1 Kings 7:27

“And he made the ten bases of bronze: four cubits was the length of the one base, and four cubits its width, and three cubits its height.”

1 Kings 7:27 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 7:27, word by word

And he madeיַּעַשׂyaas

make

To build or create something.

Where else “yaas” appears
the tenעֶשֶׂרeser

ten

Ten.

Where else “eser” appears
basesמְּכֹנוֹתmechonot

base, stand

Base, stand: the support on which something rests. In the temple, the ten bases with wheels that held the water basins.

Where else “mechonot” appears
of bronzeנְחֹשֶׁתnechoshet

bronze

Bronze, or things made of bronze.

Where else “nechoshet” appears
fourאַרְבַּעarba

four

Four.

Where else “arba” appears
cubitsאַמָּהama

cubit

About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.

Where else “ama” appears
was the lengthאֹרֶךְorech

length

Length: "the length and the breadth".

Where else “orech” appears
of the oneאֶחָתechat

one

The number one; just one and no more.

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its widthרָחְבָּrachba

width

Width, breadth.

Where else “rachba” appears
and threeשָׁלֹשׁshalosh

three

A quantity of three: three persons or things together.

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its heightקוֹמָתָkomata

height

Height.

Where else “komata” appears

The context

26And its thickness was a handbreadth, and its rim like the work of the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom; it held two thousand baths.

27 · This verse (above)

28And this was the work of the base: they had panels, and panels were between the crossbars.

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