Jeremiah

Jeremiah 52:21

²¹Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference;^c each was hollow, four fingers thick.^d

Footnotes

c 52:21 Each pillar was approximately 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference (8.2 meters high and 5.5 meters in circumference).
d 52:21 4 fingers is approximately 2.9 inches or 7.4 centimeters.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Each	הָאֶחָ֔ד	hā·’e·ḥāḏ	Article; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
pillar	וְהָעַמּוּדִ֗ים	wə·hā·‘am·mū·ḏîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5982 pillar, column
eighteen	שְׁמֹנֶ֨ה	šə·mō·neh	Number - feminine singular	H8083 eight
cubits	אַמָּה֙	’am·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
tall	קוֹמָה	qō·må̄h	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6967 height
and twelve	שְׁתֵּים־	šə·têm-	Number - fd	H8147 two
cubits	אַמָּ֖ה	’am·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
in circumference	יְסֻבֶּ֑נּוּ	yə·sub·ben·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
was hollow	נָבֽוּב׃	nā·ḇūḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H5014 hollow out
four	אַרְבַּ֥ע	’ar·ba‘	Number - feminine singular	H702 four
fingers	אַצְבָּע֖וֹת	’aṣ·bā·‘ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H676 finger
thick	וְעָבְי֛וֹ	wə·‘ā·ḇə·yōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5672 thickness

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.