1 Kings 6:6
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.”
שֶׁבַע
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
סָבִיב
around
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סָבִיב
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
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נָתַן
he made
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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שֵׁשׁ
was six
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שֵׁשׁ
six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth
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חוּץ
the outside/ towards
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חוּץ
properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoors
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רֹחַב
breadth/ its
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רֹחַב
width (literally or figuratively)
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מִגְרָעָה
ledges
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מִגְרָעָה
a ledge or offset
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