2 Chronicles 4:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
It was a handbreadthטֶ֔פַח
(te·fach,)
2947: a span, handbreadth, copingfrom taphach
thick,וְעָבְיֹ֣ו
(ve·'a·ve·yov)
5672: thicknessfrom abah
and its brimוּשְׂפָתֹו֙
(u·se·fa·tov)
8193: lip, speech, edgefrom an unused word
was madeכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה
(ke·ma·'a·seh)
4639: a deed, workfrom asah
like the brimשְׂפַת־
(se·fat-)
8193: lip, speech, edgefrom an unused word
of a cup,כֹּ֔וס
(ko·vs,)
3563a: a cupof uncertain derivation
[like] a lilyשֹֽׁושַׁנָּ֑ה
(sho·v·shan·nah;)
7799: probably lily (or any lily-like flower)of uncertain derivation
blossom;פֶּ֖רַח
(pe·rach)
6525: a bud, sproutfrom parach
it could holdיָכִֽיל׃
(ya·chil.)
3557: to comprehend, containa prim. root
3,000שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת
(she·lo·shet)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
baths.בַּתִּ֔ים
(bat·tim,)
1324: a bath (a Heb. measure)from an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And the thickness
`abiy  (ab-ee')
density, i.e. depth or width -- thick(-ness).
of it was an handbreadth
tephach  (tay'-fakh)
a spread of the hand, i.e. a palm-breadth (not span of the fingers); architecturally, a corbel (as a supporting palm) -- coping, hand-breadth.
and the brim
saphah  (saw-faw')
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
of it like the work
ma`aseh  (mah-as-eh')
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
of the brim
saphah  (saw-faw')
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
of a cup
kowc  (koce)
a cup (as a container), often figuratively, a lot (as if a potion); also some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye) -- cup, (small) owl.
with flowers
perach  (peh'-rakh)
a calyx (natural or artificial); generally, bloom -- blossom, bud, flower.
of lilies
shuwshan  (shoo-shan')
a lily (from its whiteness), as a flower of arch. ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape): lily, Shoshannim.
and it received
chazaq  (khaw-zak')
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
and held
kuwl  (kool)
to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain
three
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
baths
bath  (bath)
a bath or Hebrew measure (as a means of division) of liquids -- bath.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
It was a handbreadth thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom; it could hold 3,000 baths.

King James Bible
And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The reservoir was three inches thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup or a lily blossom. It could hold 11,000 gallons.

International Standard Version
It was a handbreadth thick, with its brim fashioned like the brim of a cup. Similar in shape to a lily blossom, it could hold 3,000 baths.

NET Bible
It was four fingers thick and its rim was like that of a cup shaped like a lily blossom. It could hold 18,000 gallons.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The pool was three inches thick. Its rim was like the rim of a cup, shaped like a lily's bud. It held 18,000 gallons.

King James 2000 Bible
And the thickness of it was a handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily; and it received and held three thousand baths.
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