1 Kings 6:29
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.”
כְּרוּב
Cherubim. Powerful angelic beings who guard the holiness and presence of God. They guarded Eden after the Fall and their images were placed on the Ark of the Covenant.
צִיץ
flowers
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צִיץ
Flower, blossom. Tsiyts. The flower fades. Only what is rooted in God has permanence. Build your life on what lasts.
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קָלַע
he carved
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קָלַע
to sling; also to carve (as if a circular motion, or into light forms)
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מֵסַב
round about
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מֵסַב
a divan (as enclosing the room); abstractly (adverbial) around
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פִּתּוּחַ
engravings of
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פִּתּוּחַ
sculpture (in low or high relief or even intaglio)
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מִקְלַעַת
carvings of
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מִקְלַעַת
a sculpture (probably in bas-relief)
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קִיר
the walls of
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קִיר
a wall (as built in a trench)
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