1 Kings 6:6

King James Version:

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The nethermost chamber [was] five cubits broad, and the middle [was] six cubits broad, and the third [was] seven cubits broad: for without [in the wall] of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that [the beams] should not be fastened in the walls of the house.

Complete Jewish Bible:

The lowest floor of the annex was eight-and-three-quarters feet wide, the middle floor ten-and-a-half feet wide and the third floor twelve-and-a-quarter feet wide; for he had made the outer part of the wall of the house step-shaped, so that the beams of the annex would not have to be attached to the house walls.

Berean Standard Bible:

The bottom floor was five cubits wide, the middle floor six cubits, and the third floor seven cubits. He also placed offset ledges around the outside of the temple, so that nothing would be inserted into its walls.

American Standard Version:

The nethermost story was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad; for on the outside he made offsets in the wall of the house round about, that the beams should not have hold in the walls of the house.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

The nethermost{H8481} chamber{H3326}{H3326} was five{H2568} cubits{H520} broad{H7341}, and the middle{H8484} was six{H8337} cubits{H520} broad{H7341}, and the third{H7992} was seven{H7651} cubits{H520} broad{H7341}: for without in the wall of{H2351} the house{H1004} he made{H5414} narrowed rests{H4052} round about{H5439}, that the beams should not be fastened{H270} in the walls{H7023} of the house{H1004}.

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Commentary for 1 Kings 6:6

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

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

  1. Strong's Number: H8481
    There are 13 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: תַּחְתּוֹן
    Transliteration: tachtôwn
    Pronunciation: takh-tone'
    Description: or תַּחְתֹּן; from תַּחַת; bottommost; lower(-est), nether(-most).
  2. Strong's Number: H3326
    There are 8 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָצוּעַ
    Transliteration: yâtsûwaʻ
    Pronunciation: yaw-tsoo'-ah
    Description: passive participle of יַצַע; spread, i.e. a bed; (architecture) an extension, i.e. wing or lean-to (a single story or collectively); bed, chamber, couch.
  3. Strong's Number: H2568
    There are 273 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חָמֵשׁ
    Transliteration: châmêsh
    Pronunciation: khaw-maysh'
    Description: masculine חֲמִשָּׁה; a primitive numeral; five; fif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).
  4. 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.
  5. Strong's Number: H7341
    There are 89 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רֹחַב
    Transliteration: rôchab
    Pronunciation: ro'-khab
    Description: from רָחַב; width (literally or figuratively); breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.
  6. Strong's Number: H8484
    There are 9 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: תִּיכוֹן
    Transliteration: tîykôwn
    Pronunciation: tee-kone'
    Description: or תִּיכֹן; from תָּוֶךְ; central; middle(-most), midst.
  7. Strong's Number: H8337
    There are 203 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שֵׁשׁ
    Transliteration: shêsh
    Pronunciation: shaysh
    Description: masculine שִׁשָּׁה; a primitive number; compare שׂוּשׂ; six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth; six(-teen, -teenth), sixth.
  8. Strong's Number: H7992
    There are 94 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שְׁלִישִׁי
    Transliteration: shᵉlîyshîy
    Pronunciation: shel-ee-shee'
    Description: ordinal from שָׁלוֹשׁ; third; feminine athird (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell); third (part, rank, time), three (years old).
  9. Strong's Number: H7651
    There are 345 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שֶׁבַע
    Transliteration: shebaʻ
    Pronunciation: sheh'-bah
    Description: or (masculine) (שִׁבְעָה); from שָׁבַע; a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number; ([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare שִׁבְעָנָה.
  10. Strong's Number: H2351
    There are 159 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חוּץ
    Transliteration: chûwts
    Pronunciation: khoots
    Description: or (shortened) חֻץ; (both forms feminine in the plural) from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoors; abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.
  11. 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).
  12. Strong's Number: H5414
    There are 1816 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָתַן
    Transliteration: nâthan
    Pronunciation: naw-than'
    Description: a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.
  13. Strong's Number: H4052
    There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מִגְרָעָה
    Transliteration: migrâʻâh
    Pronunciation: mig-raw-aw'
    Description: from גָּרַע; a ledge or offset; narrowed rest.
  14. Strong's Number: H5439
    There are 282 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: סָבִיב
    Transliteration: çâbîyb
    Pronunciation: saw-beeb'
    Description: or (feminine) סְבִיבָה; from סָבַב; (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around; (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.
  15. Strong's Number: H270
    There are 305 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָחַז
    Transliteration: ʼâchaz
    Pronunciation: aw-khaz'
    Description: a primitive root; to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession); [phrase] be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).
  16. Strong's Number: H7023
    There are 64 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קִיר
    Transliteration: qîyr
    Pronunciation: keer
    Description: or קִר; (Isaiah 22:5), or (feminine) קִירָה; from קוּר; a wall (as built in a trench); [phrase] mason, side, town, [idiom] very, wall.