And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths.
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וְעָבְי֣וֹveaveyvoand thick . Compare H5645עֲבִיconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and thick . Compare H5645”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5672density, i.e. depth or widththick(-ness). Compare H5645 (עָב).טֶ֔פַחtefachcopingטֵפַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “coping”, the ordinary formH2947a spread of the hand, i.e. a palm-breadth (not 'span' of the fingers); architecturally, a corbel (as a supporting palm)coping, hand-breadth.וּשְׂפָתוֹ֙usefatvoand languageשָׂפָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הkemaasehas businessמַעֲשֶׂהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as business”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) propertyact, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.שְׂפַתsefatlanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.כּ֔וֹסkoscupכּוֹסnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “cup”, the ordinary formH3563a cup (as a container), often figuratively, a lot (as if a potion); also some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye)cup, (small) owl. Compare H3599 (כִּיס).פֶּ֖רַחperachblossomפֶּרַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “blossom”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6525a calyx (natural or artificial); generally, bloomblossom, bud, flower.שֽׁוֹשַׁנָּ֑הshoshanahlilyשׁוּשַׁןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “lily”, the ordinary formH7799a lily (from its whiteness), as aflower of architectural ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape)lily, Shoshannim.מַחֲזִ֣יקmachaziqbe constantחָזַקverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “be constant”, a verb used as a describing wordH2388to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conqueraid, amend, [idiom] calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintai…בַּתִּ֔יםbatimbathבַּתnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “bath”, the ordinary formH1324a bath or Hebrew measure (as a means of division) of liquidsbath.שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתsheloshetthirdשָׁלוֹשׁadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct — “third”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7969three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice[phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).אֲלָפִ֖יםalafimthousandאֶלֶףadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “thousand”, the ordinary formH505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousandthousand.יָכִֽילyakhilabideכּוּלverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “abide”, an unfinished actionH3557properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)(be able to, can) abide, bear, comprehend, contain, feed, forbearing, guide, hold(-ing in), nourish(-er), be present, make provision, receive, sustain, provide sustenance (victuals).
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
And it was a handbreadth thick; and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it received and held three thousand baths.
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American Standard Version (1901)
And it was a handbreadth thick; and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it received and held three thousand baths.
Young’s Literal Translation
And its thickness [is] a handbreadth, and its lip as the work of the lip of a cup flowered with lilies; taking hold — baths three thousand it containeth.
World English Bible
It was a handbreadth thick. Its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It received and held three thousand baths.
Darby Translation
And its thickness was a hand-breadth, and its brim like the work of the brim of a cup, with lily-blossoms; in capacity it held three thousand baths.
Douay-Rheims
Now the thickness of it was a handbreadth, and the brim of it was like the brim of a cup, or of a crisped lily: and it held three thousand measures.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
And it was a handbreadth thick; and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it received and held three thousand baths.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
And its thickness was a hand-breadth, and its brim as the brim of a cup, graven with flowers of lilies, holding three thousand measures: and he finished it .
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