1 Kings 7:26

וְעָבְיֹ֣ו טֶ֔פַח וּשְׂפָתֹ֛ו כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה שְׂפַת־כֹּ֖וס פֶּ֣רַח שֹׁושָׁ֑ן אַלְפַּ֥יִם בַּ֖ת יָכִֽיל׃ פ

And its thickness was a handbreadth, and its brim was made like the brim of a goblet, like a lily blossom; it could contain two thousand baths.

Morphology

1. וְעָבְיֹ֣ו (veʿovyo) – Root: עבה (ʿavah); Form: Conjunction + noun with 3ms suffix; Translation: “and its thickness”; Notes: Refers to the thickness of the Sea’s wall.
2. טֶ֔פַח (tefaḥ) – Root: טפח (tefaḥ); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “a handbreadth”; Notes: Unit of measurement, roughly 3–4 inches.
3. וּשְׂפָתֹ֛ו (usfato) – Root: שפה (safah); Form: Conjunction + noun with 3ms suffix; Translation: “and its brim”; Notes: Refers to the upper edge of the basin.
4. כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה (kemaʿaseh) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Preposition + noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “like the work of”; Notes: Introduces a comparison.
5. שְׂפַת־כֹּ֖וס (sfat-kos) – Root: שפה (safah) + כוס (kos); Form: Construct phrase; Translation: “the brim of a goblet”; Notes: Goblet-shaped design imagery.
6. פֶּ֣רַח (peraḥ) – Root: פרח (paraḥ); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “a blossom”; Notes: Describes the ornamental shape.
7. שֹׁושָׁ֑ן (shoshan) – Root: שושן (shoshan); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “lily”; Notes: The design resembled a lily flower.
8. אַלְפַּ֥יִם (alpayeem) – Root: אלף (elef); Form: Dual form of numeral; Translation: “two thousand”; Notes: Quantity of liquid it could contain.
9. בַּ֖ת (bat) – Root: בת (bat); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “bath”; Notes: Ancient liquid measurement, approx. 22 liters each.
10. יָכִֽיל (yakhil) – Root: יכל (yakhol); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “it could contain”; Notes: Indicates capacity or ability.