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And aboveוּמִלְמַעְלָהwere costlyיְקָרוֹתstonesאֲבָנִיםby the measuresכְּמִדּוֹתof hewn stone,גָּזִיתand cedar.וָאָרֶז
1 Kings 7:11
Study it in the app“And above were costly stones by the measures of hewn stone, and cedar.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 7:11, word by word
- And aboveמַעְלָmala
above
Upward, above; with ages, "twenty years old or more".
Where else “mala” appears- were 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- by the measuresמִדּוֹתmidot
measure
The size or measure of something.
Where else “midot” appears- of hewn stoneגָּזִיתgazit
cut stone
Hewn stone, cut square.
Where else “gazit” appears- and cedarאָרֶזarez
cedar
Cedar: a large tree with fragrant, lasting wood.
Where else “arez” appears
The context
10And the foundation was of costly stones, great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.
11 · This verse (above)
12And the great court all around had three rows of hewn stone and a row of beams of cedar, as also for the inner court of the house of YHWH and the portico of the house.