1 Kings 7:2

He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams.
1 Kings 7:2
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Original language and places

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)

וַיִּ֜בֶן אֶת־בֵּ֣ית׀ יַ֣עַר הַלְּבָנ֗וֹן מֵאָ֨ה אַמָּ֤ה אָרְכּוֹ֙ וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים אַמָּה֙ רָחְבּ֔וֹ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אַמָּ֖ה קוֹמָת֑וֹ עַ֗ל אַרְבָּעָה֙ טוּרֵי֙ עַמּוּדֵ֣י אֲרָזִ֔ים וּכְרֻת֥וֹת אֲרָזִ֖ים עַל־הָעַמּוּדִֽים׃

  1. וַיִּ֜בֶןvai.Yi.ven“and he built”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1129
  2. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. בֵּ֣ית׀beit“[the] House of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “House” · Strong's H1004K
  4. יַ֣עַרYa.'ar“[the] Forest of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יַ֫עַר · “wood” · Strong's H3293I
  5. הַלְּבָנ֗וֹןha.le.va.Non“<the> Lebanon”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from לְבָנוֹן · “of the Forest of Lebanon” · Strong's H3844J
  6. מֵאָ֨הme.'Ah“[was] one hundred”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מֵאָה · “hundred” · Strong's H3967
  7. אַמָּ֤ה'a.Mah“cubit[s]”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אַמָּה · “cubit” · Strong's H0520A
  8. אָרְכּוֹ֙'a.re.Ko“length its”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֹ֫רֶךְ · “length” · Strong's H0753
  9. וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםva.cha.mi.Shim“and [was] fifty”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from חֲמִשִּׁים · “fifty” · Strong's H2572
  10. אַמָּה֙'a.Mah“cubit[s]”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אַמָּה · “cubit” · Strong's H0520A
  11. רָחְבּ֔וֹra.che.Bo“breadth its”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֹ֫חַב · “width” · Strong's H7341
  12. וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםu.she.lo.Shim“and [was] thirty”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שְׁלֹשִׁים · “thirty” · Strong's H7970
  13. אַמָּ֖ה'a.Mah“cubit[s]”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אַמָּה · “cubit” · Strong's H0520A
  14. קוֹמָת֑וֹko.ma.To“height its”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוֹמָה · “height” · Strong's H6967
  15. עַ֗ל'Al“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  16. אַרְבָּעָה֙'ar.ba.'Ah“four”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אַרְבַּע · “four” · Strong's H0702
  17. טוּרֵי֙tu.Rei“rows of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from טוּר · “row” · Strong's H2905
  18. עַמּוּדֵ֣י'a.mu.Dei“pillars of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from עַמּוּד · “pillar” · Strong's H5982G
  19. אֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.Zim“cedar<s>”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶז · “cedar” · Strong's H0730
  20. וּכְרֻת֥וֹתu.khe.ru.Tot“and beams of”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from כָּרֻתָה · “beam” · Strong's H3773
  21. אֲרָזִ֖ים'a.ra.Zim“cedar<s>”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶז · “cedar” · Strong's H0730
  22. עַל־'al-“[were] on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  23. הָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ha.'a.mu.Dim“the pillars”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עַמּוּד · “pillar” · Strong's H5982G
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)