2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 9:20
20All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | וְ֠כֹל | wə·ḵōl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| King | הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Solomon’s | שְׁלֹמֹה֙ | šə·lō·mōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8010 Solomon |
| drinking | מַשְׁקֵ֨ה | maš·qêh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4945 butler, cup-bearer |
| cups | כְּלֵ֞י | kə·lê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3627 article, utensil, vessel |
| were gold | זָהָ֔ב | zā·hāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| and all | וְכֹ֗ל | wə·ḵōl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the utensils | כְּלֵ֛י | kə·lê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3627 article, utensil, vessel |
| of the House | בֵּֽית־ | bêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the Forest | יַ֥עַר | ya·‘ar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3293 wood, forest, thicket |
| of Lebanon | הַלְּבָנ֖וֹן | hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3844 Lebanon |
| were pure | סָג֑וּר | sā·ḡūr | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H5462 shut, close |
| gold | זָהָ֣ב | zā·hāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| There was no | אֵ֣ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| silver | כֶּ֗סֶף | ke·sep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| because it was accounted | נֶחְשָׁ֛ב | neḥ·šāḇ | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H2803 think, account |
| as nothing | לִמְאֽוּמָה׃ | lim·’ū·māh | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H3972 anything |
| in the days | בִּימֵ֥י | bî·mê | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| of Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה | šə·lō·mōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8010 Solomon |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.