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2 Chronicles 3:11

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← 2 Chronicles 3:10	2 Chronicles 3:11 (KJV)	2 Chronicles 3:12 →
And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.	And the wings of the cherubims [were] twenty cubits long: one wing [of the one cherub was] five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing [was likewise] five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.	And [one] wing of the other cherub [was] five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing [was] five cubits [also], joining to the wing of the other cherub.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And the wings^H3671 of the cherubims^H3742 were twenty^H6242 cubits^H520 long^H753: one^H259 wing^H3671 of the one cherub was five^H2568 cubits^H520, reaching^H5060 to the wall^H7023 of the house^H1004: and the other^H312 wing^H3671 was likewise five^H2568 cubits^H520, reaching^H5060 to the wing^H3671 of the other^H312 cherub^H3742.

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Original Hebrew

וְכַנְפֵי הַכְּרוּבִים אָרְכָּם אַמֹּות עֶשְׂרִים כְּנַף הָאֶחָד לְאַמֹּות חָמֵשׁ מַגַּעַת לְקִיר הַבַּיִת וְהַכָּנָף הָאַחֶרֶת אַמֹּות חָמֵשׁ מַגִּיעַ לִכְנַף הַכְּרוּב הָאַחֵר׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/כַנְפֵי֙	ve./khan.Fei	H3671	HC/Ncfdc	and/ (the) wings of
הַ/כְּרוּבִ֔ים	ha./ke.ru.Vim	H3742	HTd/Ncmpa	the/ cherubim
אָרְכָּ֖/ם	'a.re.Ka/m	H753	HNcmsc/Sp3mp	length/ their
אַמּ֣וֹת	'a.Mot	H520	HNcfpa	(was) cubits
עֶשְׂרִ֑ים	'es.Rim	H6242	HAcbpa	twenty
כְּנַ֨ף	ke.Naf	H3671	HNcfsc	(the) wing of
הָ/אֶחָ֜ד	ha./'e.Chad	H259	HTd/Acmsa	the/ one (cherub)
לְ/אַמּ֣וֹת	le./'a.Mot	H520	HR/Ncfpa	to/ cubits
חָמֵ֗שׁ	cha.Mesh	H2568	HAcfsa	five
מַגַּ֨עַת֙	ma.Ga.'at	H5060	HVhrfsa	(was) touching
לְ/קִ֣יר	le./Kir	H7023	HR/Ncmsc	(to)/ (the) wall of
הַ/בַּ֔יִת	ha./Ba.yit	H1004	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ house
וְ/הַ/כָּנָ֤ף	ve./ha./ka.Naf	H3671	HC/Td/Ncfsa	and/ the/ wing
הָ/אַחֶ֨רֶת֙	ha./'a.Che.ret	H312	HTd/Aafsa	(the)/ other
אַמּ֣וֹת	'a.Mot	H520	HNcfpa	cubits
חָמֵ֔שׁ	cha.Mesh	H2568	HAcfsa	five
מַגִּ֕יעַ	ma.Gi.a'	H5060	HVhrmsa	(was) touching
לִ/כְנַ֖ף	li/kh.Naf	H3671	HR/Ncfsc	(to)/ (the) wing of
הַ/כְּר֥וּב	ha./ke.Ruv	H3742	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ cherub
הָ/אַחֵֽר	ha./'a.Cher	H312	HTd/Aamsa	(the)/ other

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H259 — אֶחָד (ʼechâd, ekh-awd'): 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,
• H312 — אַחֵר (ʼachêr, akh-air'): from אָחַר; properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.; (an-) other man, following, next, strange.
• H520 — אַמָּה (ʼammâh, am-maw'): 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.
• H753 — אֹרֶךְ (ʼôrek, o'rek'): from אָרַךְ; length; [phrase] forever, length, long.
• H1004 — בַּיִת (bayith, bah'-yith): 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).
• H2568 — חָמֵשׁ (châmêsh, khaw-maysh'): masculine חֲמִשָּׁה; a primitive numeral; five; fif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).
• H3671 — כָּנָף (kânâph, kaw-nawf'): from כָּנַף; an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle; [phrase] bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), [idiom] flying, [phrase] (one an-) other, overspreading, [idiom] quarters, skirt, [idiom] sort, uttermost part, wing(-ed).
• H3742 — כְּרוּב (kᵉrûwb, ker-oob'): of uncertain derivation; a cherub or imaginary figure; cherub, (plural) cherubims.
• H5060 — נָגַע (nâgaʻ, naw-gah'): a primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.); beat, ([idiom] be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.
• H6242 — עֶשְׂרִים (ʻesrîym, es-reem'): from עֶשֶׂר; twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth; (six-) score, twenty(-ieth).
• H7023 — קִיר (qîyr, keer): or קִר; (Isaiah 22:5), or (feminine) קִירָה; from קוּר; a wall (as built in a trench); [phrase] mason, side, town, [idiom] very, wall.

Cross References

Reciprocal references (2): 1 Kings 6:27, Ezekiel 1:9

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: CHERUBIM
• Nave’s: CHERUBIM, TEMPLE

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