1 Kings 6:34

And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
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וּ שְׁתֵּ֥י
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
שְׁתֵּ֥י
Root word two, twelve, both, twelfth, second, …
Dictionary form: שְׁנַיִם · sheh-na-YIM

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

In the KJV here: and the two
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.

BDB10007 H8145 H8147

BDB10006 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB10008

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


BDB8886 H8147

BDB8885 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8887

שְׁנַ֫יִם, שְׁתַּיִם (PhilippiZMG 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 HomChr 47, Aramaic תְּרֵין, (תִּנְיָנָא, second); Nabataean תרין, Palmyrene feminine תרתן, תרתיא, Lzb388; Assyrian šinâ; on etymology see √, and especially PhilippiZMG 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 RSSemitic 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. (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
      second (the ordinal number)"in combination with other numbers"both (a dual number)

דַלְת֖וֹת
דַלְת֖וֹת
Root word doors, door, gates, leaves, lid
Dictionary form: דֶּלֶת · deh-LET

Noun — Common, feminine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: doors
the doors ×28 the door ×13 doors ×5 gates ×4 leaves ×4 door ×3 the gates ×3 and doors ×2
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door — Most common; best for single residential or temple doors.
gate — Prefer when referring to city or large compound entrances.
doorway — Emphasizes the opening/passage rather than the panel itself.
panel — Use for decorative or structural 'leaves' of a large door.
lid — Rare; reserve for chest or ark cover contexts.

BDB1938 H1817

BDB1937 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1939

דָּל, דַּל noun door, see below דלה. below


BDB1942 H1817

BDB1941 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1943

[דָּל] noun [masculine] door (Phoenician דל) only figurative: construct דַּל שָׂפָתָ֑י Ps 141:3.


BDB1943 H1817

BDB1942 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1944

[דָּלָה] noun feminine door, only Qr דְּלָ˜תְךָ (Kt דלתיך) Isa 26:20 figurative, door of chamber in which people (personified) hides (compare also דֶּלֶת dual)


BDB1946 H1817

BDB1945 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1947

דֶּ֫לֶת noun feminine (? masculineNeh 13:19) door (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian daltu(m) StrmAv 1843 SchrCOT Gloss; Phoenician plural דלהת CISi. 7. 3; — according to BaZMG 1887, 607 from √ ידל, Assyrian edilu, to bolt, bar) — דֶּלֶת (always absolute, and with article except Song 8:9 + Ezek 41:24 but here Co article) Gen 19:10 + 18 t.; דָּ֑לֶת Gen 19:9; Judg 19:22 suffix דַּלְתּוֺ 2Kgs 12:10 Du. דְּלָתַיִם (compare Sta§ 187 a) Deut 3:5 + 9 t., דְּתָ֑יִם Job 38:10 construct דַּלְתֵי Josh 2:19 + 6 t. + Ezek 26:2 Co; suffix דְּלָתַי Job 31:32, דְּלָתֶיךָ Zech 11:1 + Isa 26:20 Kt (compare דָּלָה feminine noun), דְּלָתֶיהָ Josh 6:26; 1Kgs 16:34 plural דְּלָתוֺת Jer 36:23 + 10 t.; construct דַּלְתוֺת Judg 3:23 + 19 t. + Ezek 26:2 (Co דלתי); suffix דַּלְתֹתַי Prov 8:34, דַּלְתוֺתָיו 2Chr 3:7; 2Chr 4:22 דַּלְתֹתָיו Neh 3:1; Neh 3:3; Neh 3:6; Neh 3:13; Neh 3:14; Neh 3:15 דַּלְתוֺתֵיהֶם 2Chr 4:9

1. door of house (distinguished from door-way, compare 1Kgs 6:31 פֶּתַח Gen 19:6) Gen 19:9; Gen 19:10; Exod 2:6 (all J E) Deut 15:17; Josh 2:19 (JE) Judg 11:31; Judg 19:22; Judg 19:27; 1Sam 21:14 (דלתות השׁער) 2Kgs 4:4; 2Kgs 4:5; 2Kgs 6:32 (twice in verse); Isa 57:8; Job 31:32 so figurative of wisdom's house Prov 8:34 לִשְׁקֹד עַלדַּֿלְתֹתַי; particular doors of house of ׳י 1Sam 3:15 (׳הֵיכַל י v1Sam 3:3); temple 1Kgs 6:34 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 7:50; 2Kgs 18:16; 1Chr 22:3; 2Chr 3:7; 2Chr 4:22; 2Chr 28:24; 2Chr 29:3; Neh 6:10; Mal 1:10 so of Ezekiel's temple, Ezek 41:23; Ezek 41:24 (5 t. in verse); Ezek 41:25.
2. door of room Judg 3:23; Judg 3:24; Judg 3:25; 2Sam 13:17; 2Sam 13:18; 2Kgs 4:33; 2Kgs 9:3; 2Kgs 9:10. especially doors of דביר or קדשׁים ׳ק 1Kgs 6:31; 1Kgs 6:32; 1Kgs 7:50; 2Chr 4:22 compare also Ezek 41:23 also of court עֲזָרָה 2Chr 4:9 (twice in verse), and of porch אוּלָם 2Chr 29:7.
3. gates of city Deut 3:5; Josh 6:26 (compare 1Kgs 16:34) Judg 16:3; 1Sam 23:7; 2Chr 8:5; 2Chr 14:6; Neh 3:1; Neh 3:3; Neh 3:6; Neh 3:13; Neh 3:14; Neh 3:15; Neh 6:1; Neh 7:1 (׳ד then generally distinct from שׁער, which denotes the whole structure of gate, including posts, open space, etc., while ׳ד is swinging door), Neh 7:3; Neh 13:19 (where also sense narrower than || שׁעת) Isa 45:1 (|| שׁערים) compare vIsa 45:2 and Ps 107:16; Jer 49:31; Ezek 38:11.
4. in other senses (mostly figurative): door (probably lid) of chest 2Kgs 12:10 aperture of womb Job 3:10 (בטני ׳ד); jaws of crocodile Job 41:6 (פניו ׳ד); lips of man Eccl 12:4 doors enclosing and shutting off sea Job 38:8; Job 38:10 doors of heaven through which comes rain Ps 78:23 (compare ׳אֲרֻבֹּת השׁ Gen 7:11); of column of MS. (from shape) Jer 36:23 figurative of easily accessible woman, Song 8:9 in simile Prov 26:14 of Jerusalem as gate of people Ezek 26:2 of Lebanon Zech 11:1.

doors, door, gates, leaves, lid
delet
something swinging, i.e., the valve of a door
  • door, gate
    • a door
    • "a gate"(figuratively)
      • of chest lid
      • "of crocodile jaws"of doors of the heavens"of an easily-accessible woman

עֲצֵ֣י
עֲצֵ֣י
Root word wood, tree, trees, timber, stick, …
Dictionary form: עֵץ · ayts

Noun — Common, masculine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: tree
wood ×57 tree ×41 trees ×32 the trees ×26 of wood ×13 the tree ×13 the wood ×11 the gallows ×7
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tree — Best for living, standing specimens in narrative or poetry.
wood — Best for the material substance or cut lumber.
timber — Use for construction-grade or structural wood.
stick — Prefer for small, discrete pieces or rods.
pole — Good for upright posts, including execution poles/gallows.
plank — Use when flat, sawn boards are in view.

BDB6281 H6086

BDB6280 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6282

עֵץ329 noun masculineGen 2:9 tree, trees, wood; — ׳ע absolute Gen 3:3 +, construct Gen 3:24 +, עֵץֿ Gen 2:16 +; suffix ֵ˜עצְךָ Deut 28:42, etc.; plural עֵצִים Judg 9:8 +, construct עֲצֵי Isa 7:2 +, suffix עֵצֶיךָ Deut 29:10, עֵצֵינוּ Lam 5:4, etc.; —

1. (c. 150 t.)
  a. a standing tree Gen 18:4; Gen 18:8 (J) +, Exod 15:25 (J; of shrub ?), Jer 17:18 = Ps 1:3 (simile); to be felled Deut 19:5; 2Kgs 6:6 הָעֵצִים (apparently including vine and bramble) in allegory Judg 9:8 + 6 t. Judg 9 עֵץ הַחַיִּים Gen 2:9; Gen 3:22; Gen 3:24 (J), compare חַיִּים ׳ע figurative of source of (life and) happiness Prov 3:18; Prov 11:30; Prov 13:12; Prov 15:4 הַדַּעַת טוֺב וָדָע ׳ע Gen 2:9; Gen 2:16 (J); עֲצֵי (ה)יַעַר Isa 7:2 (simile), Isa 44:14; Ezek 15:2 +; עֲצֵי הַשָּׂדֶה Isa 55:12; Ezek 17:24 (figurative), +; עֲצֵי לְבָנוֺן 2Chr 2:7 עֲצֵימַֿיִם Ezek 31:14 ׳עֲצֵי י Ps 104:16 עֲצֵי עֵדֶן Ezek 31:9; Ezek 31:16; Ezek 31:18 (twice in verse); עֲצֵי לְבוֺנָה Song 4:14 of vine עֵץ הַגֶּפֶן Ezek 15:2; Ezek 15:6 תַּחַת כָּלעֵֿץ רַעֲנָ֑ן place of illicit worship Deut 12:2; Jer 2:20; Jer 3:6; Jer 3:13; 1Kgs 14:23; 2Kgs 16:4; 2Kgs 17:10; Ezek 6:13; Isa 57:5; 2Chr 28:4, compare עַלעֵֿץ רַעֲנָן Jer 17:2 כָּלעַֿץ עָבֹת Ezek 20:28.
  b. collective trees, עֵץהַֿגָּן Gen 2:16; Gen 3:1; Gen 3:2; Gen 3:8 (all J); usually later, ׳י Gen 1:12; Gen 1:29 (twice in verse) (P), +; עֵץ פְּרִי fruit-bearing trees Gen 1:11 (P), Ps 148:9, compare Eccl 2:5, פְּרי עֵץ Exod 10:15 (J), Ezek 36:30; Lev 23:40 (H), compare Joel 2:22 עֵץמַֿאֲכָל Deut 20:20; Lev 19:23 (H), Ezek 47:12; Neh 9:25 עֵץ הַזַּיִת Hag 2:19 olive trees, עֵץ שֶׁמֶן Neh 8:15, עֵץשָֿׁ֑מֶן Isa 41:19 סֲבָחעֵֿץ Ps 74:5 thicket of trees; עֵץ הַשָּׂרֶה Exod 9:25 (J), +; עֵץ הַיַּעַר Ezek 15:6, compare Isa 10:19; Isa 44:23 כִּימֵי הָעֵץ Isa 65:22 (simile of great age).
  c. plural of trees felled for building, 1Kgs 5:20; 1Kgs 5:32 (+ אֲבָנִים); עֲצֵי אֲרָזִים 2Sam 5:11 = 1Chr 14:1 + 7 t.; עֲצֵי בְרוֺשִׁים Jer 52:22; Jer 52:24; Jer 9:11 ׅ׳עֲצֵי לְמֻגִּים (אַלְגּ, see ׳אַלְגּ above
2. (approximately 175 times; approximately 120 times plural, to denote pieces [or articles] of wood)
  a. wood, as material; for building, 2Kgs 12:13 (+ אַבְנֵי מַתְצֵב), 2Kgs 22:6 = 2Chr 34:11 (both + id.), Neh 2:8 +; עֲצֵי שָׁ֑מֶן 1Kgs 6:23; 1Kgs 6:31; 1Kgs 6:33 compare v1Kgs 6:32 עֲצֵיגֹּֿפֶר Gen 6:14 (Noah's ark), עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים Exod 25:5; Exod 25:10 + 20 t. Exodus (of tabernacle and its furniture; all P) Deut 10:3 מִגְדַּלעֵֿץ Neh 8:4 מוֺטִת עֵץ Jer 28:13 (in figurative; opposed to בַּרְזֶל ׳מ); כְּלִיעֵֿץ article of wood Lev 11:32; Lev 15:12; Num 31:20, compare Num 35:18 (all P). Hence
  b. עֵצִים = articles of wood Exod 7:19 (P; || אֲבָנִים), 1Chr 29:2 so עֲצֵי בְרוֺשִׁים 2Sam 6:5 (but see בְּרוֺשׁ near the end); specifically הָעֵץ = helve of axe Deut 19:5 עֵץ חֲנִית(וֺׅ 1Sam 17:7 Qr (Kt חֵץ) = 1Chr 20:5; 2Sam 21:19; 2Sam 23:7 עֲצֵי הָעֲגָלָה 1Sam 6:14 (i.e. wood of which cart was made), עֲצֵי הָאֲשֵׁרָה Judg 6:26 especially timbers of a house Zech 5:4; Hab 2:11; Lev 14:45, of a city 1Kgs 15:22 = 2Chr 16:5; Ezek 26:12 עֵץ of pole on which bodies of slain (criminals and others) were exposed (perhaps originally trees) Gen 40:19 (E), Josh 8:29 (twice in verse); Josh 10:26 (twice in verse); Josh 10:27 (all J E), Deut 21:22; Deut 21:23 late (in Persian) used for executing criminals (? by hanging = gallows), תָּלָח עַלעֵֿץ Esth 2:23 + 8 t. Esther.
  c. of idols, עֵץ וָאֶבֶן Deut 4:28; Deut 28:36; Deut 28:64; Deut 29:16; 2Kgs 19:18 = Isa 37:19; Ezek 20:32, compare Jer 2:27; Jer 3:9; Hab 2:19 so עֵץ alone Hos 4:12; Isa 40:20, of.Isa 44:19; Isa 45:20 אֲשֵׁרָה כָּלעֵֿץ Deut 16:21.
  d. (fire-) wood Josh 9:23; Josh 9:27 (J), vJosh 9:21 (P), Deut 19:5; Isa 30:33 +, read עֵצִים also Ezek 24:5 (for ᵑ0 עצמים) Ew Sm Co Berthol Toy; especially for sacrifices 1Kgs 18:23 (twice in verse) +, Gen 22:7; Gen 22:9 (twice in verse); Lev 1:7 + 6 t. Leviticus (all P), 2Sam 24:22 || 1Chr 21:23, +; עֲצֵי עוֺלָה Gen 22:3; Gen 22:6 (P).
  e. עֵץ (הָ)אֶרֶז cedar-wood, used in purifications Lev 14:4; Lev 14:6; Lev 14:49; Lev 14:51; Lev 14:52; Num 19:6 (all P). feminine פִּשְׁתֵּי הָעֵץ Josh 2:6 woody-flax, i.e. flax on the stalk. — Jer 10:8 Gie proposes הֶבֶל מֹעֲצֹתָו for ᵑ0 הֲבָלִים עִץ הוּא. — מֹאֶסֶת כָּלעֵֿץ Ezek 21:15 is dubious, Sm proposes מָאֵסְתָּ כָלעֵֿץ, Co מֹאֲסֵי כָלעֹֿז, Berthol וּמְנַסֵּף כָּלעַֿז; SiegfKau Toy leave untranslated.


BDB9330 H636 H6086

BDB9329 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9331

אָע noun masculineEzra 5:8 wood (so ᵑ7, for עָע; Egyptian Aramaic עק S-CH5; Biblical Hebrew עֵץ, √ II. עצה); —

1. absolute ׳א timber, for building Ezra 5:8; Ezra 6:4 beam vEzra 6:11.
2. emphatic אָעָא wood, material of idols Dan 5:4; Dan 5:23.

wood, tree, trees, timber, stick, …
ʿēṣ
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
  • tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows
    • tree, trees
    • "wood, pieces of wood, gallows, firewood, cedar-wood, woody flax

בְרוֹשִׁ֑ים
בְרוֹשִׁ֑ים
Root word trees, fir, tree
Dictionary form: בְּרוֹשׁ · beh-ROHSH

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

In the KJV here: were of fir
fir trees ×3 and fir ×2 fir tree ×2 of fir ×2 the fir tree ×2 the fir trees ×2 and the fir trees ×1 him the fir trees ×1
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cypress — Best botanical match; preferred in modern scholarly translations.
pine — Familiar evergreen; good for general audiences.
juniper — Some scholars favor this; use where context suits a shrubby conifer.
fir — Modernized from KJV 'fir tree'; still widely understood.
evergreen — Useful when species is uncertain or symbolic tone is primary.

BDB1359 H1265

BDB1358 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1360

בְּרוֺשׁ noun masculineHos 14:9 cypress or fir (Assyrian burâšu COTGlossary Aramaic בּרוֺתא, , compare בְּרוֺת below, see also Greek βράθυ, Latin bratum, cypress, juniper (PS); in favour of cypress, also ᵐ5 ᵑ6 & so Thes; in favour of fir or pine, ᵑ9 Rob in Rob-Ges (because cypress not now indigenous on Lebanon); compare also RSProph. iv. n. 20 who lays stress on Phoenician proper name, of a location אי בשם (= איברושים) = Greek Πιτυοῦσαι i.e. isle of firs; — see further SchroedPhön. Spr. 99 LöwNo. 59 & Brathu as name of Hermon Philo Byblus in EusebPraep. Evang. i. 10) — בְּרוֺשׁ Hos 14:9 + 4 t.; בִּרוֺשִׁים 2Sam 6:5 + 11: t., בְּרשִׁים Nah 2:4, בְּרוֺשָׁיו Isa 37:24, בְּרשָׁיו 2Kgs 19:23

1. (literal) a noble tree, usually || ארז (except 2Sam 6:5; 1Kgs 6:34; 2Chr 3:5; Ps 104:17; Isa 55:13; Hos 14:9; Nah 2:4); as standing and growing Isa 14:8; Isa 37:24 = 2Kgs 19:23; Isa 41:19; Isa 55:13 (|| הֲדַס) Isa 60:13 (|| כבוד לבנון = ארז) Ps 104:17.
2. simile of luxuriance, stateliness Ezek 31:8, productiveness Hos 14:9 (Now thinks cypress), figurative for spear-shafts Nah 2:4 Hi-St, but ᵐ5 ᵑ6 פרשׁים; figurative for mighty men Zech 11:2.
3. as material (always plural), for building temple (׳עצי ב) 1Kgs 5:22; 1Kgs 5:24; 1Kgs 6:34 compare 1Kgs 9:11; 2Chr 2:7 ׳עץ ב (singular) 2Chr 3:5 (compare Baer's note); ׳צלעות ב 1Kgs 6:15 for ships (no עץ) Ezek 27:5בְּכֹל עֲצֵי ברושׁים 2Sam 6:5 apparently = with all musical instruments made of fir, but || 1Chr 13:8 בְּכָלעֹֿז וּבְשִׁירִים & so here ᵐ5 We Dr.

trees, fir, tree
bĕrôš
a cypress (?) tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood)
  • cypress, fir, juniper, pine
    • a noble tree (lit.)
    • "of stateliness (figuratively)"material for temple

שְׁנֵ֨י
שְׁנֵ֨י
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: the two
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.

BDB10007 H8145 H8147

BDB10006 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB10008

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


BDB8886 H8147

BDB8885 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8887

שְׁנַ֫יִם, שְׁתַּיִם (PhilippiZMG 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 HomChr 47, Aramaic תְּרֵין, (תִּנְיָנָא, second); Nabataean תרין, Palmyrene feminine תרתן, תרתיא, Lzb388; Assyrian šinâ; on etymology see √, and especially PhilippiZMG 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 RSSemitic 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. (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
      second (the ordinal number)"in combination with other numbers"both (a dual number)

צְלָעִ֜ים
צְלָעִ֜ים
Root word side, chambers, sides, chamber, boards, …
Dictionary form: צֵלָע · tsay-LAW

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

In the KJV here: leaves
side ×10 of the side chambers ×3 the sides ×3 corners ×2 side of it ×2 with boards ×2 and the side chambers ×1 and upon the side chambers ×1
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side — Most versatile; works for walls, structures, and body parts.
rib — Best for anatomical contexts, e.g. Gen 2 creation account.
flank — Good for architectural or structural outer sides.
wing — Suits lateral extensions of a building or complex.
side chamber — For rooms built along the side of a temple or structure.
panel — Prefer for flat structural elements like boards or planks.

BDB7094 H6763

BDB7093 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7095

צֵלָע41 noun feminine (masculine 1Kgs 6:34, and apparently Exod 26:26) rib, side; — absolute ׳צ Gen 2:22 +, construct צֶ֫לַע Exod 26:26 +, also צֵ֫לַע 2Sam 16:13 suffix צַלְעוֺ Exod 25:12 +; plural צְלָעִים 1Kgs 6:34, צְלָעוֺת v1Kgs 6:3 +; construct צַלְעֹת Ezek 41:26 +; suffix צַלְעֹתָיו Gen 2:21 +; —

1. rib of man Gen 2:21; Gen 2:22 (J).
2. rib of hill, i.e. ridge, or terrace 2Sam 16:13.
3. side-chambers or cells (enclosing temple like ribs) 1Kgs 6:5; 1Kgs 6:6 (read ׳הַצּ for היצוע, see [ יָצִיעַ]), 1Kgs 7:3, so of Ezekiel's temple Ezek 41:5 + 10 t. 41 (on text see Co Toy Krae).
4. ribs of cedar and fir, i.e. planks, boards (plural), of temple wall 1Kgs 6:15; 1Kgs 6:16 floor v1Kgs 6:15.
5. leaves of door v1Kgs 6:34.
6. (in P) side, of ark (אֶרוֺן) Exod 25:12 (twice in verse); Exod 25:14 = Exod 37:3 (twice in verse); Exod 37:5 of tabernacle (מִשְׁכָּן) Exod 26:20 (|| פֵּאָה vExod 26:18), vExod 26:26 vExod 26:27 vExod 26:27 = Exod 36:25 (|| ׳פ vExod 36:23), vExod 36:31 vExod 36:32, Exod 26:35 (twice in verse); of altar Exod 27:7 = Exod 38:7, Exod 30:4 = Exod 37:27. — Jer 20:10; Job 18:12 see צֶלַע below II. צלע.


BDB9775 H5967 H6763

BDB9774 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9776

[עֲלַע] noun feminine rib (ᵑ7 Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew I. צלע, צֵלָע); — plural absolute עִלְעִין Dan 7:5.


[עֲלָת] see עלה. above

side, chambers, sides, chamber, boards, …
ṣēlāʿ
a rib (as curved), literally (of the body) or figuratively (of a door, i.e., leaf); hence, a side, literally (of a person) or figuratively (of an object or the sky, i.e., quarter); architecturally, a (especially floor or ceiling) timber or plank (single or collective, i.e., a flooring)
  • side, rib, beam
    • rib (of man)
    • "rib (of hill, ridge, etc)"side-chambers or cells (of temple structure)"rib, plank, board (of cedar or fir)"leaves (of door)"side (of ark)

הַ דֶּ֤לֶת
הַ
Prefix — article the
דֶּ֤לֶת
Root word doors, door, gates, leaves, lid
Dictionary form: דֶּלֶת · deh-LET

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: door
the doors ×28 the door ×13 doors ×5 gates ×4 leaves ×4 door ×3 the gates ×3 and doors ×2
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door — Most common; best for single residential or temple doors.
gate — Prefer when referring to city or large compound entrances.
doorway — Emphasizes the opening/passage rather than the panel itself.
panel — Use for decorative or structural 'leaves' of a large door.
lid — Rare; reserve for chest or ark cover contexts.

BDB1938 H1817

BDB1937 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1939

דָּל, דַּל noun door, see below דלה. below


BDB1942 H1817

BDB1941 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1943

[דָּל] noun [masculine] door (Phoenician דל) only figurative: construct דַּל שָׂפָתָ֑י Ps 141:3.


BDB1943 H1817

BDB1942 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1944

[דָּלָה] noun feminine door, only Qr דְּלָ˜תְךָ (Kt דלתיך) Isa 26:20 figurative, door of chamber in which people (personified) hides (compare also דֶּלֶת dual)


BDB1946 H1817

BDB1945 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1947

דֶּ֫לֶת noun feminine (? masculineNeh 13:19) door (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian daltu(m) StrmAv 1843 SchrCOT Gloss; Phoenician plural דלהת CISi. 7. 3; — according to BaZMG 1887, 607 from √ ידל, Assyrian edilu, to bolt, bar) — דֶּלֶת (always absolute, and with article except Song 8:9 + Ezek 41:24 but here Co article) Gen 19:10 + 18 t.; דָּ֑לֶת Gen 19:9; Judg 19:22 suffix דַּלְתּוֺ 2Kgs 12:10 Du. דְּלָתַיִם (compare Sta§ 187 a) Deut 3:5 + 9 t., דְּתָ֑יִם Job 38:10 construct דַּלְתֵי Josh 2:19 + 6 t. + Ezek 26:2 Co; suffix דְּלָתַי Job 31:32, דְּלָתֶיךָ Zech 11:1 + Isa 26:20 Kt (compare דָּלָה feminine noun), דְּלָתֶיהָ Josh 6:26; 1Kgs 16:34 plural דְּלָתוֺת Jer 36:23 + 10 t.; construct דַּלְתוֺת Judg 3:23 + 19 t. + Ezek 26:2 (Co דלתי); suffix דַּלְתֹתַי Prov 8:34, דַּלְתוֺתָיו 2Chr 3:7; 2Chr 4:22 דַּלְתֹתָיו Neh 3:1; Neh 3:3; Neh 3:6; Neh 3:13; Neh 3:14; Neh 3:15 דַּלְתוֺתֵיהֶם 2Chr 4:9

1. door of house (distinguished from door-way, compare 1Kgs 6:31 פֶּתַח Gen 19:6) Gen 19:9; Gen 19:10; Exod 2:6 (all J E) Deut 15:17; Josh 2:19 (JE) Judg 11:31; Judg 19:22; Judg 19:27; 1Sam 21:14 (דלתות השׁער) 2Kgs 4:4; 2Kgs 4:5; 2Kgs 6:32 (twice in verse); Isa 57:8; Job 31:32 so figurative of wisdom's house Prov 8:34 לִשְׁקֹד עַלדַּֿלְתֹתַי; particular doors of house of ׳י 1Sam 3:15 (׳הֵיכַל י v1Sam 3:3); temple 1Kgs 6:34 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 7:50; 2Kgs 18:16; 1Chr 22:3; 2Chr 3:7; 2Chr 4:22; 2Chr 28:24; 2Chr 29:3; Neh 6:10; Mal 1:10 so of Ezekiel's temple, Ezek 41:23; Ezek 41:24 (5 t. in verse); Ezek 41:25.
2. door of room Judg 3:23; Judg 3:24; Judg 3:25; 2Sam 13:17; 2Sam 13:18; 2Kgs 4:33; 2Kgs 9:3; 2Kgs 9:10. especially doors of דביר or קדשׁים ׳ק 1Kgs 6:31; 1Kgs 6:32; 1Kgs 7:50; 2Chr 4:22 compare also Ezek 41:23 also of court עֲזָרָה 2Chr 4:9 (twice in verse), and of porch אוּלָם 2Chr 29:7.
3. gates of city Deut 3:5; Josh 6:26 (compare 1Kgs 16:34) Judg 16:3; 1Sam 23:7; 2Chr 8:5; 2Chr 14:6; Neh 3:1; Neh 3:3; Neh 3:6; Neh 3:13; Neh 3:14; Neh 3:15; Neh 6:1; Neh 7:1 (׳ד then generally distinct from שׁער, which denotes the whole structure of gate, including posts, open space, etc., while ׳ד is swinging door), Neh 7:3; Neh 13:19 (where also sense narrower than || שׁעת) Isa 45:1 (|| שׁערים) compare vIsa 45:2 and Ps 107:16; Jer 49:31; Ezek 38:11.
4. in other senses (mostly figurative): door (probably lid) of chest 2Kgs 12:10 aperture of womb Job 3:10 (בטני ׳ד); jaws of crocodile Job 41:6 (פניו ׳ד); lips of man Eccl 12:4 doors enclosing and shutting off sea Job 38:8; Job 38:10 doors of heaven through which comes rain Ps 78:23 (compare ׳אֲרֻבֹּת השׁ Gen 7:11); of column of MS. (from shape) Jer 36:23 figurative of easily accessible woman, Song 8:9 in simile Prov 26:14 of Jerusalem as gate of people Ezek 26:2 of Lebanon Zech 11:1.

doors, door, gates, leaves, lid
delet
something swinging, i.e., the valve of a door
  • door, gate
    • a door
    • "a gate"(figuratively)
      • of chest lid
      • "of crocodile jaws"of doors of the heavens"of an easily-accessible woman

הָֽ אַחַת֙
הָֽ
Prefix — article the
אַחַת֙
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: of the 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.

BDB281 H259

BDB280 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB282

אֶחָד962 adjective number one (Phoenician אחד, Sabean id., compare DHMZMG 1876, 707, Arabic , Ethiopic Aramaic חַד, ; on Assyrian edu, a—adu, compare DlW 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).


BDB9284 H259

BDB9283 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9285

אחד (√ of following; see Biblical Hebrew אֶחָד.


BDB9285 H259

BDB9284 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9286

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-CK 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: § 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)
    • "each, every"a certain"an (indefinite article)"only, once, once for all"one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one"first"eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)

גְּלִילִ֔ים
גְּלִילִ֔ים
Root word folding, rings
Dictionary form: גָּלִיל · ɡaw-LEEL

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

In the KJV here: were folding
rings ×2 were folding ×2
More options
ring — Most natural English word for a circular fastening or ornament.
cylinder — Emphasizes the rounded, rolling shape of the object.
pivot — Use when the context involves a turning or folding mechanism.
scroll-hinge — Specifically for architectural folding-door contexts.
rod — Highlights an elongated cylindrical form; less circular nuance.

BDB1655 H1550

BDB1654 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1656

I. [גָּלִיל] adjective turning, folding (= revolving), plural גְּלִילִים of leaves of doors 1Kgs 6:34 (twice in verse).

folding, rings
gālîl
a valve of a folding door (as turning); also a ring (as round)
  • (adj) turning, folding (of doors)
  • "(n m) cylinder, rod"circuit, district (on northern border in Naphtali)

וּ שְׁנֵ֧י
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
שְׁנֵ֧י
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: and the two
two ×174 and two ×106 the two ×62 twelve ×34 both ×31 were twelve ×27 and the two ×23 and twelve ×15
More options
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.

BDB10007 H8145 H8147

BDB10006 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB10008

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


BDB8886 H8147

BDB8885 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8887

שְׁנַ֫יִם, שְׁתַּיִם (PhilippiZMG 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 HomChr 47, Aramaic תְּרֵין, (תִּנְיָנָא, second); Nabataean תרין, Palmyrene feminine תרתן, תרתיא, Lzb388; Assyrian šinâ; on etymology see √, and especially PhilippiZMG 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 RSSemitic 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. (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
      second (the ordinal number)"in combination with other numbers"both (a dual number)

קְלָעִ֛ים
קְלָעִ֛ים
Root word hangings, sling, slings, leaves
Dictionary form: קֶלַע · keh-LA

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

In the KJV here: leaves
the hangings ×7 and the hangings ×2 shall be hangings ×2 there shall be hangings ×2 were hangings ×2 and his sling ×1 and slings ×1 leaves ×1
More options
curtain — Best for tabernacle/temple enclosure panels; widely understood.
screen — Good for woven dividers or partitions in sacred spaces.
panel — Neutral architectural term; suits decorative or structural hangings.
sling — Use when context is weaponry or projectile use.
door panel — Prefer when referring to folding or hinged door leaves.
drape — Informal; suits loose, decorative fabric hangings.

BDB7460 H7050

BDB7459 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7461

I. קֶ֫לַע noun [masculine] sling; — absolute ׳ק 1Sam 17:50, כַּף הַקָּ֑לַע 1Sam 25:29 hollow of the sling (figurative); suffixקַלְעוֺ 1Sam 17:40 אַבְנֵיקָֿ֑לַע Job 41:20 sling-stones, so קְלָעִים ׳א 2Chr 26:14 קֶֿלַע׳א Zech 9:15 is difficult: MartiKau ׳קֿ׳כְּא; We Now ׳בְּנֵי ק sons of — ?


BDB7462 H7050

BDB7461 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7463

II. [קֶ֫לַע]15 noun [masculine] curtain, hanging (P); — plural absoluteקְעִים Exod 27:9 + 7 t. Exodus; construct קַעֵי Exod 35:17 + 4 t. Exodus; Num 3:26; Num 4:26. — 1Kgs 6:34b read צְלָעִים.

hangings, sling, slings, leaves
qelaʿ
a sling
  • sling, slingstones
  • "curtain, drape, hanging

הַ דֶּ֥לֶת
הַ
Prefix — article the
דֶּ֥לֶת
Root word doors, door, gates, leaves, lid
Dictionary form: דֶּלֶת · deh-LET

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: door
the doors ×28 the door ×13 doors ×5 gates ×4 leaves ×4 door ×3 the gates ×3 and doors ×2
More options
door — Most common; best for single residential or temple doors.
gate — Prefer when referring to city or large compound entrances.
doorway — Emphasizes the opening/passage rather than the panel itself.
panel — Use for decorative or structural 'leaves' of a large door.
lid — Rare; reserve for chest or ark cover contexts.

BDB1938 H1817

BDB1937 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1939

דָּל, דַּל noun door, see below דלה. below


BDB1942 H1817

BDB1941 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1943

[דָּל] noun [masculine] door (Phoenician דל) only figurative: construct דַּל שָׂפָתָ֑י Ps 141:3.


BDB1943 H1817

BDB1942 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1944

[דָּלָה] noun feminine door, only Qr דְּלָ˜תְךָ (Kt דלתיך) Isa 26:20 figurative, door of chamber in which people (personified) hides (compare also דֶּלֶת dual)


BDB1946 H1817

BDB1945 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1947

דֶּ֫לֶת noun feminine (? masculineNeh 13:19) door (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian daltu(m) StrmAv 1843 SchrCOT Gloss; Phoenician plural דלהת CISi. 7. 3; — according to BaZMG 1887, 607 from √ ידל, Assyrian edilu, to bolt, bar) — דֶּלֶת (always absolute, and with article except Song 8:9 + Ezek 41:24 but here Co article) Gen 19:10 + 18 t.; דָּ֑לֶת Gen 19:9; Judg 19:22 suffix דַּלְתּוֺ 2Kgs 12:10 Du. דְּלָתַיִם (compare Sta§ 187 a) Deut 3:5 + 9 t., דְּתָ֑יִם Job 38:10 construct דַּלְתֵי Josh 2:19 + 6 t. + Ezek 26:2 Co; suffix דְּלָתַי Job 31:32, דְּלָתֶיךָ Zech 11:1 + Isa 26:20 Kt (compare דָּלָה feminine noun), דְּלָתֶיהָ Josh 6:26; 1Kgs 16:34 plural דְּלָתוֺת Jer 36:23 + 10 t.; construct דַּלְתוֺת Judg 3:23 + 19 t. + Ezek 26:2 (Co דלתי); suffix דַּלְתֹתַי Prov 8:34, דַּלְתוֺתָיו 2Chr 3:7; 2Chr 4:22 דַּלְתֹתָיו Neh 3:1; Neh 3:3; Neh 3:6; Neh 3:13; Neh 3:14; Neh 3:15 דַּלְתוֺתֵיהֶם 2Chr 4:9

1. door of house (distinguished from door-way, compare 1Kgs 6:31 פֶּתַח Gen 19:6) Gen 19:9; Gen 19:10; Exod 2:6 (all J E) Deut 15:17; Josh 2:19 (JE) Judg 11:31; Judg 19:22; Judg 19:27; 1Sam 21:14 (דלתות השׁער) 2Kgs 4:4; 2Kgs 4:5; 2Kgs 6:32 (twice in verse); Isa 57:8; Job 31:32 so figurative of wisdom's house Prov 8:34 לִשְׁקֹד עַלדַּֿלְתֹתַי; particular doors of house of ׳י 1Sam 3:15 (׳הֵיכַל י v1Sam 3:3); temple 1Kgs 6:34 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 7:50; 2Kgs 18:16; 1Chr 22:3; 2Chr 3:7; 2Chr 4:22; 2Chr 28:24; 2Chr 29:3; Neh 6:10; Mal 1:10 so of Ezekiel's temple, Ezek 41:23; Ezek 41:24 (5 t. in verse); Ezek 41:25.
2. door of room Judg 3:23; Judg 3:24; Judg 3:25; 2Sam 13:17; 2Sam 13:18; 2Kgs 4:33; 2Kgs 9:3; 2Kgs 9:10. especially doors of דביר or קדשׁים ׳ק 1Kgs 6:31; 1Kgs 6:32; 1Kgs 7:50; 2Chr 4:22 compare also Ezek 41:23 also of court עֲזָרָה 2Chr 4:9 (twice in verse), and of porch אוּלָם 2Chr 29:7.
3. gates of city Deut 3:5; Josh 6:26 (compare 1Kgs 16:34) Judg 16:3; 1Sam 23:7; 2Chr 8:5; 2Chr 14:6; Neh 3:1; Neh 3:3; Neh 3:6; Neh 3:13; Neh 3:14; Neh 3:15; Neh 6:1; Neh 7:1 (׳ד then generally distinct from שׁער, which denotes the whole structure of gate, including posts, open space, etc., while ׳ד is swinging door), Neh 7:3; Neh 13:19 (where also sense narrower than || שׁעת) Isa 45:1 (|| שׁערים) compare vIsa 45:2 and Ps 107:16; Jer 49:31; Ezek 38:11.
4. in other senses (mostly figurative): door (probably lid) of chest 2Kgs 12:10 aperture of womb Job 3:10 (בטני ׳ד); jaws of crocodile Job 41:6 (פניו ׳ד); lips of man Eccl 12:4 doors enclosing and shutting off sea Job 38:8; Job 38:10 doors of heaven through which comes rain Ps 78:23 (compare ׳אֲרֻבֹּת השׁ Gen 7:11); of column of MS. (from shape) Jer 36:23 figurative of easily accessible woman, Song 8:9 in simile Prov 26:14 of Jerusalem as gate of people Ezek 26:2 of Lebanon Zech 11:1.

doors, door, gates, leaves, lid
delet
something swinging, i.e., the valve of a door
  • door, gate
    • a door
    • "a gate"(figuratively)
      • of chest lid
      • "of crocodile jaws"of doors of the heavens"of an easily-accessible woman

הַ שֵּׁנִ֖ית
הַ
Prefix — article the
שֵּׁנִ֖ית
Root word second, other, time, again, another, …
Dictionary form: שֵׁנִי · shay-NEE

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

In the KJV here: of 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.

BDB10007 H8145 H8147

BDB10006 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB10008

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


BDB8887 H8145

BDB8886 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8888

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)
    • "again (a second time)"another, other (something as distinct from something else)

גְּלִילִֽים
גְּלִילִֽים
Root word folding, rings
Dictionary form: גָּלִיל · ɡaw-LEEL

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

In the KJV here: were folding
rings ×2 were folding ×2
More options
ring — Most natural English word for a circular fastening or ornament.
cylinder — Emphasizes the rounded, rolling shape of the object.
pivot — Use when the context involves a turning or folding mechanism.
scroll-hinge — Specifically for architectural folding-door contexts.
rod — Highlights an elongated cylindrical form; less circular nuance.

BDB1655 H1550

BDB1654 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1656

I. [גָּלִיל] adjective turning, folding (= revolving), plural גְּלִילִים of leaves of doors 1Kgs 6:34 (twice in verse).

folding, rings
gālîl
a valve of a folding door (as turning); also a ring (as round)
  • (adj) turning, folding (of doors)
  • "(n m) cylinder, rod"circuit, district (on northern border in Naphtali)

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וּשְׁתֵּ֥י דַלְת֖וֹת Tipeha — a lesser break עֲצֵ֣י בְרוֹשִׁ֑ים Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here שְׁנֵ֨י צְלָעִ֜ים הַדֶּ֤לֶת הָֽאַחַת֙ Pashta — a lesser break גְּלִילִ֔ים Zaqef Qatan — a strong break וּשְׁנֵ֧י קְלָעִ֛ים Tevir — a lesser break הַדֶּ֥לֶת הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית Tipeha — a lesser break גְּלִילִֽים Silluq — end of the verse

וּשְׁתֵּי דַלְתוֹת עֲצֵי בְרוֹשִׁים שְׁנֵי צְלָעִים הַדֶּלֶת הָֽאַחַת גְּלִילִים וּשְׁנֵי קְלָעִים הַדֶּלֶת הַשֵּׁנִית גְּלִילִֽים׃
34
And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
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Ezekiel 41:23

וּשְׁתַּיִם דְּלָתוֹת לַֽהֵיכָל וְלַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃
23
And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors.

1 Kings 5:8

וַיִּשְׁלַח חִירָם אֶל-שְׁלֹמֹה לֵאמֹר שָׁמַעְתִּי אֵת אֲשֶׁר-שָׁלַחְתָּ אֵלָי אֲנִי אֶֽעֱשֶׂה אֶת-כָּל-חֶפְצְךָ בַּֽעֲצֵי אֲרָזִים וּבַֽעֲצֵי בְרוֹשִֽׁים׃
8
And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.