1 Kings 7:24
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Underמִתַּ֨חַת
(mit·ta·chat)
8478: underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root
its brimלִשְׂפָתֹ֤ו
(lis·fa·tov)
8193: lip, speech, edgefrom an unused word
gourdsוּפְקָעִים֩
(u·fe·ka·'im)
6497: gourd (shaped) ornamentsfrom an unused word
went aroundסָבִיב֙
(sa·viv)
5439: circuit, round aboutfrom sabab
encirclingסֹבְבִ֣ים
(so·ve·vim)
5437: to turn about, go around, surrounda prim. root
it tenעֶ֚שֶׂר
(e·ser)
6235: tenfrom an unused word
to a cubit,בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה
(ba·'am·mah,)
520: an ell, a cubitfrom the same as em
completelyסָבִ֑יב
(sa·viv;)
5439: circuit, round aboutfrom sabab
surroundingמַקִּפִ֥ים
(mak·ki·fim)
5362b: to go arounda prim. root
the sea;הַיָּ֖ם
(hai·yam)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation
the gourdsהַפְּקָעִ֔ים
(hap·pe·ka·'im,)
6497: gourd (shaped) ornamentsfrom an unused word
were in twoשְׁנֵ֤י
(she·nei)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
rows,טוּרִים֙
(tu·rim)
2905: a rowfrom an unused word
castיְצֻקִ֖ים
(ye·tzu·kim)
3332: to pour, cast, flowa prim. root
with the rest.בִּיצֻקָתֹֽו׃
(bi·tzu·ka·tov.)
3333: a castingfrom yatsaq


















KJV Lexicon
And under the brim
saphah  (saw-faw')
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
of it round about
cabiyb  (saw-beeb')
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around -- (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.
there were knops
peqa`  (peh'-kah)
only used as an architectural term of an ornament, a semi-globe -- knop.
compassing
cabab  (saw-bab')
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)
it ten
`eser  (eh'ser)
ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) -- ten, (fif-, seven-)teen.
in a cubit
'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)
compassing
naqaph  (naw-kaf')
to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulate
the sea
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
round about
cabiyb  (saw-beeb')
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around -- (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.
the knops
peqa`  (peh'-kah)
only used as an architectural term of an ornament, a semi-globe -- knop.
were cast
ytsukah  (yets-oo-kaw')
poured out, i.e. run into a mould -- when it was cast.
in two
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
rows
tuwr  (toor)
a row; hence, a wall -- row.
when it was cast
yatsaq  (yaw-tsak')
cast, cleave fast, be (as) firm, grow, be hard, lay out, molten, overflow, pour (out), run out, set down, stedfast.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Under its brim gourds went around encircling it ten to a cubit, completely surrounding the sea; the gourds were in two rows, cast with the rest.

King James Bible
And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Ornamental gourds encircled it below the brim, 10 every half yard, completely encircling the reservoir. The gourds were cast in two rows when the reservoir was cast.

International Standard Version
Under the brim, completely encircling it, were two rows of gourds inlaid as part of the original casting, ten to a cubit.

NET Bible
Under the rim all the way around it were round ornaments arranged in settings 15 feet long. The ornaments were in two rows and had been cast with "The Sea."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Under the rim were two rows of gourds all around the 45-foot circumference of the pool. They were cast in metal when the pool was cast.

King James 2000 Bible
And under the brim of it round about there were knobs compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knobs were cast in two rows, when it was cast.
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