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2 Chronicles 3:12

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← 2 Chronicles 3:11	2 Chronicles 3:12 (KJV)	2 Chronicles 3:13 →
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.	The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces [were] inward.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And one wing^H3671 of the other^H259 cherub^H3742 was five^H2568 cubits^H520, reaching^H5060 to the wall^H7023 of the house^H1004: and the other^H312 wing^H3671 was five^H2568 cubits^H520 also, joining^H1695 to the wing^H3671 of the other^H312 cherub^H3742.

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Original Hebrew

וּכְנַף הַכְּרוּב הָאֶחָד אַמֹּות חָמֵשׁ מַגִּיעַ לְקִיר הַבָּיִת וְהַכָּנָף הָאַחֶרֶת אַמֹּות חָמֵשׁ דְּבֵקָה לִכְנַף הַכְּרוּב הָאַחֵר׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וּ/כְנַ֨ף	u./khe.Naf	H3671	HC/Ncfsc	and/ (the) wing of
הַ/כְּר֤וּב	ha./ke.Ruv	H3742	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ cherub
הָ/אֶחָד֙	ha./'e.Chad	H259	HTd/Acmsa	(the)/ one
אַמּ֣וֹת	'a.Mot	H520	HNcfpa	cubits
חָמֵ֔שׁ	cha.Mesh	H2568	HAcfsa	five
מַגִּ֖יעַ	ma.Gi.a'	H5060	HVhrmsa	(was) touching
לְ/קִ֣יר	le./Kir	H7023	HR/Ncmsc	(to)/ (the) wall of
הַ/בָּ֑יִת	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
דְּבֵקָ֕ה	de.ve.Kah	H1695	HAafsa	(was) clinging
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.
• 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).
• H1695 — דָּבֵק (dâbêq, daw-bake'): from דָּבַק; adhering; cleave, joining, stick closer.
• 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.
• 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.

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