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And the foundationוּמְיֻסָּדwas of costlyיְקָרוֹתstones,אֲבָנִיםgreatגְּדֹלוֹתstones,אֲבָנִיםstonesאַבְנֵיof tenעֶשֶׂרcubitsאַמּוֹתand stonesוְאַבְנֵיof eightשְׁמֹנֶהcubits.אַמּוֹת
1 Kings 7:10
Study it in the app“And the foundation was of costly stones, great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 7:10, word by word
- And the foundationמְיֻסָּדmeyusad
found
To lay the foundations of something on which it will be raised.
Where else “meyusad” appears- was of costlyיְקָרוֹתyekarot
precious
Of great value.
Where else “yekarot” appears- stonesאֲבָנִיםavanim
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “avanim” appears- greatגְּדֹלוֹתgedolot
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedolot” appears- of tenעֶשֶׂרeser
ten
Ten.
Where else “eser” appears- cubitsאַמּוֹתamot
cubit
About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.
Where else “amot” appears- of eightשְׁמֹנֶהshemone
eight
Eight; also "eighth".
Where else “shemone” appears
The context
9All these were of costly stones, by the measures of hewn stone, sawn with the saw inside and outside, from the foundation to the copings, and from outside to the great court.
10 · This verse (above)
11And above were costly stones by the measures of hewn stone, and cedar.