1 Kings 7:19

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

And the chapiters that [were] upon the top of the pillars [were] of lily work in the porch, four cubits.

Complete Jewish Bible:

The capitals on the columns in the hall had shapes like lilies and were seven feet high.

Berean Standard Bible:

And the capitals atop the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, four cubits high.

American Standard Version:

And the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily-work, four cubits.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And the chapiters{H3805} that were upon the top{H7218} of the pillars{H5982} were of lily{H7799} work{H4639} in the porch{H197}, four{H702} cubits{H520}.

Cross-References (KJV):

1 Kings 7:22

  • And upon the top of the pillars [was] lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.

1 Kings 6:32

  • The two doors also [were of] olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid [them] with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.

1 Kings 6:35

  • And he carved [thereon] cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered [them] with gold fitted upon the carved work.

1 Kings 6:18

  • And the cedar of the house within [was] carved with knops and open flowers: all [was] cedar; there was no stone seen.

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Commentary for 1 Kings 7:19

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

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

  1. Strong's Number: H3805
    There are 12 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כֹתֶרֶת
    Transliteration: kôthereth
    Pronunciation: ko-theh'-reth
    Description: feminine active participle of כָּתַר; the capital of a column; chapiter.
  2. Strong's Number: H7218
    There are 548 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רֹאשׁ
    Transliteration: rôʼsh
    Pronunciation: roshe
    Description: from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.); band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
  3. Strong's Number: H5982
    There are 84 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עַמּוּד
    Transliteration: ʻammûwd
    Pronunciation: am-mood'
    Description: or עַמֻּד; from עָמַד; a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform; [idiom] apiece, pillar.
  4. Strong's Number: H7799
    There are 15 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שׁוּשַׁן
    Transliteration: shûwshan
    Pronunciation: shoo-shan'
    Description: or שׁוֹשָׁן; or שֹׁשָׁן; and (feminine) שׁוֹשַׁנָּה; from שׂוּשׂ; a lily (from its whiteness), as aflower of architectural ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape); lily, Shoshannim.
  5. Strong's Number: H4639
    There are 221 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מַעֲשֶׂה
    Transliteration: maʻăseh
    Pronunciation: mah-as-eh'
    Description: from עָשָׂה; an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property; act, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.
  6. Strong's Number: H197
    There are 66 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אוּלָם
    Transliteration: ʼûwlâm
    Pronunciation: oo-lawm'
    Description: or (shortened), אֻלָם ; from אָלַם (in the sense of tying); a vestibule (as bound to the building); porch.
  7. Strong's Number: H702
    There are 383 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אַרְבַּע
    Transliteration: ʼarbaʻ
    Pronunciation: ar-bah'
    Description: masculine אַרְבָּעָה; from רָבַע; four; four.
  8. 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.