2 Kings 25:17
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work.”
עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
נְחֹשֶׁת
bronze
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נְחֹשֶׁת
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
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סָבִיב
all 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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שְׁמֹנֶה
was eight-
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שְׁמֹנֶה
a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth
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עָשָׂר
teen
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עָשָׂר
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
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שָׁלוֹשׁ
was three
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שָׁלוֹשׁ
three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
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קוֹמָה
the height of
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קוֹמָה
height
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