And its mouthוּפִיהוּinsideמִבֵּיתthe capitalלַכֹּתֶרֶתand upwardוָמַעְלָהwas a cubit;בָּאַמָּהand its mouthוּפִיהָwas round,עָגֹלthe workמַעֲשֵׂהof a pedestal,כֵןa cubitאַמָּהand a half;וַחֲצִי הָאַמָּהand alsoוְגַםonעַלits mouthפִּיwere carvings;הָ מִקְלָעוֹתand their panelsוּמִסְגְּרֹתֵיהֶםwere square,מְרֻבָּעוֹתnotלֹאround.עֲגֻלּוֹת
1 Kings 7:31
Study it in the app“And its mouth inside the capital and upward was a cubit; and its mouth was round, the work of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also on its mouth were carvings; and their panels were square, not round.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 7:31, word by word
- And its mouthפִיfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears- insideבֵּיתbet
inside
Literally "the house": the inner part of something.
Where else “bet” appears- the capitalכֹּתֶרֶתkoteret
capital
Capital: the piece that crowns a column.
Where else “koteret” appears- and upwardמַעְלָmala
above
Upward, above; with ages, "twenty years old or more".
Where else “mala” appears- was a cubitאַמָּהama
cubit
About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.
Where else “ama” appears- was roundעָגֹלagol
round
Round, circular.
Where else “agol” appears- the workמַעֲשֵׂהmaase
workmanship
Something made by hand: a piece of craftsmanship, or an idol.
Where else “maase” appears- of a pedestalכֵןchen
stand
What holds something up from below: foot, base or pedestal.
Where else “chen” appears- and a halfחֲצִיchatsi
half
One of two equal parts of something.
Where else “chatsi” appears- were carvingsמִקְלָעוֹתmiklaot
carving
Carving: a figure carved in relief on wood or stone.
Where else “miklaot” appears- and their panelsמִסְגְּרֹתֵיmisgrote
frame
The rim or frame around a piece, like that of the table or of the bronze stands.
Where else “misgrote” appears- were squareמְרֻבָּעוֹתmerubaot
square
Square, with four equal sides.
Where else “merubaot” appears
Translation note
Verses 28-36 describe the bases with technical terms that today are not fully understood.
The context
30And four wheels of bronze belonged to each base, and axles of bronze; and its four corners had supports; below the basin were the supports, cast, with wreaths beside each.
31 · This verse (above)
32And the four wheels were below the panels, and the axles of the wheels were in the base; and the height of the one wheel was a cubit and a half.