1 Kings 6:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Also in the inner sanctuaryבַּדְּבִ֔יר
(bad·de·vir,)
1687: perhaps (a place of) speaking (the innermost room of Solomon's temple)perhaps from dabar
he madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂ
(vai·ya·'as)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
twoשְׁנֵ֥י
(she·nei)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
cherubimכְרוּבִ֖ים
(che·ru·vim)
3742: probably an order of angelic beingsof uncertain derivation
of oliveשָׁ֑מֶן
(sha·men;)
8081: fat, oilfrom shamen
wood,עֲצֵי־
(a·tzei-)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word
each tenעֶ֥שֶׂר
(e·ser)
6235: tenfrom an unused word
cubitsאַמֹּ֖ות
(am·mo·vt)
520: an ell, a cubitfrom the same as em
high.קֹומָתֹֽו׃
(ko·v·ma·tov.)
6967: heightfrom qum


















KJV Lexicon
And within the oracle
dbiyr  (deb-eer')
the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary -- oracle.
he made
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
two
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
cherubims
kruwb  (ker-oob')
a cherub or imaginary figure -- cherub, (plural) cherubims.
of olive
shemen  (sheh'-men)
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness -- anointing, fat (things), fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, + pine.
tree
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
each ten
`eser  (eh'ser)
ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) -- ten, (fif-, seven-)teen.
cubits
'ammah  (am-maw')
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)
high
qowmah  (ko-maw')
height -- along, height, high, stature, tall.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Also in the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

King James Bible
And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim 15 feet high out of olive wood.

International Standard Version
Inside the inner sanctuary Solomon placed two cherubim crafted from olive wood, each ten cubits high.

NET Bible
In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubs of olive wood; each stood 15 feet high.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
In the inner room he made two 15-foot-tall angels out of olive wood.

King James 2000 Bible
And within the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.
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