1 Kings 7:9

All these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard.
1 Kings 7:9
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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)

כָּל־אֵ֜לֶּה אֲבָנִ֤ים יְקָרֹת֙ כְּמִדֹּ֣ת גָּזִ֔ית מְגֹרָר֥וֹת בַּמְּגֵרָ֖ה מִבַּ֣יִת וּמִח֑וּץ וּמִמַּסָּד֙ עַד־הַטְּפָח֔וֹת וּמִח֖וּץ עַד־הֶחָצֵ֥ר הַגְּדוֹלָֽה׃

  1. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  2. אֵ֜לֶּה'E.leh“these”
    Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
  3. אֲבָנִ֤ים'a.va.Nim“[were] stones”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from אֶ֫בֶן · “stone” · Strong's H0068G
  4. יְקָרֹת֙ye.ka.Rot“costly”
    Adjective, feminine, plural, absolute · from יָקָר · “precious” · Strong's H3368
  5. כְּמִדֹּ֣תke.mi.Dot“according to measurements of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from מִדָּה · “measure” · Strong's H4060A
  6. גָּזִ֔יתga.Zit“hewn [stone]”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from גָּזִית · “cutting” · Strong's H1496
  7. מְגֹרָר֥וֹתme.go.ra.Rot“sawn”
    Verb, pual, participle (passive), feminine, plural, absolute · from גָּרַר · “to drag|chew|saw” · Strong's H1641
  8. בַּמְּגֵרָ֖הba.me.ge.Rah“with <the> saw”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מְגֵרָה · “saw” · Strong's H4050
  9. מִבַּ֣יִתmi.Ba.yit“from inside”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּ֫יִת · “inside” · Strong's H1004O
  10. וּמִח֑וּץu.mi.Chutz“and from outside”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חוּץ · “outside” · Strong's H2351
  11. וּמִמַּסָּד֙u.mi.ma.Sad“and from [the] foundation”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַסַּד · “foundation” · Strong's H4527
  12. עַד־'ad-“to”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  13. הַטְּפָח֔וֹתha.te.fa.Chot“the coping stone”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from טֶ֫פַח · “handbreadth” · Strong's H2947
  14. וּמִח֖וּץu.mi.Chutz“and from [the] outside”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חוּץ · “outside” · Strong's H2351
  15. עַד־'ad-“to”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  16. הֶחָצֵ֥רhe.cha.Tzer“the court”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from חָצֵר · “court” · Strong's H2691A
  17. הַגְּדוֹלָֽה׃ha.ge.do.Lah“<the> great”
    Definite article + Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)