1 Kings 6:25

וְ עֶ֙שֶׂר֙

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

עֶ֙שֶׂר֙

Root word ten, tens

Dictionary form: עֶשֶׂר · eh-SER

Adjective — Cardinal Number, feminine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)

In the KJV here: was ten

ten ×72 and ten ×26 of ten ×19 the ten ×5 and the ten ×4 thee ten ×4 was ten ×4 about ten ×3

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ten — Default numeral; fits virtually every context.

tens — Use for plural/group sense, e.g. counting by tens.

a group of ten — Clarifies collective unit in organizational contexts.

decade — Rare; only where a set-of-ten grouping is emphasized.

tenfold — Only when multiplicative nuance is clearly intended.

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עֶשֶׂר, עֲשָׂרָה₁₇₆ noun masculine and feminine ten (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; perhaps MI³³ עשרֿ; Phoenician עשר, עסר, עשרת, etc.; Arabic , ; Sabean עשר SabDenkm^{No. 11 b, l. 5, 6,} עשרת and compounds Hom^{Chrest. 48}; Ethiopic , ; Assyrian ešertu; ᵑ7 עֲסַר, עַסְרָא; עֲשַׂר, עַשְׂרָא; Syriac , ; Nabataean עשר, all = ten; Palmyrene עשרתא the Ten (rulers)); —

masculine (with noun feminine) עֶ֫שֶׂר 2Sam 15:16 + 53 t. (absolute and construct usually indistinguishable); עָ֑שֶׁר 1Kgs 7:43; 1Chr 6:46 feminine (c. noun masculine): absolute עֲשָׂרָה Gen 24:10 + 69 t.; construct (probably) עֲשֶׂ֫רֶת 1Sam 17:18 + 46 t.; feminine plural עֲשָׂרֹת Exod 18:21 + 2 t.; — on plural עֶשְׂרִים, 20, see below; —

1. a ten, only feminine plural tens in phrase ׳שָׂרֵי ע captains of tens Exod 18:21; Exod 18:25 (E), Deut 1:15.

2. ten, enumerating person or things, usually without other numbers:
a. עֶ֫שֶׂר before feminine plural noun, Gen 45:23 + 43 t. after noun 1Kgs 7:27; 1Kgs 7:43 + late passages Josh 15:57; Josh 21:5; Josh 21:26 (all P), 1Chr 6:46; 2Chr 4:7 before בָּאַמָּה = ten cubits 1Kgs 6:3; 1Kgs 6:25; 1Kgs 6:26; 1Kgs 7:23; 1Kgs 7:24.
b. עֲשָׂרָה before masculine plural noun, Gen 45:23 + 25 t. (including אֲלָפִים ׳ע = 10,000 2Sam 18:3; 2Kgs 24:14 Kt, עֲשֶׂרֶת Qr); before n.collective בָּקָר 1Kgs 5:3, רֶכֶב 2Kgs 13:7 also לֶחֶם הַוֶּה ׳ע 1Sam 17:17 these ten loaves, compare 1Kgs 14:3 אֶלֶף ׳ע Ezek 45:1 read ׳עֶשְׂרִיס א ᵐ5 Hi Co Berthol Toy; after masculine plural noun Gen 32:16 (twice in verse); Gen 43:3 (all E), Josh 17:5 (JE), Num 29:23 (P), 1Kgs 7:43; 2Chr 4:6; 2Chr 4:8; Dan 1:12; Dan 1:14; Dan 1:15 ; after n.collective צאֹן 2Chr 30:24 noun omitted, that is men, Gen 18:32 (J) Amos 5:3; Ezra 8:4 that is shekels (weight) Gen 24:22 (J) Num 7:14 + 13 t. Num 7 (זָהָב ׳ע); כֶסֶף ׳ע (that is shekels, value) 2Sam 18:11 that is measures (of grain) Hag 2:16 with article the ten Gen 18:23 (J; that is men), Neh 11:1 (id. = every ten); as predicate Exod 27:12 (twice in verse) = Exod 38:12 (twice in verse) (all P) .
c. עֲשֶׂ֫רֶת before masculine plural noun Exod 34:28 + 18 t., + כַּעֲשֶׂרֶת הַיָּמִים 1Sam 25:38 (on article compare Weir in Dr, but dubious; probably omitted, so ᵐ5 We Bu), + אֲלָפִים ׳ע = 10,000 Judg 1:4 + 26 t.; noun omitted כֶּסֶף ׳ע (that is shekels) Judg 17:10.

3. rarely + other number:
a. עֶשֶׂר after larger number, מֵאָה שָׁנִים ׳וָע Gen 50:22; Gen 50:26; Josh 24:29 (all E), Judg 2:8.
b. ׳ע before larger number עֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים וּתְשַׁע מֵאוֺת שָׁנָה Gen 5:14 (P).
c. עֲשָׂרָה after larger number, מֵאָה וַעֲשָׂרָה הַזְּכָרִים Ezra 8:12, compare (noun preceding) Ezra 1:10.
d. עֲשָׂרָה after smaller number, שִׁבְעָה שְׁקָלִים וַעֲשָׂרָה הַכָּ֑סֶף Jer 32:9 = seventeen shekels; before smaller number + singular noun עֲשָׂרָה וַחֲמִשָּׁה שֶׁקֶל Ezek 45:12, but read חֲמִשִּׁים joining עֲשָׂרָה to preceding, ᵐ5^A Hi Co and others

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עֶשְׂרִים₃₁₅ noun plural indeclinable (a) twenty (ancient plural of עֶשֶׂר Prä^{BAS i. 376}; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Arabic ; Assyrian ešrâ; Sabean עשרי Hom^{Chrest. 48}; Ethiopic Aramaic עשרין, ; Nabataean עשרין); —

I. as cardinal:

1. without other number:
a. usually followed by singular noun (especially שָׁנָה, אִישׁ, אַמָּה, etc.) Gen 31:38; 1Sam 14:14; Exod 38:18 + 64 t., + עֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף 20,000 1Chr 18:4 + 7 t. + Ezek 45:1 (reading עֶשְׂרִים אָ֑לֶף, see עֶשֶׂר 2 b).
b. followed by plural noun 2Sam 3:20; Exod 36:23; Exod 36:24; Exod 36:25 + 4 t.
c. followed by singular noun collective 1Kgs 5:3.
d. plural noun precedes Gen 32:15 (twice in verse); Gen 32:16; 2Chr 3:3 + 6 t.
e. noun omitted Gen 18:31 (twice in verse) (׳הָע), 1Kgs 6:2 + 6 t., as predicate Exod 27:10 (twice in verse); Exod 27:11 (twice in verse) + 4 t. feminine + בָּאַמָּה Zech 5:12.

2. + other number:
a. with units, usually 20 + (with וְ) unit + singular noun Judg 10:2; Judg 10:3; 1Kgs 14:20 + 58 t. (including 20 + 1 * 1000, etc., 27 t.); noun omitted Josh 15:32 + 2 t. predicate; less often unit + 20 + singular noun Gen 11:24; Exod 38:24; Num 8:24 (all P) + 27 t.; unit + 20 + בָּאַמָּה Ezek 40:21; Exod 26:2; Exod 36:9 (both P).
b. 20 + unit + plural noun Num 7:8 (twice in verse) (P), 1Chr 2:22 + 3 t. Chronicles
c. plural noun + 20 + unit Josh 19:30 (twice in verse); 1Chr 12:29 (van d. H. v.1Chr 12:28).
d. c. hundreds, 20 usually following; followed by singular noun 1Kgs 9:14; Gen 6:3; Deut 31:2 + 7 t.; noun omitted 2Chr 3:4; Ezra 2:32 = Neh 7:35 20 + 100 (noun omitted) Num 7:86.
e. plural noun + 100 + 20 1Chr 15:5; 1Chr 15:6 — compare further מֵאָה. II. as ordinal:

1. 20 alone, ׳בִּשְׁנַת ע in the twentieth year 1Kgs 15:9 + 4 t.; noun omitted Num 10:11 + 3 t.

2. a. 20 + unit + ns. Ezek 29:17; Ezek 40:1.
b. ns. + 20 + unit Hag 1:15; 2Chr 7:10 +; ns. + unit + 20 Exod 12:8 בִּשְׁנַת + 20 + unit 1Kgs 16:10, etc. — See references below עֶשֶׂר.

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עֲשַׂר, עַשְׂרָה noun masculine and feminine a ten (see Biblical Hebrew); — masculine (following feminine noun) Dan 7:7; Dan 7:20; Dan 7:24 feminine (before masculine noun) vDan 7:24 תְּרֵי עֲשַׂר = twelve (following masculine noun) Dan 4:26; Ezra 6:17.

ten, tens

ʿeśer

ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)

ten

ten

בָּֽ אַמָּ֔ה

בָּֽ

Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)

אַמָּ֔ה

Root word cubits, cubit, hundred, measure, posts

Dictionary form: אַמָּה · am-MAW

בָּ

Hidden "the" בָּ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "in the ___".

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: cubits

cubits ×187 thereof and a cubit ×8 a cubit ×7 cubit ×7 two cubits ×6 and a cubit ×4 and two cubits ×2 cubits on that side ×2

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cubit — Standard unit; best default for most architectural contexts.

forearm-length — Highlights anatomical origin; good for explanatory translations.

unit of measure — Vague but useful when exact ancient length is uncertain.

eighteen inches — Functional equivalent; clarifies scale for modern readers.

half a meter — Metric functional equivalent; prefer in non-US contexts.

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II. אַמָּה₂₄₆ noun feminine ell, cubit (SI אמה; so Sabean DHM^{ZMG 1865, 613}; Aramaic , אַמָּא; Assyrian ammatu Nor²⁸⁰; Ethiopic etymology dubious; Thes and others mater brachii, i.e. length of fore-arm; others derive from √ אמם, precede, be in front, & hence fore-arm compare Di Isa 6:4 Dl^{Pr 109} MV derive immediately from √אמם be wide (see above), אַמָּה = distance, & hence a particular distance, ell, cubit) — ׳א absolute Gen 6:15 +; construct אַמַּת Deut 3:11; Jer 51:13 dual אַמָּתַיִם Exod 25:10 +; plural אַמּוֺת Exod 26:16 +; —

1. cubit, so אַמַּתאִֿישׁ i.e. ordinary cubit, Deut 3:11 (compare Isa 8:1); in Ezek 40:5; Ezek 43:13 is a cubit one hand-breadth longer, compare 2Chr 3:3 בַּמִּחָה הָרִאשׁוֺנָה ׳א; absolute length dubious, compare Smith^{Dict. Bib., article Weights and Measures}; Lepsius^{Längenmaasse der Alten, SBAk 1883,1195 f.} identification with Egyptian, longer cubit. 525m., shorter .450m.; see also Id.^{Babylonian-Assyr. Längenmaasse 1877; MBAk 1877, 741} Oppert^{GGA 1878, 1055; Rev. d'Assyr. i. 124} (also on the Babylonian 'half-cubit' = .270 m. Hpt^{AJPh 1888, 419} Hom^{Semiten i. 501}); on אַצִּילָה ׳א Ezek 41:8 compare Sm & Co (Co strike out); חֲמֵשׁ אמות קָנִים Ezek 42:16 Kt, read מֵאוֺת so Qr Co; chiefly in Ex 25-27. 36-38 (56 t.) 1Kgs 6. 7 (45 t.) 2Chr 3.4 (21 t.) Ezek 40-43 (86 t.); a (one) cubit = אַמָּה Gen 6:16; Exod 25:10; Exod 25:23 +; הָאַמָּה Ezek 43:14 אַחַת ׳א Ezek 40:12 (twice in verse); Ezek 40:42 (3 t. in verse); Ezek 42:4; Ezek 43:14 two cubits = אַמָּתַיִם Exod 25:10; Exod 25:17; Exod 25:23; Exod 30:2; Exod 37:1; Exod 37:6; Exod 37:10; Exod 37:25; Num 11:31 שְׁתַּיִם אַמּוֺת Ezek 40:9; Ezek 41:3; Ezek 41:22; Ezek 43:14 with numbers 1-10 ׳א mostly follows number in plural Exod 26:16; Exod 27:1 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 6:10; Ezek 40:5; Ezek 40:7; Ezek 40:9 +; with numbers 11-1000 +, it mostly following number in singular Gen 6:15 (3 t. in verse); Exod 27:12; Exod 27:13; Exod 38:13; Exod 38:14; Exod 38:15; Num 35:4; Josh 3:4; 1Kgs 6:2 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 6:3; 1Kgs 7:15 (twice in verse); Jer 52:21; Jer 52:22; Ezek 40:49 (twice in verse) +; seldom following, in plural Ezek 40:11 (strike out Co) vEzek 40:27 (Co singular) Ezek 42:2 so also עֶשְׂרִים וְחָמֵשׁ אַמּוֺת Ezek 40:13; Ezek 40:29 but חָמֵשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה Ezek 40:25; Ezek 40:30; Ezek 40:33; Ezek 40:36 (late) also in plural precedes all numbers 2Chr 3:3 (twice in verse); 2Chr 3:4; 2Chr 3:8 (twice in verse) +; 2Chr 6:13; Ezek 42:2 also often בָּאַמָּה following all numbers Exod 26:2 (twice in verse); Exod 26:8 (twice in verse); Exod 27:9; Exod 27:18; Exod 36:9 (twice in verse); Exod 36:15 (twice in verse); Exod 36:21; Num 35:5 (4 t. in verse); 1Kgs 6:6 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 7:23 (3 t. in verse); 2Chr 4:2 (3 t. in verse); Ezek 40:21; Ezek 47:3; Zech 5:2 (twice in verse) +, compare לְאַמּוֺת חָמֵשׁ 2Chr 3:11 often וַחֲצִי ׳א Exod 25:10 (3 t. in verse); Exod 25:17 (twice in verse) +, also ׳וַחֲצִי הָא ׳א Exod 26:16; Exod 36:21; Exod 1:31; 1Kgs 17:32; 1Kgs 17:35 etc.; compare שֵׁשׁ אַמּוֺת וָזָרֶ֑ת 1Sam 17:4 followed by בַּמִּדָּה in measurement Josh 3:4; 2Chr 3:3.

2. measure, full measure, limit, only אַמַּת בִּצְעֵךְ the measure of thy gain-making Jer 51:13 (|| קִצֵּךְ).

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III. [אַמָּה] noun feminine (etymology & meaning dubious; Thes foundation (compare Talmud AW ), from אֵם in metaphorical sense, compare MV; De on Isa 6:4 derived similarly, but makes support of superliminaria (compare ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9); Ew Di derived from √ אמם = precede, whence front; Dl^{Pr 110} translates holder from √ אמם be wide, hence contain, hold) only אַמּוֺת הַסִּפִּים Isa 6:4.

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[אַמָּה K^{§ 51, 2, Anm. 2}] noun feminine^{Dan 3:1} cubit (= Biblical Hebrew id.; Egyptian Aramaic (plural) אמן RES²⁴⁶ S-C^C44); — plural אַמִּין (so ᵑ7 Syriac) Dan 3:1 (twice in verse); Ezra 6:3; Ezra 6:8.

cubits, cubit, hundred, measure, posts

ʾammâ

properly, a mother (i.e., unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e., a cubit

cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 18 in (.5m). There are several cubits used in the Old Testament, the cubit of a man or common cubit (Deuteronomy 3:11), the legal cubit or cubit of the sanctuary (Ezekiel 40:5) plus others. See a Bible Dictionary for a complete treatment.

הַ כְּר֖וּב

הַ

Prefix — article the

כְּר֖וּב

Root word cherubims, cherub

Dictionary form: כְּרוּב · keh-ROOB

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: cherub

cherub ×15 the cherubims ×13 cherubims ×12 of the cherubims ×9 between the cherubims ×7 and the cherubims ×6 with cherubims ×5 a cherub ×3

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cherub — Standard modern singular; widely recognized in religious contexts.

cherubim — Correct modern plural; preferred over 'cherubims' in all contexts.

winged guardian — Descriptive; clarifies role when audience may be unfamiliar.

divine attendant — Emphasizes heavenly servant function over physical appearance.

celestial creature — Neutral, broadly accessible; avoids cultural baggage of 'cherub'.

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כְּרוּב₉₁ noun masculine cherub; — ׳כ Exod 25:19 + 26 t.; plural כְּרוּבִים Ps 99:1 + 33 t.; כְּרֻבִים Exod 25:18 + 29 t.; (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כְּרוּבָא √ dubious; Assyrian karâbu = be gracious to, bless Dl^{HWB 350}, but adjective karûbu is great, mighty, Id^{ib. 352}; on possibly connection with כְּרוּב compare Dl in Baer^{Ezech. Xiii.}; Assyrian kirubu = šêdu (name of winged bull in Assyrian; see Len^{Origines 1. 118, Eng. Tr. 126} Dl^{Par 154}) has not been verified, compare see F.^{ZA i. 68 f.} Budge^{Expos. Apr. May, 1885} Teloni^{Za vi, 124 ff.}; the older view, connecting ׳כ with γρύψ and deriving from Persian giriften, griffen, lacks evidence and probability. — Possibly the thunder-cloud underlies the conception); —

1. the living chariot of the theophanic God; possibly identified with the storm-wind Ps 18:11 = 2Sam 22:11 וַיִּדְכַּב עַלכְּֿרוּב and he rode upon a cherub (|| flew swiftly on the wings of the wind).

2. as the guards of the garden of Eden Gen 3:24 (J).

3. as the throne of Yahweh Sabaoth, in phrase (צְבָאוֺת) ישֵׁב הַכְּרוּבִים ׳י Yahweh Sabaoth throned on the cherubim 1Sam 4:4; 2Sam 6:2 = 1Chr 13:6 the context shews that the cherubim of the ark of the covenant are referred to, and it is probable that the same reference to, and it is probable that the same reference is in 2Kgs 19:15 = Isa 37:16; Ps 80:2; Ps 99:1.

4. P gives an account of:
a. two cherubim of solid gold upon the slab of gold of the כַּפֹּרֶת facing each other with wings outstretched above, so as to constitute a basis or throne on which the glory of Yahweh appeared, and from whence He spake Exod 25:18-22; Exod 37:7-9; Num 7:89
b. numerous cherubim woven into the texture of the inner curtains of the tabernacle and the veils Exod 26:1; Exod 26:31; Exod 36:8; Exod 36:35

5. Kings and Chronicles describe the cherubim of the temple:
a. two gigantic images of olive wood plated with gold, ten cubits high, standing in the דְּבִיר facing the door, whose wings five cubits each, extended, two of them meeting in the middle of the room to constitute the throne, two of them extending to the walls 1Kgs 6:23-28; 1Kgs 8:6; 2Chr 3:10-13; 2Chr 5:7; Chronicles (doubtless influenced by Ezekiel) represents them as the chariot of Yahweh 1Chr 28:18
b. images of cherubim were carved on the gold plated cedar planks which constituted the inner walls of the temple, and upon the olive wood doors 1Kgs 6:29-35 2Chr 3:7 and on the bases of the portable lavers, interchanging with lions and oxen 1Kgs 7:29-36; Chronicles also represents that they were woven in the veil of the דְּבִיר 2Chr 3:14.

6. Ezekiel describes the cherubim:
a. as four living creatures, each with four faces, lion, ox, eagle, and man, having the figure and hands of men, and the feet of calves. Each has four wings, two of which are stretched upward, meeting above and sustaining the throne of Yahweh; two of them stretched downwards so as to cover the creatures themselves. The cherubim never turn but go straight forward, as do the wheels of the cherubic chariot, and they are full of eyes and are like burning coals of fire, Ezek 1:5-28; Ezek 9:3; Ezek 10:1; Ezek 11:22 the king of Tyre is scornfully compared with one of these, and is assigned a residence in Eden and the mountain of God Ezek 28:14-16;
b. Ezekiel knows of no cherubic statues in the new temple, but represents the inner walls of the temple as carved with alternating palm trees and cherubim, each with two faces, the lion looking on one side, the man on the other. It is evident that the number and the form of the cherubim vary in the representations (compare Ezek 41:18-25). It is probable that the שְׂרָפִים of Isa 6:2-6 are another form of the cherubim. The Apocalypse of the seals Rev 4-6 combines them in four ζῷα.

cherubims, cherub

kĕrûb

a cherub or imaginary figure

cherub, cherubim (pl)

an angelic being

as guardians of Eden

הַ שֵּׁנִ֑י

הַ

Prefix — article the

שֵּׁנִ֑י

Root word second, other, time, again, another, …

Dictionary form: שֵׁנִי · shay-NEE

Adjective — Ordinal Number, masculine singular, absolute state an ordinal (first, second, …)

In the KJV here: and the other

the second ×31 of the second ×12 the second time ×12 of the other ×11 the other ×11 in the second ×9 and the other ×6 another ×6

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second — Ordinal number; most common and direct rendering.

other — Use when contrasting one of a pair with another.

another — Prefer when introducing a fresh or additional item.

next — Suits sequential contexts, e.g. next day or next time.

again — Best for repeated action, e.g. 'a second time / again'.

further — Emphasizes continuation or addition beyond the first.

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תנא (ᵑ7 Syriac; = Biblical Hebrew II. שָׁנָה, שְׁנַיִם, שֵׁנִי).

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שֵׁנִי masculine שֵׁנִית feminine₁₅₇ adjective ordinal number second; — בַּיּוֺם הַשֵּׁנִי Exod 2:13 +, etc. (שֵׁנִי 82 t. + Neh 3:30, read שֵׁנִית; read וְהַשֵּׁנִי also 1Chr 6:13 for ושני); בַּשָּׁנָה הַשֵּׁנִית Gen 47:18 +, etc. (שֵׁנִית 72 t. + Neh 3:30 see above), ׳שִׁבְעַת יָמִים שׁ Lev 13:5; Lev 13:93; Lev 13:54 a second heptad of days; שֵׁנִית = a second time Gen 22:15 + 16 t. + (= again, of similar — not identical — act, or another point in a series) Ezek 4:6; Mal 2:13, וְהַשֵּׁנִית 2Sam 16:19 masculine plural שְׁנִיִּם Num 2:16 they shall set out as second, but Gen 6:16 second stories (in ark).

second, other, time, again, another, …

šēnî

properly, double, i.e., second; also adverbially, again

second

second (the ordinal number)

מִדָּ֥ה

Root word measure, measures, measuring, piece, stature, …

Dictionary form: מִדָּה · mid-DAW

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: measure

measure ×9 measures ×8 piece ×7 with the measuring ×5 by measure ×3 of great stature ×2 size ×2 a measuring ×1

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measurement — Most broadly useful; covers length, area, or quantity.

dimension — Prefer for architectural or spatial contexts (e.g., temple blueprints).

size — Informal register; suits garments or physical stature.

portion — Use when a measured allotment or section is in view.

stature — Best for describing a person's physical height or build.

tribute — Narrow use; only where a measured levy or tax is meant.

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I. מָדוֺן noun masculine^{Prov 22:10} strife, contention — Ps 80:7 + 9 t.; plural מִדְיָנִים Prov 18:18, מִדְ֯וָנִים Prov 18:19 + 7 t.; contracted into מְדָנִים Prov 6:19; Prov 10:12, מִדְ֯נִים Prov 6:14 construct מִדְיְנֵי Prov 19:13.

1. strife, contention, almost wholly Proverbs: — Prov 18:19; Prov 23:29; Prov 26:20 also Prov 17:14 (|| רִיב), Prov 22:10 (|| דִּין וְקָלוֺן); יִשָּׂא ׳מ Hab 1:3 contention ariseth (|| ריב); ׳שׁלּח מ let loose strife Prov 6:14; Prov 16:28 ׳יְגָרֶה מ he stirreth up strife Prov 15:18; Prov 28:25; Prov 29:22 note especially אִישׁ מִדְוָ֯נִים Prov 26:21 = a contentious, quarrelsome man; oftener ׳אֵשֶׁת מ = a contentious woman Prov 21:9; Prov 25:24; Prov 27:15, compare וָכָ֑עַם ׳אשׁת מ Prov 21:19.

2. object of contention Ps 80:7, compare אִישׁ מָדוֺן Jer 15:10 (|| אִישׁ רִיב). — On מָדוֺן 2Sam 21:20 Qr, see I. מִדָּה below מדד.

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I. מִדָּה noun feminine measure, measurement, stature, size, garment (mostly late) — ׳מ Exod 26:2 + 35 t.; construct מִדַּת Ezek 40:21 + 2 t.; plural מִדּוֺת Ezek 41:17 + 12 t.; מִדּוֺתָיו Ps 133:2 מִדּוֺתֶיהָ Ezek 48:16 —

1. measure, act of measurement, i.e. long measure Ezek 41:17 (strike out Co), Ezek 42:15; Ezek 48:30; Ezek 48:33 compare Josh 3:4 (P), 1Chr 23:29, see also Lev 19:35 (H); once of liquid measure, figurative, Job 28:25 ׳קַו֯ה הַמּ Jer 31:39 measuring-line; ׳חֶבֶל מ Zech 2:5 (id.); ׳קְנֵה הַמּ measuring-reed Ezek 40:3; Ezek 40:5; Ezek 42:16 (strike out Co), vEzek 42:16 vEzek 42:17 vEzek 42:18 vEzek 42:19.

2. measurement, size of curtains in tabernacle Exod 26:2; Exod 26:8; Exod 36:9; Exod 36:15 (all P); compare 1Kgs 6:25; 1Kgs 7:37 (both || קֶצֶב), v1Kgs 7:9 v1Kgs 7:11; 2Chr 3:3; Ezek 40:10 (twice in verse); Ezek 40:21; Ezek 40:22; Ezek 40:24; Ezek 40:28; Ezek 40:29; Ezek 40:32; Ezek 40:33; Ezek 40:35; Ezek 43:13; Ezek 46:22; Ezek 48:16 once of time, מִדַּת יָמַי Ps 39:5 probably also Job 11:9 (figurative of God's wisdom) where מִדָּהּ = מִדָּתָהּ, compare Sta^{§ 347, approximately 2}; בֵּית מִדּוֺת = house of size Jer 22:14 אִישׁ מִדָּה = man of size, stature, 1Chr 11:23; 1Chr 20:6 so also probably || 2Sam 21:20 (for HCT מדין, Qr מָדוֺן, see [ מַד]), We Dr Kit Bu; plural Num 13:32; Isa 45:14.

3. measured portion, extent, stretch (of wall) Neh 3:11; Neh 3:19; Neh 3:20; Neh 3:21; Neh 3:24; Neh 3:27; Neh 3:30, compare Ezek 45:3.

4. garment (plural poetic) Ps 133:2.

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II. [מִדָּה] noun feminine tribute (loan-word from Assyrian mandattu, id., √ nadânu = נָתַן Dl^{HWB 451}, compare Schr^COT Ezra 4:13 also in Biblical Aramaic מִנְדָּה, ךמדֶּה id.); — מִדַּת הַמֶּלֶךְ Neh 5:4.

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מִנְדָּה, מִדָּה (?) noun feminine tribute (Assyrian loan-word, compare Biblical Hebrew II. [מִדָּה]); — absolute ׳מִנ Ezra 4:13; Ezra 7:24 + Ezra 4:20 Baer (van d. H. Gi Str מִדָּה); construct מִדַּת Ezra 6:8.

מַנְדַּע see ידע.

measure, measures, measuring, piece, stature, …

middâ

properly, extension, i.e., height or breadth; also a measure (including its standard); hence a portion (as measured) or a vestment

measure, measurement, stature, size, garment

measure, act of measurement

אַחַ֛ת

Root word one, first, another, other, any, …

Dictionary form: אֶחָד · eh-HAWD

Adjective — Cardinal Number, feminine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)

In the KJV here: were of one

one ×324 and one ×64 a ×34 of one ×33 in one ×27 the one ×24 and the other ×21 of the one ×21

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one — Core cardinal number; the default choice in most contexts.

a — Indefinite article sense; use when אֶחָד functions as 'a/an'.

a single — Emphasizes unity or uniqueness; good for contrast or stress.

each — Distributive sense; use when individuality within a group is meant.

together — Collective or unified sense; suits phrases like 'as one body'.

once — Temporal sense; use when referring to a single occurrence or time.

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אֶחָד₉₆₂ adjective number one (Phoenician אחד, Sabean id., compare DHM^{ZMG 1876, 707}, Arabic , Ethiopic Aramaic חַד, ; on Assyrian edu, a—adu, compare Dl^{W No. 139}) — absolute׳א Gen 1:5 + construct אַחַ֫ד Gen 21:15 +; so even before preposition 1Sam 9:3 and elsewhere see Dr; feminine absolute אַחַ֫ת Gen 2:21 +; אֶחָ֑ת Gen 11:1 +; construct אַחַ֫ת Deut 13:13 +; plural masculine אֲחָדִים Gen 11:1 + 4:t.; חַד Ezek 33:30 strike out Co compare ᵐ5; —

1. one Gen 1:9; Gen 27:38; Gen 27:45; Exod 12:49; Josh 23:10; 1Sam 1:24; 2Sam 12:3 +, Zech 14:9; Mal 2:10; Job 31:15 +, so also (emphatic) 2Sam 17:3 for ᵑ0 אֲשֶׁר ᵐ5 We Dr; one or two לֹא לְיוֺם אֶחָד וְלֹא לִשְׁנַיִם Ezra 10:13 as substantive followed by מִן Gen 2:21; Lev 4:2; Lev 4:13; Isa 34:16 +; ׳הָא Gen 19:9; Gen 42:13; Gen 42:32; 2Kgs 6:3; 2Kgs 6:5 +; one and the same Gen 40:5; Job 31:15 plural דְּבָרִים אֲחָדִים Gen 11:1 compare Ezek 37:17 (absolute), but see Co; = few, a few ׳יָמִים א Gen 27:44; Gen 29:20; Dan 11:20 כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד as one man, together Judg 20:8; 1Sam 11:7 also כְּאֶחָד late = Aramaic כַּחֲדָא Ezra 2:64 (= Neh 7:66) Ezra 3:9; Ezra 6:20; Eccl 11:6 see especially Isa 65:25 (|| earlier יַחְדֶּו Isa 11:6; Isa 11:7).

2. = each, every Exod 36:30; Num 7:3; Num 7:85; Num 28:21; 1Kgs 4:7; 2Kgs 15:20 +; also repeated, distributive sense Num 7:11; Num 13:2; Num 17:21; Josh 3:12; Josh 4:2; Josh 4:4.

3. = a certain 1Sam 1:1; 2Sam 18:10; 2Kgs 4:1; Esth 3:8 + compare 2Sam 17:9 see Dr 1Sam 1:1 hence

4. = indefinite article 1Sam 6:7; 1Sam 24:15; 1Sam 26:20 (but strike out ᵐ5 We Dr) 1Kgs 19:4; 1Kgs 19:5 +.

5. only 1Kgs 4:19 & (feminine) once 2Kgs 6:10; Ps 62:12; Ps 89:36 (once for all); אַחַת לְשָׁלוֺשׁ שָׁנִים 2Chr 9:21, בַּשָּׁנָה ׳א Lev 16:34 compare Job 40:5, פַּעַם אֶחָ֑ת Josh 6:3; Josh 6:11 compare vJosh 6:14, בְּאַחַת Num 10:4; Job 33:14 at once בְּאֶחָ֑ת Prov 28:18 compare וְאִנָּקְמֶה נְקַםאַֿחַת Judg 16:28.

**Num 10:4 בְּאַחַת is rather 'in one (of the trumpets)'; Job 33:14 it = in one way; Prov 28:18 read probably with ᵑ6 Lag Dy Bi בַּשָּׁ֑חַת; Judg 16:28 is rather 'vengeance for one of my two eyes' (see GFM). Jer 10:8 בְּאַחַת probably = in one, altogether. אחד.

6. one . . . another, the one . . . the other ׳֗֗֗ א ׳א Exod 17:12; Exod 18:3; Exod 18:4; Amos 4:7; 2Sam 12:1; Jer 24:2; 2Chr 3:17; Neh 4:11 +; 2Sam 14:6 read הָאֶחָד אֶתאָֿחִיו for האחד אתהֿאחד ᵐ5 We Dr; one after another, one by one, לְאַחַד אֶחָד Isa 27:12 compare Eccl 7:27.

7. as ordinal, first (mostly P & late) Gen 1:5 (P) Gen 2:11 (J) Exod 39:10 (P); absolute Job 42:14, Ezek 10:14 especially of first day of month Exod 40:2 (P) Ezra 3:6; Ezra 10:16; Ezra 10:17; Neh 8:2; Hag 1:1 first year, שְׁנַת אַחַת 2Chr 36:22; Ezra 1:1; Dan 1:21; Dan 9:1; Dan 9:2; Dan 11:1 compare first (day, יוֺם omitted) Gen 8:5; Gen 8:13 בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ; so Exod 40:17; Lev 23:24; Num 1:18; Num 29:1; Num 33:38 (all P) Deut 1:3; 2Chr 29:17; Ezra 7:9 (twice in verse); Ezek 26:1; Ezek 29:17; Ezek 31:1; Ezek 32:1; Ezek 45:18.

8. in combin.,
a. אַחַד עָשָׂר eleven (compare עָשָׂר, עַשְׁתֵּי) Gen 32:23; Gen 37:9 (JE) Deut 1:2 so אַחַתעֶֿשְׂרֵה Josh 15:51 (P) 2Kgs 23:36; 2Kgs 24:18; 2Chr 36:5; 2Chr 36:11; Jer 52:1 (precedes noun, except Josh 15:51 as ordinal, eleventh אַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה Ezek 30:20; Ezek 31:1 compare 1Kgs 6:38; 2Kgs 9:29
b. with other numerals, as cardinal אֶחָד וְאַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֺת Num 1:41 compare Num 2:16; Num 2:28; Num 31:34; Num 31:39 (all P; ׳א precedes other numeral); but אַרְבָּיִם וְאַחַת שָׁנָה (׳א following) 1Kgs 14:21; 1Kgs 15:10; 2Kgs 14:23; 2Chr 12:13 compare 2Kgs 22:1 = 2Chr 34:1; 2Kgs 24:18 = Jer 52:1 = 2Chr 36:11; Josh 12:24 (D) Isa 30:17; Ezra 2:26 = Neh 7:30 compare vNeh 7:37; Dan 10:13 as ordinal בְּאַחַת וְשֵׁשׁ מֵאוֺת שָׁנָה Gen 8:13 (P) Exod 12:18 (P), 1Chr 24:17; 1Chr 25:28; 2Chr 16:13 (׳א preceding); but 1Kgs 16:23; Hag 2:1 (׳א following).

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אחד (√ of following; see Biblical Hebrew אֶחָד.

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חַד adjective one, a; — masculine singular ׳ח Dan 2:31+; feminine singular חֲדָה Ezra 4:8 +; —

1. one side Dan 7:5 noun omitted Dan 6:3 חֲדָה Dan 2:9 = one and invariable (inevitable); כַּחֲדָה vDan 2:35 as one, altogether (so S-C^{K 3} ᵑ7, and late Biblical Hebrew כְּאֶחָד Ezra 2:64 +); = ordinal, שְׁנַת חֲדָה first year Ezra 7:1; Ezra 5:13; Ezra 6:3 ׳ח = a certain one (τινὰ) Dan 7:16 (with מִן partitive).

2. a (indefinite article) with substantive Dan 2:31; Dan 6:18; Dan 4:16 (see שָׁעָה), Ezra 4:8; Ezra 6:2, חַד שִׁדְעָךְ Dan 3:19 = seven-fold (as Syriac: Nö^{§ 241 PS 1194}; compare Exod 16:5 ᵑ6), see K^{§ 66, 2}.

one, first, another, other, any, …

ʾeḥād

properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first

one (number)

one (number)

וְ קֶ֥צֶב

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

קֶ֥צֶב

Root word size, bottoms

Dictionary form: קֶצֶב · keh-TSEB

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: size

size ×2 to the bottoms ×1

More options

size — Most natural modern rendering for dimensions or extent.

shape — Emphasizes form or contour rather than measurement.

dimensions — Technical; prefer when precise measurements are in view.

base — Use when referring to the bottom or foundation of an object.

bottom — Plain modern equivalent of KJV 'to the bottoms.'

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קֶ֫צֶב noun masculine^{1Kgs 6:25}

1. cut, shape;

2. extremity; —

1. ׳ק absolute, shape of cherubim 1Kgs 6:25 ( + מִדָּה), of bases 1Kgs 7:37 (+ id.).

2. extremity, plural construct קִצְבֵי הָרִים Jonah 2:7 the extremities (bottoms) of (the) mountains ( = קצבי הרים Eccl 16:19).

size, bottoms

qeṣeb

shape (as if cut out); base (as if there cut off)

cut, shape, extremity, form, base

cut, shape

אֶחָ֖ד

Root word one, first, another, other, any, …

Dictionary form: אֶחָד · eh-HAWD

Adjective — Cardinal Number, masculine singular, absolute state a number (one, two, three, …)

In the KJV here: and one

one ×324 and one ×64 a ×34 of one ×33 in one ×27 the one ×24 and the other ×21 of the one ×21

More options

one — Core cardinal number; the default choice in most contexts.

a — Indefinite article sense; use when אֶחָד functions as 'a/an'.

a single — Emphasizes unity or uniqueness; good for contrast or stress.

each — Distributive sense; use when individuality within a group is meant.

together — Collective or unified sense; suits phrases like 'as one body'.

once — Temporal sense; use when referring to a single occurrence or time.

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אֶחָד₉₆₂ adjective number one (Phoenician אחד, Sabean id., compare DHM^{ZMG 1876, 707}, Arabic , Ethiopic Aramaic חַד, ; on Assyrian edu, a—adu, compare Dl^{W No. 139}) — absolute׳א Gen 1:5 + construct אַחַ֫ד Gen 21:15 +; so even before preposition 1Sam 9:3 and elsewhere see Dr; feminine absolute אַחַ֫ת Gen 2:21 +; אֶחָ֑ת Gen 11:1 +; construct אַחַ֫ת Deut 13:13 +; plural masculine אֲחָדִים Gen 11:1 + 4:t.; חַד Ezek 33:30 strike out Co compare ᵐ5; —

1. one Gen 1:9; Gen 27:38; Gen 27:45; Exod 12:49; Josh 23:10; 1Sam 1:24; 2Sam 12:3 +, Zech 14:9; Mal 2:10; Job 31:15 +, so also (emphatic) 2Sam 17:3 for ᵑ0 אֲשֶׁר ᵐ5 We Dr; one or two לֹא לְיוֺם אֶחָד וְלֹא לִשְׁנַיִם Ezra 10:13 as substantive followed by מִן Gen 2:21; Lev 4:2; Lev 4:13; Isa 34:16 +; ׳הָא Gen 19:9; Gen 42:13; Gen 42:32; 2Kgs 6:3; 2Kgs 6:5 +; one and the same Gen 40:5; Job 31:15 plural דְּבָרִים אֲחָדִים Gen 11:1 compare Ezek 37:17 (absolute), but see Co; = few, a few ׳יָמִים א Gen 27:44; Gen 29:20; Dan 11:20 כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד as one man, together Judg 20:8; 1Sam 11:7 also כְּאֶחָד late = Aramaic כַּחֲדָא Ezra 2:64 (= Neh 7:66) Ezra 3:9; Ezra 6:20; Eccl 11:6 see especially Isa 65:25 (|| earlier יַחְדֶּו Isa 11:6; Isa 11:7).

2. = each, every Exod 36:30; Num 7:3; Num 7:85; Num 28:21; 1Kgs 4:7; 2Kgs 15:20 +; also repeated, distributive sense Num 7:11; Num 13:2; Num 17:21; Josh 3:12; Josh 4:2; Josh 4:4.

3. = a certain 1Sam 1:1; 2Sam 18:10; 2Kgs 4:1; Esth 3:8 + compare 2Sam 17:9 see Dr 1Sam 1:1 hence

4. = indefinite article 1Sam 6:7; 1Sam 24:15; 1Sam 26:20 (but strike out ᵐ5 We Dr) 1Kgs 19:4; 1Kgs 19:5 +.

5. only 1Kgs 4:19 & (feminine) once 2Kgs 6:10; Ps 62:12; Ps 89:36 (once for all); אַחַת לְשָׁלוֺשׁ שָׁנִים 2Chr 9:21, בַּשָּׁנָה ׳א Lev 16:34 compare Job 40:5, פַּעַם אֶחָ֑ת Josh 6:3; Josh 6:11 compare vJosh 6:14, בְּאַחַת Num 10:4; Job 33:14 at once בְּאֶחָ֑ת Prov 28:18 compare וְאִנָּקְמֶה נְקַםאַֿחַת Judg 16:28.

**Num 10:4 בְּאַחַת is rather 'in one (of the trumpets)'; Job 33:14 it = in one way; Prov 28:18 read probably with ᵑ6 Lag Dy Bi בַּשָּׁ֑חַת; Judg 16:28 is rather 'vengeance for one of my two eyes' (see GFM). Jer 10:8 בְּאַחַת probably = in one, altogether. אחד.

6. one . . . another, the one . . . the other ׳֗֗֗ א ׳א Exod 17:12; Exod 18:3; Exod 18:4; Amos 4:7; 2Sam 12:1; Jer 24:2; 2Chr 3:17; Neh 4:11 +; 2Sam 14:6 read הָאֶחָד אֶתאָֿחִיו for האחד אתהֿאחד ᵐ5 We Dr; one after another, one by one, לְאַחַד אֶחָד Isa 27:12 compare Eccl 7:27.

7. as ordinal, first (mostly P & late) Gen 1:5 (P) Gen 2:11 (J) Exod 39:10 (P); absolute Job 42:14, Ezek 10:14 especially of first day of month Exod 40:2 (P) Ezra 3:6; Ezra 10:16; Ezra 10:17; Neh 8:2; Hag 1:1 first year, שְׁנַת אַחַת 2Chr 36:22; Ezra 1:1; Dan 1:21; Dan 9:1; Dan 9:2; Dan 11:1 compare first (day, יוֺם omitted) Gen 8:5; Gen 8:13 בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ; so Exod 40:17; Lev 23:24; Num 1:18; Num 29:1; Num 33:38 (all P) Deut 1:3; 2Chr 29:17; Ezra 7:9 (twice in verse); Ezek 26:1; Ezek 29:17; Ezek 31:1; Ezek 32:1; Ezek 45:18.

8. in combin.,
a. אַחַד עָשָׂר eleven (compare עָשָׂר, עַשְׁתֵּי) Gen 32:23; Gen 37:9 (JE) Deut 1:2 so אַחַתעֶֿשְׂרֵה Josh 15:51 (P) 2Kgs 23:36; 2Kgs 24:18; 2Chr 36:5; 2Chr 36:11; Jer 52:1 (precedes noun, except Josh 15:51 as ordinal, eleventh אַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה Ezek 30:20; Ezek 31:1 compare 1Kgs 6:38; 2Kgs 9:29
b. with other numerals, as cardinal אֶחָד וְאַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֺת Num 1:41 compare Num 2:16; Num 2:28; Num 31:34; Num 31:39 (all P; ׳א precedes other numeral); but אַרְבָּיִם וְאַחַת שָׁנָה (׳א following) 1Kgs 14:21; 1Kgs 15:10; 2Kgs 14:23; 2Chr 12:13 compare 2Kgs 22:1 = 2Chr 34:1; 2Kgs 24:18 = Jer 52:1 = 2Chr 36:11; Josh 12:24 (D) Isa 30:17; Ezra 2:26 = Neh 7:30 compare vNeh 7:37; Dan 10:13 as ordinal בְּאַחַת וְשֵׁשׁ מֵאוֺת שָׁנָה Gen 8:13 (P) Exod 12:18 (P), 1Chr 24:17; 1Chr 25:28; 2Chr 16:13 (׳א preceding); but 1Kgs 16:23; Hag 2:1 (׳א following).

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אחד (√ of following; see Biblical Hebrew אֶחָד.

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חַד adjective one, a; — masculine singular ׳ח Dan 2:31+; feminine singular חֲדָה Ezra 4:8 +; —

1. one side Dan 7:5 noun omitted Dan 6:3 חֲדָה Dan 2:9 = one and invariable (inevitable); כַּחֲדָה vDan 2:35 as one, altogether (so S-C^{K 3} ᵑ7, and late Biblical Hebrew כְּאֶחָד Ezra 2:64 +); = ordinal, שְׁנַת חֲדָה first year Ezra 7:1; Ezra 5:13; Ezra 6:3 ׳ח = a certain one (τινὰ) Dan 7:16 (with מִן partitive).

2. a (indefinite article) with substantive Dan 2:31; Dan 6:18; Dan 4:16 (see שָׁעָה), Ezra 4:8; Ezra 6:2, חַד שִׁדְעָךְ Dan 3:19 = seven-fold (as Syriac: Nö^{§ 241 PS 1194}; compare Exod 16:5 ᵑ6), see K^{§ 66, 2}.

one, first, another, other, any, …

ʾeḥād

properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first

one (number)

one (number)

לִ שְׁנֵ֥י

לִ

Prefix — preposition to, for

שְׁנֵ֥י

Root word two, twelve, both, twelfth, second, …

Dictionary form: שְׁנַיִם · sheh-na-YIM

Adjective — Cardinal Number, masculine dual, construct state dual — a natural pair ("two ___"); "___ of …" — bound to the next word; a number (one, two, three, …)

In the KJV here: both

two ×174 and two ×106 the two ×62 twelve ×34 both ×31 were twelve ×27 and the two ×23 and twelve ×15

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two — Standard cardinal number; fits virtually every context.

both — Use when referring to a pair already mentioned.

a pair — Emphasizes the twosome as a unit or set.

double — Prefer when quantity or amount is being doubled.

twice — Use for repetition or frequency, not counting objects.

twelve — Compound use; only when context indicates ten-plus-two.

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תנא (ᵑ7 Syriac; = Biblical Hebrew II. שָׁנָה, שְׁנַיִם, שֵׁנִי).

BDB8886 H8147

שְׁנַ֫יִם, שְׁתַּיִם (Philippi^{ZMG xlix (1895), 202} Ges^{«GKC:97b»§ 97b} note):768 noun masculine and feminine dual two (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician אשנם (and ׳שנ second), Punic שנם Lzb³⁸⁰; Arabic ; Sabean תֿני Hom^{Chr 47}, Aramaic תְּרֵין, (תִּנְיָנָא, second); Nabataean תרין, Palmyrene feminine תרתן, תרתיא, Lzb³⁸⁸; Assyrian šinâ; on etymology see √, and especially Philippi^{ZMG xxxii (1878), 21-98}); —

masculine (with masculine noun) שְׁנַיִם Amos 3:3 +; construct שְׁנֵי Isa 7:16 +, suffix שְׁנֵיהֶם Gen 2:25 +, etc.; feminine (with feminine noun) שְׁתַּיִם Amos 4:8 +; construct שְׁתֵּי Gen 4:19, וּשְׁתֵּי Isa 7:21 +, etc., מִשְּׁתֵֿי Judg 16:28 (see GFM); suffixes see below (2 + 10 = 12, see below); Hexateuch chiefly P; — two:

1. no other number:
a. usually construct before plural noun (צְמִידִים) שְׁנֵי Gen 24:22 + 19 t. + 2Sam 23:20 || 1Chr 11:22 (insert בְּנֵי ᵐ5 Th modern, otherwise RS^{Semitic i. 469, 2nd ed., 488}); (נָשִׁים) שְׁתֵּי Gen 4:19 + 132 t., 1Sam 10:4 insert כִּכְּרוֺת Klo HPS Bu Now; Lev 16:21 read dual יָדָיו Qr, + Judg 16:28 (see above) + שְׁתֵּיאֵֿלֶּה Isa 47:9 both these things; before singular noun, שְׁנֵי Exod 16:22 (Ges^{«GKC:134e»§ 134e}); suffix שְׁנֵיתֶם the two of them Gen 2:25 + 62 t., + Prov 24:22 (> their years ᵑ6 ᵑ7 De and others; probably corrupt, see Toy), שְׁנֵינוּ Gen 31:37 + 2 t., שְׁנֵיכֶם Gen 27:45 שְׁתֵּיהֶם (masculine suffix! Ges^{«GKC:135o»§ 135o}) Ruth 1:19; Ruth 4:11, יֵ֯הֶן 1Sam 25:43; Ezek 23:13.
b. absolute (1) שְׁנַ֫יִם (90 t.), before plural noun Judg 11:37 + 26 t.; after plural noun 2Sam 1:1; Exod 29:1+ 21 t. (usually P Chronicles), singular noun (collective) Gen 46:27; Num 7:17 + 11 t. Num 17 noun omitted Gen 7:2; Gen 44:27 + 26 t.; ׳שׁ ׳שׁ distributive Gen 7:9 +; ׳לִשׁ cut in two 2Kgs 3:25; Jer 34:18 = double amount Exod 22:3; Exod 22:6; Exod 22:8 (E); ׳פִּי שׁ Deut 21:17 double portion, + בְּרוּחֲךָ 2Kgs 2:9 in (of) thy spirit, + בָּהּ Zech 3:18 (2) שְׁתַּ֫יִם (55 t.) before plural noun 1Kgs 3:16 + 16 t.; after plural noun (usually P and late) 2Chr 24:3 + 9 t.; noun omitted, = two things Isa 51:19; Job 13:20; Prov 30:7 שְׁתַּיִם = twice 2Kgs 6:10; Job 40:5; Ps 62:12 (or as Prov 30:7), ׳בִּשׁ Job 33:14 either so, or in two ways RVm (see De); as ordinal בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לְ 1Kgs 15:25 + 9 t., etc.; (3) as round number, שְׁנַיִם עֵצִים 1Kgs 17:12 a few sticks (German 'ein paar'), compare 2Kgs 9:32; Isa 17:6 שְׁתַּיִם שָׁלשׁ Amos 4:8, פַּעַם וּשְׁתָּ֑יִם Neh 13:20, compare Jer 3:14 אֶחָד מֵעִיר וּשְׁנַיִם מִמִּשְׁפָּחָה = a small number; Ezra 10:13 not for one or two days (but for many), 2Kgs 6:10.

2. twelve: with noun masculine שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר Gen 42:13 + 87 t., לִשְׁנֵי עָשָׂר Exod 28:21 + 4 t.; with noun feminine שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה Exod 24:4 + 34 t., שְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה Ezek 32:1; Ezek 32:17; Ezek 33:21 before plural noun Gen 17:20; Exod 15:27 +; after plural noun Num 7:84 (twice in verse) +; before singular noun Exod 28:21 +, Gen 14:4 (12 year) +, etc.; as ordinal, יוֺם בְּיוֺם שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר Num 7:78, בִּשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה Ezek 32:1 +, etc.

3. with larger number: 10 (etc.) + 2, 2Sam 8:5; Judg 10:3 + 56 t.; 2 + 10 (etc.) Num 1:35 (P), 2Chr 22:2 + 18 t. (Kö^{ii. 1. 215 ff.} Ges^{«GKC:97f»§ 97f}.); 200 + 2 + 30, 1Kgs 20:15 50 + 2 as ordinal 2Kgs 15:27 + 2 t.; compare 2 + 20, 1Chr 24:17.

two, twelve, both, twelfth, second, …

šĕnayim

two; also (as ordinal) twofold

two

two (the cardinal number)

two, both, double, twice

הַ כְּרֻבִֽים

הַ

Prefix — article the

כְּרֻבִֽים

Root word cherubims, cherub

Dictionary form: כְּרוּב · keh-ROOB

Noun — Common, masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: the cherubims

cherub ×15 the cherubims ×13 cherubims ×12 of the cherubims ×9 between the cherubims ×7 and the cherubims ×6 with cherubims ×5 a cherub ×3

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cherub — Standard modern singular; widely recognized in religious contexts.

cherubim — Correct modern plural; preferred over 'cherubims' in all contexts.

winged guardian — Descriptive; clarifies role when audience may be unfamiliar.

divine attendant — Emphasizes heavenly servant function over physical appearance.

celestial creature — Neutral, broadly accessible; avoids cultural baggage of 'cherub'.

BDB4186 H3742 H3743

כְּרוּב₉₁ noun masculine cherub; — ׳כ Exod 25:19 + 26 t.; plural כְּרוּבִים Ps 99:1 + 33 t.; כְּרֻבִים Exod 25:18 + 29 t.; (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כְּרוּבָא √ dubious; Assyrian karâbu = be gracious to, bless Dl^{HWB 350}, but adjective karûbu is great, mighty, Id^{ib. 352}; on possibly connection with כְּרוּב compare Dl in Baer^{Ezech. Xiii.}; Assyrian kirubu = šêdu (name of winged bull in Assyrian; see Len^{Origines 1. 118, Eng. Tr. 126} Dl^{Par 154}) has not been verified, compare see F.^{ZA i. 68 f.} Budge^{Expos. Apr. May, 1885} Teloni^{Za vi, 124 ff.}; the older view, connecting ׳כ with γρύψ and deriving from Persian giriften, griffen, lacks evidence and probability. — Possibly the thunder-cloud underlies the conception); —

1. the living chariot of the theophanic God; possibly identified with the storm-wind Ps 18:11 = 2Sam 22:11 וַיִּדְכַּב עַלכְּֿרוּב and he rode upon a cherub (|| flew swiftly on the wings of the wind).

2. as the guards of the garden of Eden Gen 3:24 (J).

3. as the throne of Yahweh Sabaoth, in phrase (צְבָאוֺת) ישֵׁב הַכְּרוּבִים ׳י Yahweh Sabaoth throned on the cherubim 1Sam 4:4; 2Sam 6:2 = 1Chr 13:6 the context shews that the cherubim of the ark of the covenant are referred to, and it is probable that the same reference to, and it is probable that the same reference is in 2Kgs 19:15 = Isa 37:16; Ps 80:2; Ps 99:1.

4. P gives an account of:
a. two cherubim of solid gold upon the slab of gold of the כַּפֹּרֶת facing each other with wings outstretched above, so as to constitute a basis or throne on which the glory of Yahweh appeared, and from whence He spake Exod 25:18-22; Exod 37:7-9; Num 7:89
b. numerous cherubim woven into the texture of the inner curtains of the tabernacle and the veils Exod 26:1; Exod 26:31; Exod 36:8; Exod 36:35

5. Kings and Chronicles describe the cherubim of the temple:
a. two gigantic images of olive wood plated with gold, ten cubits high, standing in the דְּבִיר facing the door, whose wings five cubits each, extended, two of them meeting in the middle of the room to constitute the throne, two of them extending to the walls 1Kgs 6:23-28; 1Kgs 8:6; 2Chr 3:10-13; 2Chr 5:7; Chronicles (doubtless influenced by Ezekiel) represents them as the chariot of Yahweh 1Chr 28:18
b. images of cherubim were carved on the gold plated cedar planks which constituted the inner walls of the temple, and upon the olive wood doors 1Kgs 6:29-35 2Chr 3:7 and on the bases of the portable lavers, interchanging with lions and oxen 1Kgs 7:29-36; Chronicles also represents that they were woven in the veil of the דְּבִיר 2Chr 3:14.

6. Ezekiel describes the cherubim:
a. as four living creatures, each with four faces, lion, ox, eagle, and man, having the figure and hands of men, and the feet of calves. Each has four wings, two of which are stretched upward, meeting above and sustaining the throne of Yahweh; two of them stretched downwards so as to cover the creatures themselves. The cherubim never turn but go straight forward, as do the wheels of the cherubic chariot, and they are full of eyes and are like burning coals of fire, Ezek 1:5-28; Ezek 9:3; Ezek 10:1; Ezek 11:22 the king of Tyre is scornfully compared with one of these, and is assigned a residence in Eden and the mountain of God Ezek 28:14-16;
b. Ezekiel knows of no cherubic statues in the new temple, but represents the inner walls of the temple as carved with alternating palm trees and cherubim, each with two faces, the lion looking on one side, the man on the other. It is evident that the number and the form of the cherubim vary in the representations (compare Ezek 41:18-25). It is probable that the שְׂרָפִים of Isa 6:2-6 are another form of the cherubim. The Apocalypse of the seals Rev 4-6 combines them in four ζῷα.

cherubims, cherub

kĕrûb

a cherub or imaginary figure

cherub, cherubim (pl)

an angelic being

as guardians of Eden

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Strong's Definition H6235

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Strong's Definition H520

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Strong's Definition H3742

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Strong's Definition H8145

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Strong's Definition H4060

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Strong's Definition H259

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Strong's Definition H7095

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Strong's Definition H259

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Strong's Definition H8147

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Strong's Definition H3742

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