1 Kings 7:9

“All these were of costly stones, by the measures of hewn stone, sawn with the saw inside and outside, from the foundation to the copings, and from outside to the great court.”

1 Kings 7:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 7:9, word by word

were of costlyיְקָרֹתyekarot

precious

Of great value.

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stonesאֲבָנִיםavanim

stone

A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.

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by the measuresמִדֹּתmidot

measure

The size or measure of something.

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of hewn stoneגָּזִיתgazit

cut stone

Hewn stone, cut square.

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sawnמְגֹרָרוֹתmegorarot

saw

To saw.

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with the sawמְּגֵרָהmegera

saw

Saw for cutting wood or stone.

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insideבַּיִתbayit

inside

Literally "the house": the inner part of something.

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and outsideחוּץchuts

outside

What lies outside the house, the city or the camp.

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from the foundationמַּסָּדmasad

foundation

Foundation: the lowest part on which a building rises.

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the copingsטְּפָחוֹתtefachot

coping

The top course of a wall.

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the greatגְּדוֹלָהgedola

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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courtחָצֵרchatser

court

An enclosed open space, like the temple's.

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The context

8And his house where he would live, in the other court inside the portico, was like this work. And a house he made for the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Solomon had taken, like this portico.

9 · This verse (above)

10And the foundation was of costly stones, great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.

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