Category Archives: Kings

בְּכִכַּ֤ר הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ יְצָקָ֣ם הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ בְּמַעֲבֵ֖ה הָאֲדָמָ֑ה בֵּ֥ין סֻכֹּ֖ות וּבֵ֥ין צָרְתָֽן׃ In the plain of the Yarden the king cast them, in the clay ground, between Sukkot and between Tzartan.   Morphology בְּכִכַּ֤ר (be-kikkar) – Root: ככר (kikkar); Form: Preposition + … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־הַסִּירֹ֨ות וְאֶת־הַיָּעִ֜ים וְאֶת־הַמִּזְרָקֹ֗ות וְאֵת֙ כָּל־הַכֵּלִ֣ים הָאֹ֔הֶל אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֥ה חִירָ֛ם לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה נְחֹ֖שֶׁת מְמֹרָֽט׃ And the pots, and the shovels, and the bowls, and all the vessels of the tent that Ḥiram made for King Shelomoh for the house … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־הַיָּ֖ם הָאֶחָ֑ד וְאֶת־הַבָּקָ֥ר שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֖ר תַּ֥חַת הַיָּֽם׃ And the sea, the one, and the oxen, twelve, beneath the sea.   Morphology וְאֶת־הַיָּ֖ם (ve-et ha-yam) – Root: ים (yam); Form: Conjunction + direct object marker + definite noun, masculine singular; Translation: “and … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־הַמְּכֹנֹ֖ות עָ֑שֶׂר וְאֶת־הַכִּיֹּרֹ֥ת עֲשָׂרָ֖ה עַל־הַמְּכֹנֹֽות׃ And the stands, ten, and the lavers, ten, upon the stands.   Morphology וְאֶת־הַמְּכֹנֹ֖ות (ve-et ha-mekhonot) – Root: כון (kun); Form: Conjunction + direct object marker + definite noun, feminine plural; Translation: “and the stands”; … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־הָרִמֹּנִ֛ים אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵאֹ֖ות לִשְׁתֵּ֣י הַשְּׂבָכֹ֑ות שְׁנֵֽי־טוּרִ֤ים רִמֹּנִים֙ לַשְּׂבָכָ֣ה הָֽאֶחָ֔ת לְכַסֹּ֗ות אֶת־שְׁתֵּי֙ גֻּלֹּ֣ת הַכֹּֽתָרֹ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ And the pomegranates, four hundred, for the two lattices—two rows of pomegranates for the one lattice—to cover the two globes of the capitals that … Continue reading →

עַמֻּדִ֣ים שְׁנַ֔יִם וְגֻלֹּ֧ת הַכֹּתָרֹ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ הָֽעַמֻּדִ֖ים שְׁתָּ֑יִם וְהַשְּׂבָכֹ֣ות שְׁתַּ֔יִם לְכַסֹּ֗ות אֶת־שְׁתֵּי֙ גֻּלֹּ֣ת הַכֹּֽתָרֹ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ הָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ The two pillars, and the globes of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars, two; and the lattices, two, to cover … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ חִירֹ֔ום אֶת־הַ֨כִּיֹּרֹ֔ות וְאֶת־הַיָּעִ֖ים וְאֶת־הַמִּזְרָקֹ֑ות וַיְכַ֣ל חִירָ֗ם לַֽעֲשֹׂות֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֛ה לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ And Ḥiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the bowls; and Ḥiram finished doing all the work that he did for King Shelomo for … Continue reading →

וַיִּתֵּן֙ אֶת־הַמְּכֹנֹ֔ות חָמֵ֞שׁ עַל־כֶּ֤תֶף הַבַּ֨יִת֙ מִיָּמִ֔ין וְחָמֵ֛שׁ עַל־כֶּ֥תֶף הַבַּ֖יִת מִשְּׂמֹאלֹ֑ו וְאֶת־הַיָּ֗ם נָתַ֞ן מִכֶּ֨תֶף הַבַּ֧יִת הַיְמָנִ֛ית קֵ֖דְמָה מִמּ֥וּל נֶֽגֶב׃ ס And he placed the stands, five on the right side of the house and five on the left side of the … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֛עַשׂ עֲשָׂרָ֥ה כִיֹּרֹ֖ות נְחֹ֑שֶׁת אַרְבָּעִ֨ים בַּ֜ת יָכִ֣יל הַכִּיֹּ֣ור הָאֶחָ֗ד אַרְבַּ֤ע בָּֽאַמָּה֙ הַכִּיֹּ֣ור הָאֶחָ֔ד כִּיֹּ֤ור אֶחָד֙ עַל־הַמְּכֹונָ֣ה הָאַחַ֔ת לְעֶ֖שֶׂר הַמְּכֹנֹֽות׃ And he made ten lavers of bronze; forty baths would the one laver hold; four cubits was the one laver; one … Continue reading →

כָּזֹ֣את עָשָׂ֔ה אֵ֖ת עֶ֣שֶׂר הַמְּכֹנֹ֑ות מוּצָ֨ק אֶחָ֜ד מִדָּ֥ה אַחַ֛ת קֶ֥צֶב אֶחָ֖ד לְכֻלָּֽהְנָה׃ ס Such he made the ten stands— one casting, one measure, one pattern were for all of them.   Morphology כָּזֹ֣את (kazot) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Demonstrative … Continue reading →

וַיְפַתַּ֤ח עַל־הַלֻּחֹת֙ יְדֹתֶ֔יהָ וְעַל֙ וּמִסְגְּרֹתֶיהָ כְּרוּבִ֖ים אֲרָיֹ֣ות וְתִמֹרֹ֑ות כְּמַֽעַר־אִ֥ישׁ וְלֹיֹ֖ות סָבִֽיב׃ And he engraved on the panels—its handles and on its frames—keruvim, lions, and palm trees, like the space of a man, with wreaths all around.   Morphology וַיְפַתַּ֤ח (va-yefattaḥ) … Continue reading →

וּבְרֹ֣אשׁ הַמְּכֹונָ֗ה חֲצִ֧י הָאַמָּ֛ה קֹומָ֖ה עָגֹ֣ל סָבִ֑יב וְעַ֨ל רֹ֤אשׁ הַמְּכֹנָה֙ יְדֹתֶ֔יהָ וּמִסְגְּרֹתֶ֖יהָ מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ And on the top of the stand was half a cubit in height, round all around; and on the top of the stand were its handles and … Continue reading →

וְאַרְבַּ֣ע כְּתֵפֹ֔ות אֶ֚ל אַרְבַּ֣ע פִּנֹּ֔ות הַמְּכֹנָ֖ה הָֽאֶחָ֑ת מִן־הַמְּכֹנָ֖ה כְּתֵפֶֽיהָ׃ And four supports at the four corners of the one stand— from the stand were its supports.   Morphology וְאַרְבַּ֣ע (veʾarbaʿ) – Root: ארבע (ʾarbaʿ); Form: Conjunction + numeral, feminine singular; … Continue reading →

וּמַֽעֲשֵׂה֙ הָאֹ֣ופַנִּ֔ים כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה אֹופַ֣ן הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֑ה יְדֹותָ֣ם וְגַבֵּיהֶ֗ם וְחִשֻּׁקֵיהֶ֛ם וְחִשֻּׁרֵיהֶ֖ם הַכֹּ֥ל מוּצָֽק׃ And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel— their axles, and their rims, and their spokes, and their hubs— all of them were … Continue reading →

וְאַרְבַּ֣עַת הָאֹֽופַנִּ֗ים לְמִתַּ֨חַת֙ לַֽמִּסְגְּרֹ֔ות וִידֹ֥ות הָאֹֽופַנִּ֖ים בַּמְּכֹונָ֑ה וְקֹומַת֙ הָאֹופַ֣ן הָאֶחָ֔ד אַמָּ֖ה וַחֲצִ֥י הָאַמָּֽה׃ And the four wheels were beneath the panels, and the axles of the wheels were in the stand; and the height of one wheel was a cubit … Continue reading →

וּ֠פִיהוּ מִבֵּ֨ית לַכֹּתֶ֤רֶת וָמַ֨עְלָה֙ בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה וּפִ֨יהָ֙ עָגֹ֣ל מַעֲשֵׂה־כֵ֔ן אַמָּ֖ה וַחֲצִ֣י הָֽאַמָּ֑ה וְגַם־עַל־פִּ֨יהָ֙ מִקְלָעֹ֔ות וּמִסְגְּרֹתֵיהֶ֥ם מְרֻבָּעֹ֖ות לֹ֥א עֲגֻלֹּֽות׃ And its mouth from the inside of the capital and upward was a cubit; and its mouth was round, made like a pedestal, … Continue reading →

וְאַרְבָּעָה֩ אֹופַנֵּ֨י נְחֹ֜שֶׁת לַמְּכֹונָ֤ה הָֽאַחַת֙ וְסַרְנֵ֣י נְחֹ֔שֶׁת וְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה פַעֲמֹתָ֖יו כְּתֵפֹ֣ת לָהֶ֑ם מִתַּ֤חַת לַכִּיֹּר֙ הַכְּתֵפֹ֣ת יְצֻקֹ֔ות מֵעֵ֥בֶר אִ֖ישׁ לֹיֹֽות׃ And there were four bronze wheels for the one stand, and bronze axles; and its four supports had shoulders, beneath the basin … Continue reading →

וְעַֽל־הַמִּסְגְּרֹ֞ות אֲשֶׁ֣ר בֵּ֣ין הַשְׁלַבִּ֗ים אֲרָיֹ֤ות בָּקָר֙ וּכְרוּבִ֔ים וְעַל־הַשְׁלַבִּ֖ים כֵּ֣ן מִמָּ֑עַל וּמִתַּ֨חַת֙ לַאֲרָיֹ֣ות וְלַבָּקָ֔ר לֹיֹ֖ות מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה מֹורָֽד׃ And on the panels that were between the frames were lions, oxen, and keruvim; and on the frames likewise above; and beneath the lions … Continue reading →

וְזֶ֛ה מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה הַמְּכֹונָ֖ה מִסְגְּרֹ֣ת לָהֶ֑ם וּמִסְגְּרֹ֖ת בֵּ֥ין הַשְׁלַבִּֽים׃ And this was the work of the stand: panels for them, and panels between the frames.   Morphology וְזֶ֛ה (ve-zeh) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Conjunction + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ אֶת־הַמְּכֹנֹ֛ות עֶ֖שֶׂר נְחֹ֑שֶׁת אַרְבַּ֣ע בָּאַמָּ֗ה אֹ֚רֶךְ הַמְּכֹונָ֣ה הָֽאֶחָ֔ת וְאַרְבַּ֤ע בָּֽאַמָּה֙ רָחְבָּ֔הּ וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ בָּאַמָּ֖ה קֹומָתָֽהּ׃ And he made the stands of bronze—ten; four cubits was the length of one stand, and four cubits its width, and three cubits its height. … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

עֹמֵ֞ד עַל־שְׁנֵ֧י עָשָׂ֣ר בָּקָ֗ר שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה פֹנִ֣ים צָפֹ֡ונָה וּשְׁלֹשָׁה֩ פֹנִ֨ים יָ֜מָּה וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה פֹּנִ֣ים נֶ֗גְבָּה וּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙ פֹּנִ֣ים מִזְרָ֔חָה וְהַיָּ֥ם עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מִלְמָ֑עְלָה וְכָל־אֲחֹֽרֵיהֶ֖ם בָּֽיְתָה׃ It stood on twelve oxen: three facing north, and three facing west, and three facing south, and three facing … Continue reading →

וּפְקָעִים֩ מִתַּ֨חַת לִשְׂפָתֹ֤ו סָבִיב֙ סֹבְבִ֣ים אֹתֹ֔ו עֶ֚שֶׂר בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה מַקִּפִ֥ים אֶת־הַיָּ֖ם סָבִ֑יב שְׁנֵ֤י טוּרִים֙ הַפְּקָעִ֔ים יְצֻקִ֖ים בִּיצֻקָתֹֽו׃ And gourds beneath its brim, encircling it all around, ten to the cubit, surrounding the Sea all around; two rows of the gourds, cast … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ אֶת־הַיָּ֖ם מוּצָ֑ק עֶ֣שֶׂר בָּ֠אַמָּה מִשְּׂפָתֹ֨ו עַד־שְׂפָתֹ֜ו עָגֹ֣ל סָבִ֗יב וְחָמֵ֤שׁ בָּֽאַמָּה֙ קֹומָתֹ֔ו וְקָוֹ֙ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה יָסֹ֥ב אֹתֹ֖ו סָבִֽיב׃ And he made the Sea cast, ten cubits from its brim to its brim, round all around, and five cubits its height, … Continue reading →

וְעַ֛ל רֹ֥אשׁ הָעַמּוּדִ֖ים מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה שֹׁושָׁ֑ן וַתִּתֹּ֖ם מְלֶ֥אכֶת הָעַמּוּדִֽים׃ And on the top of the pillars was lily-work; and the work of the pillars was completed.   Morphology וְעַ֛ל (veʿal) – Root: על (ʿal); Form: Conjunction + preposition; Translation: “and on”; … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֨קֶם֙ אֶת־הָֽעַמֻּדִ֔ים לְאֻלָ֖ם הַֽהֵיכָ֑ל וַיָּ֜קֶם אֶת־הָעַמּ֣וּד הַיְמָנִ֗י וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֶת־שְׁמֹו֙ יָכִ֔ין וַיָּ֨קֶם֙ אֶת־הָעַמּ֣וּד הַשְּׂמָאלִ֔י וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמֹ֖ו בֹּֽעַז׃ And he set up the pillars for the porch of the temple. And he set up the right pillar, and he called its name … Continue reading →

וְכֹתָרֹ֗ת עַל־שְׁנֵי֙ הָֽעַמּוּדִ֔ים גַּם־מִמַּ֨עַל֙ מִלְּעֻמַּ֣ת הַבֶּ֔טֶן אֲשֶׁ֖ר לְעֵ֣בֶר שֶׂבכה וְהָרִמֹּונִ֤ים מָאתַ֨יִם֙ טֻרִ֣ים סָבִ֔יב עַ֖ל הַכֹּתֶ֥רֶת הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ And the capitals were upon the two pillars, also above, opposite the bulge that was beside the latticework; and the pomegranates were two hundred, … Continue reading →

וְכֹֽתָרֹ֗ת אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הָעַמּוּדִ֔ים מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה שׁוּשַׁ֣ן בָּֽאוּלָ֑ם אַרְבַּ֖ע אַמֹּֽות׃ And the capitals that were on the top of the pillars were of lily-work in the porch, four cubits.   Morphology וְכֹֽתָרֹ֗ת (vekotarot) – Root: כתר (katar); Form: Conjunction + noun, … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֖עַשׂ אֶת־הָעַמּוּדִ֑ים וּשְׁנֵי֩ טוּרִ֨ים סָבִ֜יב עַל־הַשְּׂבָכָ֣ה הָאֶחָ֗ת לְכַסֹּ֤ות אֶת־הַכֹּֽתָרֹת֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הָֽרִמֹּנִ֔ים וְכֵ֣ן עָשָׂ֔ה לַכֹּתֶ֖רֶת הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ And he made the pillars, and two rows all around upon the one latticework to cover the capitals that were on the top of … Continue reading →

שְׂבָכִ֞ים מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה שְׂבָכָ֗ה גְּדִלִים֙ מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה שַׁרְשְׁרֹ֔ות לַכֹּ֣תָרֹ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הָעַמּוּדִ֑ים שִׁבְעָה֙ לַכֹּתֶ֣רֶת הָאֶחָ֔ת וְשִׁבְעָ֖ה לַכֹּתֶ֥רֶת הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ Network-like coverings, a work of latticework; twisted cords, a work of chains, for the capitals which were upon the tops of the pillars—seven for … Continue reading →