1 Kings 7:31

“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.”

1 Kings 7:31 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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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.

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