1 Kings 7:35 KJV

And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half a cubit high: and on the top of the base the ledges thereof and the borders thereof were of the same.

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Matthew Henry

  • Furniture of the templeThe two brazen pillars in the porch of the temple, some think, were to teach those that came to worship, to depend upon God only, for strength and...

Topics

  • Art Hiram
  • Brass Altar, vessels, and other articles of the tabernacle and temple
  • Carving Hiram
  • Chapiter Head of a pillar
  • Hiram An artificer sent by King Hiram to execute the artistic work of the interior of the temple

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • SolomonKing of Israel · 1015–975 BC

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And in the top וּבְרֹאשׁ ûbĕrōʾš רֹאשׁ Noun · masculine singular construct · with and, preposition
  • of the base הַמְּכוֹנָה hammĕkônâ מְכוֹנָה Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • a round עָגֹל ʿāgōl עָגֹל Adjective · masculine singular
  • compass סָבִיב sābîb סָבִיב Noun · masculine or feminine singular
  • of half חֲצִי ḥăṣî חֵצִי Noun · masculine singular construct
  • a cubit הָאַמָּה hāʾammâ אַמָּה Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • high קוֹמָה qômâ קוֹמָה Noun · feminine singular
  • and on the top וְעַל wĕʿal Preposition · with and רֹאשׁ rōʾš רֹאשׁ Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of the base הַמְּכֹנָה hammĕkōnâ מְכוֹנָה Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • the ledges יְדֹתֶיהָ yĕdōtêhā יָד Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with suffix: third person feminine singular
  • thereof and the borders וּמִסְגְּרֹתֶיהָ ûmisgĕrōtêhā מִסְגֶּרֶת Noun · feminine plural construct · with and, suffix: third person feminine singular מִמֶּנָּה mimmennâ Preposition · with suffix: third person feminine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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