And the workוּמַעֲשֵׂהof the wheelsהָאוֹפַנִּיםwas like the workכְּמַעֲשֵׂהof the wheelאוֹפַןof a chariot:הַמֶּרְכָּבָהtheir axles,יְדוֹתָםtheir rims,וְגַבֵּיהֶםtheir spokes,וְחִשֻּׁקֵיהֶםand their hubs,וְחִשֻּׁרֵיהֶםallהַכֹּלwas cast.מוּצָק
1 Kings 7:33
Study it in the app“And the work of the wheels was like the work of the wheel of a chariot: their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs, all was cast.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 7:33, word by word
- And the workמַעֲשֵׂהmaase
workmanship
Something made by hand: a piece of craftsmanship, or an idol.
Where else “maase” appears- of the wheelsאוֹפַנִּיםofanim
wheel
Wheel.
Where else “ofanim” appears- of a chariotמֶּרְכָּבָהmerkava
chariot
Chariot: a cart drawn by horses, for war or for travel.
Where else “merkava” appears- their axlesיְדוֹתָyedota
tenon
Parts of an object, or a portion.
Where else “yedota” appears- their rimsגַבֵּיgabe
rim
A curved or raised part of something.
Where else “gabe” appears- their spokesחִשֻּׁקֵיchishuke
spoke
Spoke of a wheel: the rod that joins the hub to the rim. It appears only once in the Bible (1 Kings 7:33).
Where else “chishuke” appears- and their hubsחִשֻּׁרֵיchishure
hub
Hub of a wheel: the central piece where the spokes meet. It appears only once in the Bible (1 Kings 7:33).
Where else “chishure” appears- was castמוּצָקmutsak
cast
To melt metal and pour it into a mold.
Where else “mutsak” appears
The context
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.
33 · This verse (above)
34And four supports were at the four corners of each base; its supports were of the base itself.