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1 Kings 6:3

The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple.
1 Kings 6:3
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְהָאוּלָ֗ם עַל־פְּנֵי֙ הֵיכַ֣ל הַבַּ֔יִת עֶשְׂרִ֣ים אַמָּה֙ אָרְכּ֔וֹ עַל־פְּנֵ֖י רֹ֣חַב הַבָּ֑יִת עֶ֧שֶׂר בָּאַמָּ֛ה רָחְבּ֖וֹ עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַבָּֽיִת׃

  1. וְהָאוּלָ֗םve.ha.'u.Lam“and the porch”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אוּלָם · “porch” · Strong's H0197J
  2. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  3. פְּנֵי֙pe.Nei“[the] face of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  4. הֵיכַ֣לhei.Khal“[the] temple of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from הֵיכָל · “nave” · Strong's H1964I
  5. הַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yit“the house”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  6. עֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.Rim“[was] twenty”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֶשְׂרִים · “twenty” · Strong's H6242
  7. אַמָּה֙'a.Mah“cubit[s]”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אַמָּה · “cubit” · Strong's H0520A
  8. אָרְכּ֔וֹ'a.re.Ko“length its”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֹ֫רֶךְ · “length” · Strong's H0753
  9. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  10. פְּנֵ֖יpe.Nei“[the] face of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  11. רֹ֣חַבRo.chav“[the] breadth of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from רֹ֫חַב · “width” · Strong's H7341
  12. הַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yit“the house”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  13. עֶ֧שֶׂר'E.ser“[was] ten”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֶשֶׂר · “ten” · Strong's H6235
  14. בָּאַמָּ֛הba.'a.Mah“by the cubit”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אַמָּה · “cubit” · Strong's H0520A
  15. רָחְבּ֖וֹra.che.Bo“breadth its”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֹ֫חַב · “width” · Strong's H7341
  16. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  17. פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei“[the] face of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  18. הַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yit“the house”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)