And he madeוַיַּעַשׂthe tenעֶשֶׂרbasesאֶת הַמְּכֹנוֹתof bronze:נְחֹשֶׁתfourאַרְבַּעcubitsבָּאַמָּהwas the lengthאֹרֶךְof the oneהָאֶחָתbase,הַמְּכוֹנָהand fourוְאַרְבַּעcubitsבָּאַמָּהits width,רָחְבָּהּand threeוְשָׁלֹשׁcubitsבָּאַמָּהits height.קוֹמָתָהּ
1 Kings 7:27
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “echat” appears- its widthרָחְבָּrachba
width
Width, breadth.
Where else “rachba” appears- and threeשָׁלֹשׁshalosh
three
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shalosh” appears- 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.