And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.
And the Oracle in the forepart, was twenty cubits in length and twentie cubites in breadth, and twentie cubites in the height thereof: and hee ouerlayd it with † pure golde, and ſo couered the Altar which was of Cedar.
אַמָּה , feminine noun, ʾamma — an ell, a cubit (value 46)
H520,
אַמָּה ʼammâh, am-maw'; prolonged from H517; properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance):—cubit, + hundred (by exchange for H3967), measure, post.cubit - a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 18 in (.5m). There are several cubits used in the OT, the cubit of a man or common cubit (Dt 3.11), the legal cubit or cubit of the sanctuary (Eze 40.5) plus others. See a Bible Dictionary for a complete treatment.
Used in 132 Verses, 16 Books 245 Occurrence Count
אֶרֶז , masculine noun, ʾerez — a cedar (value 208)
H730,
אֶרֶז ʼerez, eh-rez'; from H729; a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots):—cedar (tree).cedar
cedar tree
cedar timber, cedar wood (in building)
cedar wood (in purifications)
Used in 69 Verses, 17 Books 73 Occurrence Count
אֹרֶךְ , masculine noun, ʾorekh — length (value 221)
H753,
אֹרֶךְ ʼôrek, o'rek; from H748; length:— forever, length, long.length
physical length
of time
forbearance, self-restraint (of patience)
Used in 90 Verses, 12 Books 95 Occurrence Count
דְּבִיר , masculine noun, dəviyr — perhaps (a place of) speaking (the innermost room of Solomon's temple) (value 216)
H1687,
דְּבִיר debîyr, deb-eer'; or (shortened) דְּבִר debir; from H1696 (apparently in the sense of oracle); the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary:—oracle.the holy of holies, the innermost room of the temple or tabernacle
hindmost chamber, innermost room of the temple of Solomon, most holy place, holy of holies
(TWOT) oracle
Used in 16 Verses, 3 Books 16 Occurrence Count
זָהָב , masculine noun, zahav — gold (value 14)
H2091,
זָהָב zâhâb, zaw-hawb'; from an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky:—gold(-en), fair weather.gold
as precious metal
as a measure of weight
of brilliance, splendour (fig.)
Used in 336 Verses, 34 Books 383 Occurrence Count
מִזְבֵּחַ , masculine noun, mizbeyah — an altar (value 57)
H4196,
מִזְבֵּחַ mizbêach, miz-bay'-akh; from H2076; an altar:—altar.Used in 338 Verses, 25 Books 400 Occurrence Count
סָגַר , verb, sagar — to shut, close (value 263)
H5462,
סָגַר çâgar, saw-gar'; a primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender:—close up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, × pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, × straitly.to shut, close
(Qal)
to shut
to close, close up
closed up, closely joined, shut up
(Niphal)
to be shut up
to be shut or closed
(Piel) to shut up, deliver up
(Pual) to be shut up
(Hiphil)
to deliver up
to shut up, imprison
Used in 87 Verses, 23 Books 89 Occurrence Count
עֶשְׂרִים , masculine/feminine noun, ʿesriym — twenty (value 620)
H6242,
עֶשְׂרִים ʻesrîym, es-reem'; from H6235; twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth:—(six-) score, twenty(-ieth).Used in 281 Verses, 21 Books 315 Occurrence Count
פָּנִים , masculine noun, paniym — face, faces (value 180)
H6440,
פָּנִים pânîym, paw-neem'; plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה pâneh; from H6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.):— accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, × as (long as), at, battle, because (of), beseech, countenance, edge, employ, endure, enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, × him(-self), honourable, impudent, in, it, look(-eth) (-s), × me, meet, × more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), × on, open, out of, over against, the partial, person, please, presence, prospect, was purposed, by reason of, regard, right forth, serve, × shewbread, sight, state, straight, street, × thee, × them(-selves), through ( -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), upon, upside ( down), with(-in, -stand), × ye, × you.face
face, faces
presence, person
face (of seraphim or cherubim)
face (of animals)
face, surface (of ground)
as adv of loc/temp
before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
with prep
in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of
Used in 1891 Verses, 38 Books 2118 Occurrence Count
צָפָה , verb, tzafa — to lay out, lay over (value 175)
H6823,
צָפָה tsâphâh, tsaw-faw'; a primitive root (probably identical with H6822 through the idea of expansion in outlook, transferring to action); to sheet over (especially with metal):—cover, overlay.to lay out, lay over, overlay, cover
(Piel) to overlay, plate, stud
(Pual) to be laid over
Used in 40 Verses, 6 Books 47 Occurrence Count
קוֹמָה , feminine noun, koma — height (value 151)
H6967,
קוֹמָה qôwmâh, ko-maw'; from H6965; height:—× along, height, high, stature, tall.height
height, stature
height
Used in 43 Verses, 10 Books 45 Occurrence Count
רֹחַב , masculine noun, rohav — breadth, width (value 210)
H7341,
רֹחַב rôchab, ro'-khab; from H7337; width (literally or figuratively):—breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.Used in 89 Verses, 9 Books 101 Occurrence Count
| 1 Kings 6:20Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וְלִפְנֵ֣י הַדְּבִ֡יר עֶשְׂרִים֩ אַמָּ֨ה אֹ֜רֶךְ וְעֶשְׂרִ֧ים אַמָּ֣ה רֹ֗חַב וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים אַמָּה֙ קֽוֹמָת֔וֹ וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּ זָהָ֣ב סָג֑וּר וַיְצַ֥ף מִזְבֵּ֖חַ אָֽרֶז׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| And the oracle |
H1687dəviyr |
דְּבִיר |
216 |
| in the forepart |
H6440paniym |
פָּנִים |
180 |
| was twenty |
H6242ʿesriym |
עֶשְׂרִים |
620 |
| cubits |
H520ʾamma |
אַמָּה |
46 |
| in length, |
H753ʾorekh |
אֹרֶךְ |
221 |
| and twenty |
H6242ʿesriym |
עֶשְׂרִים |
620 |
| cubits |
H520ʾamma |
אַמָּה |
46 |
| in breadth, |
H7341rohav |
רֹחַב |
210 |
| and twenty |
H6242ʿesriym |
עֶשְׂרִים |
620 |
| cubits |
H520ʾamma |
אַמָּה |
46 |
| in the height |
H6967koma |
קוֹמָה |
151 |
| thereof: and he overlaid |
H6823tzafa |
צָפָה |
175 |
| it with pure |
H5462sagar |
סָגַר |
263 |
| gold; |
H2091zahav |
זָהָב |
14 |
| and so covered |
H6823tzafa |
צָפָה |
175 |
| the altar |
H4196mizbeyah |
מִזְבֵּחַ |
57 |
| which was of cedar. |
H730ʾerez |
אֶרֶז |
208 |
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