1 Kings 5:17
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house."
Word-by-Word Analysis
צָוָה
tsâvâh
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
גָּדוֹל
gâdôwl
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
יָקָר
yâqâr
valuable (objectively or subjectively)
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
יָסַד
yâçad
to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Key Terms in This Verse
יָסַד yâçad
to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult
Study H3245 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →Cross References
And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in b...
And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
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