1 Kings 6:4

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.

Complete Jewish Bible:

The windows he made for the house were wide on the inside and narrow on the outside.

Berean Standard Bible:

He also had narrow windows framed high in the temple.

American Standard Version:

And for the house he made windows of fixed lattice-work.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And for the house{H1004} he made{H6213} windows{H2474} of narrow{H331} lights{H8261}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Ezekiel 40:16

  • And [there were] narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windows [were] round about inward: and upon [each] post [were] palm trees.

Ezekiel 41:26

  • And [there were] narrow windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch, and [upon] the side chambers of the house, and thick planks.

Ezekiel 41:16

  • The door posts, and the narrow windows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, over against the door, cieled with wood round about, and from the ground up to the windows, and the windows [were] covered;

Song of Solomon 2:9

  • My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.

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Commentary for 1 Kings 6:4

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

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

  1. Strong's Number: H1004
    There are 1718 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בַּיִת
    Transliteration: bayith
    Pronunciation: bah'-yith
    Description: probably from בָּנָה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).
  2. Strong's Number: H6213
    There are 2286 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עָשָׂה
    Transliteration: ʻâsâh
    Pronunciation: aw-saw'
    Description: a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.
  3. Strong's Number: H2474
    There are 27 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חַלּוֹן
    Transliteration: challôwn
    Pronunciation: khal-lone'
    Description: a window (as perforated); window.
  4. Strong's Number: H331
    There are 1065 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָטַם
    Transliteration: ʼâṭam
    Pronunciation: aw-tam'
    Description: a primitive root; to close (the lips or ears); by analology to contract (a window by bevelled jambs); narrow, shut, stop.
  5. Strong's Number: H8261
    There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁקֻף
    Transliteration: shâquph
    Pronunciation: shaw-koof'
    Description: passive participle of שָׁקַף; (compare שֶׁקֶף); an embrasure or opening with bevelled jam; light, window.