It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold two thousand baths.1 Kings 7:26
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְעָבְי֣וֹ טֶ֔פַח וּשְׂפָת֛וֹ כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה שְׂפַת־כּ֖וֹס פֶּ֣רַח שׁוֹשָׁ֑ן אַלְפַּ֥יִם בַּ֖ת יָכִֽיל׃ פ
- וְעָבְי֣וֹve.'a.ve.Yo“and thickness its”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עֲבִי · “thickness” · Strong's H5672
- טֶ֔פַחTe.fach“[was] a hand breadth”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from טֶ֫פַח · “handbreadth” · Strong's H2947
- וּשְׂפָת֛וֹu.se.fa.To“and lip its”Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׂפָה · “edge” · Strong's H8193I
- כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הke.ma.'a.Seh“[was] like [the] work of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַעֲשֶׂה · “work” · Strong's H4639G
- שְׂפַת־se.fat-“[the] lip of”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from שָׂפָה · “edge” · Strong's H8193I
- כּ֖וֹסKos“a cup”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from כּוֹס · “cup” · Strong's H3563A
- פֶּ֣רַחPe.rach“[the] blossom of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּ֫רַח · “flower” · Strong's H6525
- שׁוֹשָׁ֑ןsho.Shan“lili[es]”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שׁוּשַׁן · “lily” · Strong's H7799
- אַלְפַּ֥יִם'al.Pa.yim“two thousand”Noun, both genders, dual, absolute · from אֶ֫לֶף · “thousand” · Strong's H0505G
- בַּ֖תbat“bath[s]”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from בַּת · “bath” · Strong's H1324
- יָכִֽיל׃ פya.Khil“it contained”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כּוּל · “to sustain” · Strong's H3557
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)