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1 Kings 7:16

And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits:

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וּשְׁתֵּ֨יusheteand twoשְׁנַיִםconjunction, adjective, cardinal, feminine, dual, construct — “and two”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.כֹתָרֹ֜תkhotarotchapiterכֹתֶרֶתnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “chapiter”, the ordinary formH3805the capital of a columnchapiter.עָשָׂ֗הasahdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “do”, a completed actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…לָתֵ֛תlatetto giveנָתַןpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to give”, the to-form of the verbH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…רָאשֵׁ֥יrasheheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.הָֽעַמּוּדִ֖יםhaamudimthe pillarעַמּוּדdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the pillar”, the ordinary formH5982a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform[idiom] apiece, pillar.מֻצַ֣קmutsaqcastיָצַקverb, hophal, passive participle, construct — “cast”, a verb used as a describing wordH3332properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hardcast, cleave fast, be (as) firm, grow, be hard, lay out, molten, overflow, pour (out), run out, set down, stedfast.נְחֹ֑שֶׁתnechoshetcopperנְחֹשֶׁתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “copper”, the ordinary formH5178copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.חָמֵ֣שׁchameshfiveחָמֵשׁadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “five”, the ordinary formH2568fivefif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).אַמּ֗וֹתamotcubitאַמָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “cubit”, the ordinary formH520properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for H3967 (מֵאָה)), measure, post.קוֹמַת֙qomatheightקוֹמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “height”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6967height[idiom] along, height, high, stature, tall.הַכֹּתֶ֣רֶתhakoteretthe chapiterכֹתֶרֶתdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the chapiter”, the ordinary formH3805the capital of a columnchapiter.הָאֶחָ֔תhaechatthe firstאֶחָדdefinite article, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “the first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,וְחָמֵ֣שׁvechameshand fiveחָמֵשׁconjunction, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “and five”, the ordinary formH2568fivefif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).אַמּ֔וֹתamotcubitאַמָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “cubit”, the ordinary formH520properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for H3967 (מֵאָה)), measure, post.קוֹמַ֖תqomatheightקוֹמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “height”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6967height[idiom] along, height, high, stature, tall.הַכֹּתֶ֥רֶתhakoteretthe chapiterכֹתֶרֶתdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the chapiter”, the ordinary formH3805the capital of a columnchapiter.הַשֵּׁנִֽיתhashenitthe againשֵׁנִיdefinite article, adjective, ordinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “the again”, the ordinary formH8145properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, againagain, either (of them), (an-) other, second (time).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he made two capitals of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he made two capitals of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits.

Young’s Literal Translation

And two chapiters he hath made to put on the tops of the pillars, cast in brass; five cubits the height of the one chapiter, and five cubits the height of the second chapiter.

World English Bible

He made two capitals of molten bronze to set on the tops of the pillars. The height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits.

Darby Translation

And he made two capitals of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits;

Douay-Rheims

He made also two chapiters of molten brass, to be set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he made two capitals of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And upon their borders between the projections were lions, and oxen, and cherubs: and on the projections, even so above, and also below were the places of lions and oxen, hanging work.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ συγκλείσματα αὐτῶν ἀναμέσον ἐξεχομένων λέοντες καὶ βόες καὶ χερουβὶμ, καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν ἐξεχομένων, οὕτως καὶ ἐπάνωθεν, καὶ ὑποκάτωθεν τῶν λεόντων καὶ τῶν βοῶν χῶραι, ἔργον καταβάσεως.