1 Kings 7:8
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
חָצֵר
the court
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חָצֵר
Court, enclosure. Chatser. My soul yearns for the courts of the LORD. The place of God's presence is more desirable than the most comfortable place in the world.
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עָשָׂה
he made
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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יָשַׁב
he dwelt
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יָשַׁב
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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שָׁם
there
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שָׁם
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
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לָקַח
he had taken
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לָקַח
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
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פַּרְעֹה
Pharaoh
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פַּרְעֹה
Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
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שְׁלֹמֹה
Solomon
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שְׁלֹמֹה
Shelomah, David's successor
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