1 Kings 7:36
Old Testament • 16 words with Strong's data
"For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about."
Word-by-Word Analysis
פַּח
pach
a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin); also a spring net (as spread out like a lamina)
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
חָלַל
châlal
properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (...
גְּבוּל
gᵉbûwl
properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
חָלַל
châlal
properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (...
חָצַב
châtsab
to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave
כְּפִיר
kᵉphîyr
a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
כַּף
kaph
the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-...
עֵץ
ʻêts
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
פֶּה
peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...
מַעַר
maʻar
a nude place, i.e. (literally) the pudenda, or (figuratively) a vacant space
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
English grammatical function word ('additions'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivale...
נָקַף
nâqaph
to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulate
סָבִיב
çâbîyb
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
Key Terms in This Verse
חָצַב châtsab
to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave
Study H2672 →English grammatical function word ('additions'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they are ...
Study GRAM →מַעַר maʻar
a nude place, i.e. (literally) the pudenda, or (figuratively) a vacant space
Study H4626 →פַּח pach
a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin); also a spring net (as spread out like a lamina)
Study H6341 →כַּף kaph
the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power
Study H3709 →גְּבוּל gᵉbûwl
properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
Study H1366 →כְּפִיר kᵉphîyr
a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
Study H3715 →Cross References
And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work.
The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm...
And the arches thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof: and the going up to it had eight steps.
And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.
And the posts thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.
And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
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