1 Kings 7:39

“And he put the bases, five on the side of the house on the right, and five on the side of the house on its left; and the Sea he put on the right side of the house, toward the east, facing south.”

1 Kings 7:39 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 7:39, word by word

And he putיִּתֵּןyiten

put

To place something somewhere.

Where else “yiten” appears
the basesמְּכֹנוֹתmechonot

base, stand

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

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fiveחָמֵשׁchamesh

five

Five.

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the sideכֶּתֶףketef

side

The side part of something: the flank of a house or hill.

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of the houseבַּיִתbayit

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

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on the rightיָּמִיןyamin

right side

The right side.

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on its leftשְּׂמֹאלsemol

left

The side of the hand that is not the right.

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and the Seaיָּםyam

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

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the rightיְמָנִיתyemanit

right (side)

Right, on the right-hand side.

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toward the eastקֵדְמָkedma

east

The side in front, where the sun rises; the east.

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facingמּוּלmul

in front of, opposite

In front of, opposite.

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southנֶגֶבnegev

south

One of the four sides of the land: the south.

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The context

38And he made ten basins of bronze; forty baths each basin held; each basin was four cubits; one basin on each base for the ten bases.

39 · This verse (above)

40And Hiram made the basins and the shovels and the bowls. And Hiram finished doing all the work that he did for King Solomon in the house of YHWH:

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