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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
1 Kings 6:17 - Cubits
1 Kings 6:17 - And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| And the house | H1004 | בַּיִת |
[Noun Masculine] a house (in the greatest variation of {applications} especially {family} etc.) |
| that | H1931 | הוּא |
[Pronoun] a primitive {word} the third person pronoun {singular} he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) {self} or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are |
| is the temple | H1964 | הֵיכָל |
[Noun Masculine] a large public {building} such as a palace or temple |
| before | H3942 | לִפְנַי |
[Preposition] anterior |
| it was | H1961 | הָיָה |
[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
| forty | H705 | אַרְבָּעִים |
forty |
| cubits | H520 | אַמָּה |
[Noun Feminine] properly a mother (that {is} unit) of {measure} or the forearm (below the {elbow}) that {is} a cubit; also a door base (as a bond of the entrance) |
| long |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.