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1 Kings 7:36

He engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and panels, wherever each had space, with wreaths all around.
1 Kings 7:36
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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)

וַיְפַתַּ֤ח עַל־הַלֻּחֹת֙ יְדֹתֶ֔יהָ וְעַל֙ מִסְגְּרֹתֶ֔יהָ כְּרוּבִ֖ים אֲרָי֣וֹת וְתִמֹרֹ֑ת כְּמַֽעַר־אִ֥ישׁ וְלֹי֖וֹת סָבִֽיב׃

  1. וַיְפַתַּ֤חvay.fa.Tach“and he engraved”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּתַח · “to engrave” · Strong's H6605B
  2. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  3. הַלֻּחֹת֙ha.lu.Chot“the plates of”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from לוּחַ · “tablet” · Strong's H3871
  4. יְדֹתֶ֔יהָye.do.Tei.ha“hands its”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  5. וְעַל֙ve.'Al“and on”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  6. מִסְגְּרֹתֶ֔יהָmis.ge.ro.tei.ha“rims its”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מִסְגֶּ֫רֶת · “perimeter” · Strong's H4526
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  7. כְּרוּבִ֖יםke.ru.Vim“cherubim”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from כְּרוּב · “cherub” · Strong's H3742
  8. אֲרָי֣וֹת'a.ra.Yot“lions”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from אֲרִי · “lion” · Strong's H0738A
  9. וְתִמֹרֹ֑תve.ti.mo.Rot“and palm trees”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from תִּמֹרָה · “palm” · Strong's H8561
  10. כְּמַֽעַר־ke.ma.'ar-“according to [the] clear space of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַעֲרֶה · “gap” · Strong's H4629H
  11. אִ֥ישׁ'ish“each”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  12. וְלֹי֖וֹתve.lo.Yot“and garlands”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from לֹיָה · “wreath” · Strong's H3914
  13. סָבִֽיב׃sa.Viv“[were] all around”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from סָבִיב · “around” · Strong's H5439G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)