2 Chronicles 3:16
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | And 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. | He made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars. He made a hundred pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork. | And he made chains in the oracle, and put them on the tops of the pillars; and he made a hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he made | וַיַּ֤עַשׂ | vai-YA-'as | H6213H | to makeעֲבַד (a.vad) 1) to make, do 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to make, create 1a2) to do, perform 1b) (Ithp'al) 1b1) to be made into 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out |
| chains | שַׁרְשְׁרוֹת֙ | shar-she-rOt | H8333 | chainשַׁרְשְׁרָה (shar.she.rah) chain |
| in the innermost room | בַּדְּבִ֔יר | ba-de-VIR | H1687 | sanctuaryדְּבִיר (de.vir) 1) the holy of holies, the innermost room of the temple or tabernacle 1a) hindmost chamber, innermost room of the temple of Solomon, most holy place, holy of holies 2) (TWOT) oracle |
| and he put [them] | וַיִּתֵּ֖ן | vai-yi-TEN | H5414H | to give: giveנָתַן (na.tan) : give/deliver/send/produce 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted … |
| on | עַל־ | 'al- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| [the] top of | רֹ֣אשׁ | rosh | H7218I | No entry |
| the pillars | הָעַמֻּדִ֑ים | ha-'a-mu-DIM | H5982G | pillarעַמּוּד (am.mud) 1) pillar, column 1a) pillar 1b) column, upright 1c) column (of smoke) |
| and he made | וַיַּ֤עַשׂ | vai-YA-'as | H6213H | to makeעֲבַד (a.vad) 1) to make, do 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to make, create 1a2) to do, perform 1b) (Ithp'al) 1b1) to be made into 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out |
| pomegranates | רִמּוֹנִים֙ | ri-mo-NIM | H7416 | pomegranateרִמּוֹן (rim.mon) 1) pomegranate 1a) as tree 1b) as fruit 1c) as pomegranate shaped ornaments in temple |
| one hundred | מֵאָ֔ה | me-'AH | H3967 | hundredמֵאָה (me.ah) 1) hundred 1a) as simple number 1b) as part of larger number 1c) as a fraction-one one-hundredth (1/100) Aramaic equivalent: me.ah (מְאָה "hundred" H3969) |
| and he put [them] | וַיִּתֵּ֖ן | vai-yi-TEN | H5414H | to give: giveנָתַן (na.tan) : give/deliver/send/produce 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted … |
| on the chains | בַּֽשַּׁרְשְׁרֽוֹת׃ | BA-shar-she-ROT | H8333 | chainשַׁרְשְׁרָה (shar.she.rah) chain |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.