And the capitalsוְכֹתָרֹתonעַלthe twoשְׁנֵיpillarsהָעַמּוּדִיםwere alsoגַּםabove,מִמַּעַלclose toמִלְּעֻמַּתthe bellyהַבֶּטֶןthat wasאֲשֶׁרbesideלְעֵבֶרthe net;הַשְּׂבָכָהand the pomegranatesוְהָרִמּוֹנִיםwere two hundred,מָאתַיִםin rowsטֻרִיםall aroundסָבִיבonעַלthe secondהַשֵּׁנִיתcapital.הַכֹּתֶרֶת
1 Kings 7:20
Study it in the app“And the capitals on the two pillars were also above, close to the belly that was beside the net; and the pomegranates were two hundred, in rows all around on the second capital.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 7:20, word by word
- And the capitalsכֹתָרֹתchotarot
capital
Capital: the piece that crowns a column.
Where else “chotarot” appears- the twoשְׁנֵיshene
both
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shene” appears- pillarsעַמּוּדִיםamudim
pillar, column
Pillar, column; also a pillar of cloud or of fire.
Where else “amudim” appears- aboveמַּעַלmaal
above
Upward, above; with ages, "twenty years old or more".
Where else “maal” appears- close toעֻמַּתumat
alongside, close to
Beside, along with, close to.
Where else “umat” appears- the bellyבֶּטֶןbeten
belly
The belly; also one's innermost part.
Where else “beten” appears- besideעֵבֶרever
side
Each of the parts of a place or an object: a flank, an edge, a direction.
Where else “ever” appears- the netשְּׂבָכָהsevacha
net, network
Net, network: in hunting, a trap; in architecture, a latticework that adorns or closes something.
Where else “sevacha” appears- and the pomegranatesרִמּוֹנִיםrimonim
pomegranate
The red many-seeded fruit, or an ornament shaped like it.
Where else “rimonim” appears- were two hundredמָאתַיִםmatayim
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “matayim” appears- in rowsטֻרִיםturim
row
Row, course (of stones or beams).
Where else “turim” appears- all aroundסָבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears- the secondשֵּׁנִיתshenit
second
The one that comes after the first; the other of two.
Where else “shenit” appears
Translation note
“Belly”: the bulging part of the capital.
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
The two temple pillars
See them side by side
1 Kings 7:15-22
15And he formed the two pillars of bronze: eighteen cubits was the height of the one pillar, and a thread of twelve cubits went around the second pillar. 16And two capitals he made to put on the heads of the pillars, of cast bronze; five cubits was the height of the one capital, and five cubits the height of the second capital. 17There were nets, the work of network, and cords, the work of chains, for the capitals that were on the head of the pillars: seven for the one capital, and seven for the second capital. 18And he made the pillars, and two rows all around on the one net to cover the capitals that were on the head of the pomegranates; and so he made for the second capital. 19And the capitals that were on the head of the pillars were lily work in the portico, four cubits. 20And the capitals on the two pillars were also above, close to the belly that was beside the net; and the pomegranates were two hundred, in rows all around on the second capital. 21And he set up the pillars at the portico of the temple; and he set up the right pillar and called its name Jachin; and he set up the left pillar and called its name Boaz. 22And on the head of the pillars was lily work. And the work of the pillars was finished.
15In front of the house he made two pillars thirty and five cubits long, and the capital that was on its top was five cubits. 16He made chains in the inner sanctuary and put them on the top of the pillars; and he made a hundred pomegranates and put them on the chains. 17He set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right and one on the left; and he called the name of the right one Jachin, and the name of the left one Boaz.
The context
19And the capitals that were on the head of the pillars were lily work in the portico, four cubits.
20 · This verse (above)
21And he set up the pillars at the portico of the temple; and he set up the right pillar and called its name Jachin; and he set up the left pillar and called its name Boaz.