2 Chronicles 3:11 KJV

And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.

Words Then and Now

cubits a measure of length, about eighteen inches Webster’s 1828 · Cubit

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

Matthew Henry

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Topics

Cherubim In the temple
Solomon Builds the temple
Temple Pattern and building of

Kings of Israel & Judah

SolomonKing of Israel · 1015–975 BC

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible1015–975 BC · Solomon reigns in Israel

Hebrew and Strong’s

And the wings וְכַנְפֵי wĕkanpê כָּנָף Noun · feminine dual construct · with and
of the cherubims הַכְּרוּבִים hakkĕrûbîm כְּרוּב Noun · masculine plural · with the
twenty עֶשְׂרִים ʿeśrîm עֶשְׂרִים Number · masculine or feminine plural
cubits אַמּוֹת ʾammôt אַמָּה Noun · feminine plural
long אָרְכָּם ʾorkām אֹרֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural
one הָאֶחָד hāʾeḥād אֶחָד Number · masculine singular · with the
wing כְּנַף kĕnap כָּנָף Noun · feminine singular construct
five חָמֵשׁ ḥāmēš חָמֵשׁ Number · feminine singular
cubits לְאַמּוֹת lĕʾammôt אַמָּה Noun · feminine plural · with preposition
reaching מַגַּעַת maggaʿat נָגַע Verb · hiphil active participle, feminine singular
to the wall לְקִיר lĕqîr קִיר Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
of the house הַבַּיִת habbayit בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular · with the
and the other הָאַחֶרֶת hāʾaḥeret אַחֵר Adjective · feminine singular · with the
wing וְהַכָּנָף wĕhakkānāp כָּנָף Noun · feminine singular · with and, the
five חָמֵשׁ ḥāmēš חָמֵשׁ Number · feminine singular
cubits אַמּוֹת ʾammôt אַמָּה Noun · feminine plural
reaching מַגִּיעַ maggîaʿ נָגַע Verb · hiphil active participle, masculine singular
to the wing לִכְנַף liknap כָּנָף Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition
of the other הָאַחֵר hāʾaḥēr אַחֵר Adjective · masculine singular · with the
cherub הַכְּרוּב hakkĕrûb כְּרוּב Noun · masculine singular · with the

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

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