2 Chronicles 8:18
Old Testament • 22 words with Strong's data
"And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon."
Word-by-Word Analysis
חוּרָם
Chûwrâm
Churam, the name of an Israelite and two Syrians
שָׁלַח
shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
יָם
yâm
a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif...
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
שְׁלֹמֹה
Shᵉlômôh
Shelomah, David's successor
אוֹפִיר
ʼÔwphîyr
Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
שָׁם
shâm
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
מֵאָה
mêʼâh
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
כִּכָּר
kikkâr
a circle, i.e. (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, especially the Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a (round) loaf; also a talent (or la...
זָהָב
zâhâb
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
שְׁלֹמֹה
Shᵉlômôh
Shelomah, David's successor
Key Terms in This Verse
אוֹפִיר ʼÔwphîyr
Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East
Study H211 →כִּכָּר kikkâr
a circle, i.e. (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, especially the Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a (round) loaf; also a talent (or large [round] coin)
Study H3603 →Cross References
And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;
For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and th...
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