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1 Kings 7

1 Kings 7:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the chapiters
kothereth (Hebrew #3805)
the capital of a column
KJV usage: chapiter.
Pronounce: ko-theh'-reth
Origin: feminine active participle of 3803
upon the two
shnayim (Hebrew #8147)
feminine shttayim {shet-tah'-yim}; two; also (as ordinal) twofold
KJV usage: both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
Pronounce: shen-ah'-yim
Origin: dual of 8145
pillars
`ammuwd (Hebrew #5982)
from 5975; a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform
KJV usage: X apiece, pillar.
Pronounce: am-mood'
Origin: or ammud {am-mood'}
had pomegranates also above
ma`al (Hebrew #4605)
properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.
KJV usage: above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (X very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.
Pronounce: mah'al
Origin: from 5927
, over against
`ummah (Hebrew #5980)
conjunction, i.e. society; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with
KJV usage: (over) against, at, beside, hard by, in points.
Pronounce: oom-maw'
Origin: from 6004
the belly
beten (Hebrew #990)
the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
KJV usage: belly, body, + as they be born, + within, womb.
Pronounce: beh'-ten
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be hollow
which was by
`eber (Hebrew #5676)
properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)
KJV usage: X against, beyond, by, X from, over, passage, quarter, (other, this) side, straight.
Pronounce: ay'-ber
Origin: from 5674
the network
sbakah (Hebrew #7639)
a net-work, i.e (in hunting) a snare, (in architecture) a ballustrade; also a reticulated ornament to a pillar
KJV usage: checker, lattice, network, snare, wreath(-enwork).
Pronounce: seb-aw-kaw'
Origin: feminine of 7638
: and the pomegranates
rimmown (Hebrew #7416)
from 7426; a pomegranate, the tree (from its upright growth) or the fruit (also an artificial ornament)
KJV usage: pomegranate.
Pronounce: rim-mone'
Origin: or rimmon {rim-mone'}
were two hundred
me'ah (Hebrew #3967)
properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
KJV usage: hundred((-fold), -th), + sixscore.
Pronounce: may-aw'
Origin: or metyah {may-yaw'}
in rows
tuwr (Hebrew #2905)
a row; hence, a wall
KJV usage: row.
Pronounce: toor
Origin: from an unused root meaning to range in a regular manner
round about
cabiyb (Hebrew #5439)
from 5437; (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
KJV usage: (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.
Pronounce: saw-beeb'
Origin: or (feminine) cbiybah {seb-ee-baw'}
upon the other
sheniy (Hebrew #8145)
properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again
KJV usage: again, either (of them), (an-)other, second (time).
Pronounce: shay-nee'
Origin: from 8138
chapiter
kothereth (Hebrew #3805)
the capital of a column
KJV usage: chapiter.
Pronounce: ko-theh'-reth
Origin: feminine active participle of 3803
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chapiter,
Net-Work,
Pillar,
Pomegranates; Rimmon

Cross References

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and the pomegranates.
2 Kings 25:17• 17The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work. (2 Kings 25:17)
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2 Chron. 3:16• 16And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains. (2 Chron. 3:16)
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2 Chron. 4:13• 13And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were upon the pillars. (2 Chron. 4:13)
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Jer. 52:22‑23• 22And a chapiter of brass was upon it; and the height of one chapiter was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all of brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates were like unto these.
 23And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates upon the network were an hundred round about. (Jer. 52:22‑23)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the capitals upon the two pillars, above also, close to the enlargement which was behindd the network, had two hundred pomegranates in rows round about, also on the other capital.

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "beyond"; and so ver. 30.