1 Kings 7:1

“And his own house Solomon built in thirteen years, and he finished all his house.”

1 Kings 7:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 7:1, word by word

And his own houseבֵּיתbet

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo

Solomon

Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).

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builtבָּנָהbana

build

To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.

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in thirteenשְׁלֹשׁshelosh

three

A quantity of three: three persons or things together.

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in thirteenעֶשְׂרֵהesre

-teen (ten)

Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".

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yearsשָׁנָהshana

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

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and he finishedיְכַלyechal

finish

To bring a work or a matter through to its end.

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The context

1 · This verse (above)

2And he built the house of the Forest of Lebanon: a hundred cubits its length, and fifty cubits its width, and thirty cubits its height, on four rows of pillars of cedar, with beams of cedar on the pillars.

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