1 Kings 7:16

He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high.
1 Kings 7:16
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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)

וּשְׁתֵּ֨י כֹתָרֹ֜ת עָשָׂ֗ה לָתֵ֛ת עַל־רָאשֵׁ֥י הָֽעַמּוּדִ֖ים מֻצַ֣ק נְחֹ֑שֶׁת חָמֵ֣שׁ אַמּ֗וֹת קוֹמַת֙ הַכֹּתֶ֣רֶת הָאֶחָ֔ת וְחָמֵ֣שׁ אַמּ֔וֹת קוֹמַ֖ת הַכֹּתֶ֥רֶת הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃

  1. וּשְׁתֵּ֨יu.she.Tei“and two”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, dual, construct · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  2. כֹתָרֹ֜תkho.ta.Rot“capitals”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from כֹּתֶ֫רֶת · “capital” · Strong's H3805
  3. עָשָׂ֗ה'a.Sah“he made”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  4. לָתֵ֛תla.Tet“to put”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נָתַן · “put” · Strong's H5414H
  5. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  6. רָאשֵׁ֥יra.Shei“[the] tops of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from רֹאשׁ · “top” · Strong's H7218I
  7. הָֽעַמּוּדִ֖יםha.'a.mu.Dim“the pillars”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עַמּוּד · “pillar” · Strong's H5982G
  8. מֻצַ֣קmu.Tzak“casting of”
    Verb, hophal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, construct · from מוּצָק · “casting” · Strong's H4165
  9. נְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shet“bronze”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נְחֹ֫שֶׁת · “bronze” · Strong's H5178A
  10. חָמֵ֣שׁcha.Mesh“[was] five”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from חָמֵשׁ · “five” · Strong's H2568
  11. אַמּ֗וֹת'a.Mot“cubits”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from אַמָּה · “cubit” · Strong's H0520A
  12. קוֹמַת֙ko.Mat“[the] height of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from קוֹמָה · “height” · Strong's H6967
  13. הַכֹּתֶ֣רֶתha.ko.Te.ret“the capital”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from כֹּתֶ֫רֶת · “capital” · Strong's H3805
  14. הָאֶחָ֔תha.'e.Chat“<the> one”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  15. וְחָמֵ֣שׁve.cha.Mesh“and [was] five”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from חָמֵשׁ · “five” · Strong's H2568
  16. אַמּ֔וֹת'a.Mot“cubits”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from אַמָּה · “cubit” · Strong's H0520A
  17. קוֹמַ֖תko.Mat“[the] height of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from קוֹמָה · “height” · Strong's H6967
  18. הַכֹּתֶ֥רֶתha.ko.Te.ret“the capital”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from כֹּתֶ֫רֶת · “capital” · Strong's H3805
  19. הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.Nit“<the> second”
    Definite article + Adjective, ordinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from שֵׁנִי · “second” · Strong's H8145
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)