1 Kings 6:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He also builtוַיִּ֤בֶן
(vai·yi·ven)
1129: to builda prim. root
the stories 
 
3330b: flat surfacefrom yatsa
againstעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
the wholeכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
house,הַבַּ֔יִת
(hab·ba·yit,)
1004: a housea prim. root
each fiveחָמֵ֥שׁ
(cha·mesh)
2568: fiveof uncertain derivation
cubitsאַמֹּ֖ות
(am·mo·vt)
520: an ell, a cubitfrom the same as em
high;קֹֽומָתֹ֑ו
(ko·v·ma·tov;)
6967: heightfrom qum
and they were fastenedוַיֶּאֱחֹ֥ז
(vai·ye·'e·choz)
270: to grasp, take hold, take possessiona prim. root
to the houseהַבַּ֖יִת
(hab·ba·yit)
1004: a housea prim. root
with timbersבַּעֲצֵ֥י
(ba·'a·tzei)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word
of cedar.אֲרָזִֽים׃
(a·ra·zim.)
730: a cedarfrom an unused word (729)


















KJV Lexicon
And then he built
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
chambers
yatsuwa`  (yaw-tsoo'-ah)
spread, i.e. a bed; (architecture) an extension, i.e. wing or lean-to (a single story or collectively) -- bed, chamber, couch.
yatsuwa`  (yaw-tsoo'-ah)
spread, i.e. a bed; (architecture) an extension, i.e. wing or lean-to (a single story or collectively) -- bed, chamber, couch.
against all the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
five
chamesh  (khaw-maysh')
five -- fif(-teen), fifth, five (apiece).
cubits
'ammah  (am-maw')
a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
high
qowmah  (ko-maw')
height -- along, height, high, stature, tall.
and they rested
'achaz  (aw-khaz')
to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
on the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
with timber
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
of cedar
'erez  (eh-rez')
a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots) -- cedar (tree).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He also built the stories against the whole house, each five cubits high; and they were fastened to the house with timbers of cedar.

King James Bible
And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He built the chambers along the entire temple, joined to the temple with cedar beams; each story was 7 1/2 feet high.

International Standard Version
He constructed this structure to adjoin the entire Temple, five cubits high, and fastened it to the Temple with cedar timbers.

NET Bible
He built an extension all around the temple; it was seven and a half feet high and it was attached to the temple by cedar beams.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He built [each story of the] annex 71/2 feet high alongside the entire temple. Its cedar beams were attached to the temple.

King James 2000 Bible
And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
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