1 Kings 6:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The porchוְהָאוּלָ֗ם
(ve·ha·'u·lam)
197: a porchfrom the same as ul
in frontפְּנֵי֙
(pe·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
of the naveהֵיכַ֣ל
(hei·chal)
1964: a palace, templea prim. root
of the houseהַבַּ֔יִת
(hab·ba·yit,)
1004: a housea prim. root
[was] twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים
(es·rim)
6242: twentyfrom the same as eser
cubitsאַמָּה֙
(am·mah)
520: an ell, a cubitfrom the same as em
in length,אָרְכֹּ֔ו
(a·re·kov,)
753: lengthfrom arak
correspondingעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
to the widthרֹ֣חַב
(ro·chav)
7341: breadth, widthfrom rachab
of the house,הַבָּ֑יִת
(hab·ba·yit;)
1004: a housea prim. root
[and] its depthרָחְבֹּ֖ו
(ra·che·bov)
7341: breadth, widthfrom rachab
alongעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
the frontפְּנֵ֥י
(pe·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
of the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃
(hab·ba·yit.)
1004: a housea prim. root
[was] tenעֶ֧שֶׂר
(e·ser)
6235: tenfrom an unused word
cubits.בָּאַמָּ֛ה
(ba·'am·mah)
520: an ell, a cubitfrom the same as em


















KJV Lexicon
And the porch
'uwlam  (oo-lawm')
a vestibule (as bound to the building) -- porch.
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the temple
heykal  (hay-kawl')
a large public building, such as a palace or temple -- palace, temple.
of the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
twenty
`esriym  (es-reem')
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth -- (six-)score, twenty(-ieth).
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)
was the length
'orek  (o'rek')
length -- + forever, length, long.
thereof according to the breadth
rochab  (ro'-khab)
width -- breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.
of the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
and 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)
was the breadth
rochab  (ro'-khab)
width -- breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.
thereof before the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The porch in front of the nave of the house was twenty cubits in length, corresponding to the width of the house, and its depth along the front of the house was ten cubits.

King James Bible
And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The portico in front of the temple sanctuary was 30 feet long extending across the temple's width, and 15 feet deep in front of the temple.

International Standard Version
A portico extended in front of the Temple for 20 cubits outward, corresponding to the width of the Temple. Along the front of the Temple its depth was ten cubits.

NET Bible
The porch in front of the main hall of the temple was 30 feet long, corresponding to the width of the temple. It was 15 feet wide, extending out from the front of the temple.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The entrance hall in front of the main room of the temple was the same length as the shorter side of the temple. It extended 15 feet in front of the temple.

King James 2000 Bible
And the porch in front of the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof in front of the house.
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