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threeשְׁלֹשֶׁתthousandאֲלָפִיםtalentsכִּכְּרֵיof gold,זָהָבof the goldמִזְּהַבof Ophir,אוֹפִירand sevenוְשִׁבְעַתthousandאֲלָפִיםtalentsכִּכַּרof refinedמְזֻקָּקsilver,כֶּסֶףto overlayלָטוּחַthe wallsקִירוֹתof the houses;הַבָּתִּים
1 Chronicles 29:4
Study it in the app“three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses;”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 29:4, word by word
- threeשְׁלֹשֶׁתsheloshet
three
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “sheloshet” appears- thousandאֲלָפִיםalafim
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “alafim” appears- talentsכִּכְּרֵיkikre
talent
A very large weight for metals, about 3,000 shekels.
Where else “kikre” appears- of goldזָהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears- of Ophirאוֹפִירofir
Ophir
Ophir, a son of Joktan; also a region famous for its gold.
Where else “ofir” appears- and sevenשִׁבְעַתshivat
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “shivat” appears- of refinedמְזֻקָּקmezukak
refine
To refine, to purify: to remove impurities from gold, silver or wine by straining or melting. "Refined gold" is very pure gold.
Where else “mezukak” appears- silverכֶּסֶףkesef
silver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “kesef” appears- to overlayטוּחַtuach
plaster
To coat a wall with mud, lime or gold.
Where else “tuach” appears- the wallsקִירוֹתkirot
wall
The wall of a house or a city.
Where else “kirot” appears- of the housesבָּתִּיםbatim
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “batim” appears
The context
3Moreover, because I take pleasure in the house of my Elohim, I have a special treasure of gold and silver; I give it to the house of my Elohim, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house:
4 · This verse (above)
5the gold for the things of gold and the silver for the things of silver, and for all the work by the hand of the craftsmen. Who then offers willingly to fill his hand today for YHWH?”