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In front ofלִפְנֵיthe houseהַבַּיִתhe madeוַיַּעַשׂtwoשְׁנַיִםpillarsעַמּוּדִיםthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםand fiveוְחָמֵשׁcubitsאַמּוֹתlong,אֹרֶךְand the capitalוְהַצֶּפֶתthat wasאֲשֶׁרonעַלits topרֹאשׁוֹwas fiveחָמֵשׁcubits.אַמּוֹת
2 Chronicles 3:15
Study it in the app“In front of the house he made two pillars thirty and five cubits long, and the capital that was on its top was five cubits.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 3:15, word by word
- In front ofפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the houseבַּיִתbayit
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bayit” appears- he madeיַּעַשׂyaas
make
To build or create something.
Where else “yaas” appears- twoשְׁנַיִםshenayim
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shenayim” appears- pillarsעַמּוּדִיםamudim
pillar, column
Pillar, column; also a pillar of cloud or of fire.
Where else “amudim” appears- thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshim
thirty
Thirty; also "thirtieth".
Where else “sheloshim” appears- and fiveחָמֵשׁchamesh
five
Five.
Where else “chamesh” appears- cubitsאַמּוֹתamot
cubit
About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.
Where else “amot” appears- longאֹרֶךְorech
length
Length: "the length and the breadth".
Where else “orech” appears- and the capitalצֶּפֶתtsefet
capital
Capital: the piece that crowns a column at the top. It occurs only once; Kings uses another word for the same thing.
Where else “tsefet” appears- its topרֹאשׁrosh
top
Literally "the head": the highest part, as of a mountain.
Where else “rosh” appears
Translation note
1 Kings 7:15 gives eighteen cubits of height for each pillar.
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
The two temple pillars
See them side by side
2 Chronicles 3:15-17
15In front of the house he made two pillars thirty and five cubits long, and the capital that was on its top was five cubits. 16He made chains in the inner sanctuary and put them on the top of the pillars; and he made a hundred pomegranates and put them on the chains. 17He set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right and one on the left; and he called the name of the right one Jachin, and the name of the left one Boaz.
15And he formed the two pillars of bronze: eighteen cubits was the height of the one pillar, and a thread of twelve cubits went around the second pillar. 16And two capitals he made to put on the heads of the pillars, of cast bronze; five cubits was the height of the one capital, and five cubits the height of the second capital. 17There were nets, the work of network, and cords, the work of chains, for the capitals that were on the head of the pillars: seven for the one capital, and seven for the second capital. 18And he made the pillars, and two rows all around on the one net to cover the capitals that were on the head of the pomegranates; and so he made for the second capital. 19And the capitals that were on the head of the pillars were lily work in the portico, four cubits. 20And the capitals on the two pillars were also above, close to the belly that was beside the net; and the pomegranates were two hundred, in rows all around on the second capital. 21And he set up the pillars at the portico of the temple; and he set up the right pillar and called its name Jachin; and he set up the left pillar and called its name Boaz. 22And on the head of the pillars was lily work. And the work of the pillars was finished.
The context
14He made the veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and put on it cherubim.
15 · This verse (above)
16He made chains in the inner sanctuary and put them on the top of the pillars; and he made a hundred pomegranates and put them on the chains.