2 Chronicles 3:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now he madeוַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙
(vai·ya·'as)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
the roomבֵּֽית־
(beit-)
1004: a housea prim. root
of the holyקֹ֣דֶשׁ
(ko·desh)
6944: apartness, sacrednessfrom an unused word
of holies:הַקֳּדָשִׁ֔ים
(hak·ko·da·shim,)
6944: apartness, sacrednessfrom an unused word
its lengthאָרְכֹּ֞ו
(a·re·kov)
753: lengthfrom arak
acrossעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
the widthרֹֽחַב־
(ro·chav-)
7341: breadth, widthfrom rachab
of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙
(hab·ba·yit)
1004: a housea prim. root
[was] twentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים
(es·rim,)
6242: twentyfrom the same as eser
cubits,אַמֹּ֣ות
(am·mo·vt)
520: an ell, a cubitfrom the same as em
and its widthוְרָחְבֹּ֖ו
(ve·ra·che·bov)
7341: breadth, widthfrom rachab
[was] twentyעֶשְׂרִ֑ים
(es·rim;)
6242: twentyfrom the same as eser
cubits;אַמֹּ֣ות
(am·mo·vt)
520: an ell, a cubitfrom the same as em
and he overlaidוַיְחַפֵּ֙הוּ֙
(vay·chap·pe·hu)
2645: to covera prim. root
it with fineטֹ֔וב
(to·vv,)
2896a: pleasant, agreeable, goodfrom tob
gold,זָהָ֣ב
(za·hav)
2091: goldof uncertain derivation
[amounting] to 600שֵׁ֥שׁ
(shesh)
8337a: six (a card. number)from an unused word
talents.לְכִכָּרִ֖ים
(le·chik·ka·rim)
3603: a round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money)from karar


















KJV Lexicon
And he made
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
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.
house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
the length
'orek  (o'rek')
length -- + forever, length, long.
whereof was according to
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the breadth
rochab  (ro'-khab)
width -- breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.
of the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
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)
and the breadth
rochab  (ro'-khab)
width -- breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.
thereof 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)
and he overlaid
chaphah  (khaw-faw')
to cover; by implication, to veil, to encase, protect -- ceil, cover, overlay.
it with fine
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
gold
zahab  (zaw-hawb')
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky -- gold(-en), fair weather.
amounting to six
shesh  (shaysh)
six (as an overplus (see 7797) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth -- six(-teen, -teenth), sixth.
hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
talents
kikkar  (kik-kawr')
loaf, morsel, piece, plain, talent.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now he made the room of the holy of holies: its length across the width of the house was twenty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to 600 talents.

King James Bible
And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then he made the most holy place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple, 30 feet, and its width was 30 feet. He overlaid it with 45,000 pounds of fine gold.

International Standard Version
With respect to the Most Holy Place in the Temple, its length across the width of the Temple was 20 cubits, and its width extended 20 cubits. Solomon overlaid it with 600 talents of pure gold.

NET Bible
He made the most holy place; its length was 30 feet, corresponding to the width of the temple, and its width 30 feet. He plated it with 600 talents of fine gold.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He made the most holy place. It was as long as the temple was wide, 30 feet long. It was also 30 feet wide. He overlaid it with 45,000 pounds of fine gold.

King James 2000 Bible
And he made the most holy place, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth of it twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
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