · 2 Chronicles 4:9 · 1 Kings 6:36 · 1 Kings 7:12 · Luke 22:41 · Acts 20:36

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.