2 Chronicles 4:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now figures likeוּדְמ֣וּת
(u·de·mut)
1823: likeness, similitudefrom damah
oxenבְּקָרִים֩
(be·ka·rim)
1241: cattle, herd, an oxfrom baqar
[were] underתַּ֨חַת
(ta·chat)
8478: underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root
it [and] allסָבִ֤יב
(sa·viv)
5439: circuit, round aboutfrom sabab
aroundסָבִיב֙
(sa·viv)
5439: circuit, round aboutfrom sabab
it, tenעֶ֚שֶׂר
(e·ser)
6235: tenfrom an unused word
cubits,בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה
(ba·'am·mah,)
520: an ell, a cubitfrom the same as em
entirelyסָבִ֑יב
(sa·viv;)
5439: circuit, round aboutfrom sabab
encirclingמַקִּיפִ֥ים
(mak·ki·fim)
5362b: to go arounda prim. root
the sea.הַיָּ֖ם
(hai·yam)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation
The oxenהַבָּקָ֔ר
(hab·ba·kar,)
1241: cattle, herd, an oxfrom baqar
[were] in twoשְׁנַ֤יִם
(she·na·yim)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
rows,טוּרִים֙
(tu·rim)
2905: a rowfrom an unused word
castיְצוּקִ֖ים
(ye·tzu·kim)
3332: to pour, cast, flowa prim. root
in one piece.בְּמֻֽצַקְתֹּֽו׃
(be·mu·tzak·tov.)
4166: a pipe, castingfrom yatsaq


















KJV Lexicon
And under it was the similitude
dmuwth  (dem-ooth')
resemblance; concretely, model, shape; adverbially, like -- fashion, like (-ness, as), manner, similitude.
of oxen
baqar  (baw-kawr')
beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd -- beeve, bull (+ -ock), + calf, + cow, great (cattle), + heifer, herd, kine, ox.
which did compass
cabab  (saw-bab')
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)
it round about
cabiyb  (saw-beeb')
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around -- (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.
ten
`eser  (eh'ser)
ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) -- ten, (fif-, seven-)teen.
in a cubit
'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)
compassing
naqaph  (naw-kaf')
to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulate
the sea
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
round about
cabiyb  (saw-beeb')
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around -- (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.
Two
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
rows
tuwr  (toor)
a row; hence, a wall -- row.
of oxen
baqar  (baw-kawr')
beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd -- beeve, bull (+ -ock), + calf, + cow, great (cattle), + heifer, herd, kine, ox.
were cast
yatsaq  (yaw-tsak')
cast, cleave fast, be (as) firm, grow, be hard, lay out, molten, overflow, pour (out), run out, set down, stedfast.
when it was cast
muwtsaqah  (moo-tsaw-kaw')
something poured out, i.e. a casting (of metal); by implication, a tube (as cast) -- when it was cast, pipe.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now figures like oxen were under it and all around it, ten cubits, entirely encircling the sea. The oxen were in two rows, cast in one piece.

King James Bible
And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The likeness of oxen was below it, completely encircling it, 10 every half yard, completely surrounding the reservoir. The oxen were cast in two rows when the reservoir was cast.

International Standard Version
Underneath, figurines resembling oxen encircled the circular sea beneath it, ten oxen every cubit, and encircling the sea completely. The oxen were in two rows, cast all at the same time.

NET Bible
Images of bulls were under it all the way around, ten every eighteen inches all the way around. The bulls were in two rows and had been cast with "The Sea."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Under the rim were two rows of figurines shaped like bulls all around the 45-foot circumference of the pool. They were cast in metal when the pool was cast.

King James 2000 Bible
And under it was the likeness of oxen, which did circle it round about: ten to a cubit, circling the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast.
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