And the greatוְ הַגְּדוֹלָהcourtחָצֵרall aroundסָבִיבhad threeשְׁלֹשָׁהrowsטוּרִיםof hewn stoneגָּזִיתand a rowוְטוּרof beamsכְּרֻתֹתof cedar,אֲרָזִיםas also forוְלַthe innerהַפְּנִימִיתcourtחֲצַרof the houseבֵּיתof YHWHיְהוָהand the porticoוּלְאֻלָםof the house.הַבָּיִת
1 Kings 7:12
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 7:12, word by word
- And the greatגְּדוֹלָהgedola
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedola” appears- courtחָצֵרchatser
court
An enclosed open space, like the temple's.
Where else “chatser” appears- all aroundסָבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears- had threeשְׁלֹשָׁהshelosha
three
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shelosha” appears- rowsטוּרִיםturim
row
Row, course (of stones or beams).
Where else “turim” appears- of hewn stoneגָּזִיתgazit
cut stone
Hewn stone, cut square.
Where else “gazit” appears- of beamsכְּרֻתֹתkerutot
beam
Hewn beam: a timber already worked for building.
Where else “kerutot” appears- of cedarאֲרָזִיםarazim
cedar
Cedar: a large tree with fragrant, lasting wood.
Where else “arazim” appears- the innerפְּנִימִיתpenimit
inner
Inner, inside: what is in the innermost part of a building.
Where else “penimit” appears- of the houseבֵּיתbet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bet” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- and the porticoאֻלָםulam
portico
Portico: the covered entrance in front of the main hall of a building. In the temple, the vestibule through which one entered.
Where else “ulam” appears
The context
11And above were costly stones by the measures of hewn stone, and cedar.
12 · This verse (above)
13And King Solomon sent and took Hiram from Tyre.