1 Kings 6:26

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

The height of the one cherub [was] ten cubits, and so [was it] of the other cherub.

Complete Jewish Bible:

The height of the one keruv was seventeen-and-a-half feet, likewise that of the other.

Berean Standard Bible:

and the height of each cherub was ten cubits.

American Standard Version:

The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

The height{H6967} of the one{H259} cherub{H3742} was ten{H6235} cubits{H520}, and so was it of the other{H8145} cherub{H3742}.

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Commentary for 1 Kings 6:26

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H6967
    There are 43 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קוֹמָה
    Transliteration: qôwmâh
    Pronunciation: ko-maw'
    Description: from קוּם; height; [idiom] along, height, high, stature, tall.
  2. Strong's Number: H259
    There are 801 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֶחָד
    Transliteration: ʼechâd
    Pronunciation: ekh-awd'
    Description: a numeral from אָחַד; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first; a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,
  3. Strong's Number: H3742
    There are 66 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כְּרוּב
    Transliteration: kᵉrûwb
    Pronunciation: ker-oob'
    Description: of uncertain derivation; a cherub or imaginary figure; cherub, (plural) cherubims.
  4. Strong's Number: H6235
    There are 157 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עֶשֶׂר
    Transliteration: ʻeser
    Pronunciation: eh'ser
    Description: masculine of term עֲשָׂרָה; from עָשַׂר; ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits); ten, (fif-, seven-) teen.
  5. Strong's Number: H520
    There are 240 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אַמָּה
    Transliteration: ʼammâh
    Pronunciation: am-maw'
    Description: prolonged from אֵם; properly, 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); cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for מֵאָה), measure, post.
  6. Strong's Number: H8145
    There are 151 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שֵׁנִי
    Transliteration: shênîy
    Pronunciation: shay-nee'
    Description: from שָׁנָה; properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again; again, either (of them), (an-) other, second (time).