King James Version

1 Kings 7:5

And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.

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וְכָלvekhaland allכֹּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הַפְּתָחִ֥יםhaptachimthe doorפֶּתַחdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the door”, the ordinary formH6607an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance waydoor, entering (in), entrance (-ry), gate, opening, place.וְהַמְּזוּז֖וֹתvehamzuzotand the postמְזוּזָהconjunction, definite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “and the post”, the ordinary formH4201a door-post (as prominent)(door, side) post.רְבֻעִ֣יםrevuimsquareרָבַעverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “square”, a verb used as a describing wordH7251to be quadrate(four-) square(-d).שָׁ֑קֶףshaqefwindowשֶׁקֶףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “window”, the ordinary formH8260a loophole (for looking out), to admit light and airwindow.וּמ֧וּלumuland frontמוּלconjunction, preposition — “and front”H4136properly, abrupt, i.e. a precipice; by implication, the front; used only adverbially (with prepositional prefix) opposite(over) against, before, (fore-) front, from, (God-) ward, toward, with.מֶחֱזָ֛הmechezahlightמֶחֱזָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “light”, the ordinary formH4237a windowlight.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).מֶחֱזָ֖הmechezahlightמֶחֱזָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “light”, the ordinary formH4237a windowlight.שָׁלֹ֥שׁshaloshthirdשָׁלוֹשׁadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “third”, the ordinary formH7969three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice[phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).פְּעָמִֽיםpeamimanvilפַּעַםnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “anvil”, the ordinary formH6471a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)anvil, corner, foot(-step), going, (hundred-) fold, [idiom] now, (this) [phrase] once, order, rank, step, [phrase] thrice, (often-), second, this, two) time(-s), twice, wheel.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And all the doors with their posts were square in the frame; and light was over against light in three ranks.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And all the doors and posts were made square with beams: and window was over against window in three ranks.

Young’s Literal Translation

And all the openings and the side-posts [are] square — windows; and sight [is] over-against sight three times.

World English Bible

All the doors and posts were made square with beams; and window was facing window in three ranks.

Darby Translation

And all the doors and posts were square, with an architrave; and window was against window in three ranks.

Douay-Rheims

And looking one upon another, with equal space between the pillars, and over the pillars were square beams in all things equal.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And all the doors with their posts were square in the frame; and light was over against light in three ranks.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he made two ornaments of net-work to cover the chapiters of the pillars; even a net for one chapiter, and a net for the other chapiter.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐποίησε δύο δίκτυα περικαλύψαι τὸ ἐπίθεμα τῶν στύλων· καὶ δίκτυον τῷ ἐπιθέματι τῷ ἑνὶ, καὶ δίκτυον τῷ ἐπιθέματι τῷ δευτέρῳ.