1 Kings 6:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He builtוַיִּבֶן֩
(vai·yi·ven)
1129: to builda prim. root
twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים
(es·rim)
6242: twentyfrom the same as eser
cubitsאַמָּ֜ה
(am·mah)
520: an ell, a cubitfrom the same as em
on the rear part(מִֽיַּרְכְּתֵ֤י
(mi·yar·ke·tei)
3411: flank, side, extreme parts, recessesfem. of yarek
of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙
(hab·ba·yit)
1004: a housea prim. root
with boardsבְּצַלְעֹ֣ות
(be·tzal·'o·vt)
6763: rib, sidefrom an unused word
of cedarאֲרָזִ֔ים
(a·ra·zim,)
730: a cedarfrom an unused word (729)
from the floorהַקַּרְקַ֖ע
(hak·kar·ka)
7172: floorof uncertain derivation
to the ceiling;הַקִּירֹ֑ות
(hak·ki·ro·vt;)
7023: a wallof uncertain derivation
he builtוַיִּ֤בֶן
(vai·yi·ven)
1129: to builda prim. root
[them] for it on the insideמִן־
(min-)
4480: froma prim. preposition
as an inner sanctuary,לִדְבִ֔יר
(lid·vir,)
1687: perhaps (a place of) speaking (the innermost room of Solomon's temple)perhaps from dabar
[even] as the mostלְקֹ֖דֶשׁ
(le·ko·desh)
6944: apartness, sacrednessfrom an unused word
holy place.הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃
(hak·ko·da·shim.)
6944: apartness, sacrednessfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And he built
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
twenty
`esriym  (es-reem')
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth -- (six-)score, twenty(-ieth).
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)
on the sides
yrekah  (yer-ay-kaw')
the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess -- border, coast, part, quarter, side.
of the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
both
min  (min)
above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, neither, nor, (out) of, over, since, then, through, whether, with.
the floor
qarqa`  (kar-kah')
floor (as if a pavement of pieces or tesseroe), of a building or the sea -- bottom, (one side of the) floor.
and the walls
qiyr  (keer)
a wall (as built in a trench) -- + mason, side, town, very, wall.
with boards
tsela`  (tsay-law')
beam, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side (chamber).
of cedar
'erez  (eh-rez')
a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots) -- cedar (tree).
he even built
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
them for it within
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
even for the oracle
dbiyr  (deb-eer')
the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary -- oracle.
even for the most
qodesh  (ko'-desh)
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity -- consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (most) holy (day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.
holy
qodesh  (ko'-desh)
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity -- consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (most) holy (day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.
place
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He built twenty cubits on the rear part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the ceiling; he built them for it on the inside as an inner sanctuary, even as the most holy place.

King James Bible
And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then he lined 30 feet of the rear of the temple with cedar boards from the floor to the surface of the ceiling, and he built the interior as an inner sanctuary, the most holy place.

International Standard Version
He lined 20 cubits of the rear part of the Temple from floor to ceiling with cedar boards specially constructed for the inside to serve as the Most Holy Place.

NET Bible
He built a wall 30 feet in from the rear of the temple as a partition for an inner sanctuary that would be the most holy place. He paneled the wall with cedar planks from the floor to the rafters.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He sectioned off a 30-foot-long room at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from the floor to the rafters. He built it to serve as an inner room, the most holy place.

King James 2000 Bible
And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it inside, even for the inner sanctuary, even for the most holy place.
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