1 Kings 7:17
"And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars,.... These were the ornaments of the chapiters; the former

being like thick branches of trees, with their boughs and leaves curiously wrought, as the word signifies, and the latter like fringes, such as the Jews wore at the skirt of their garments: seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter; perhaps with four rows of checker work, and three of chain work.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (17 words)

H7638 שָׂבָךְ
Definition:

17). Fashioned as an open-work mesh, the design was both decorative and functional, allowing light to pass through while completing the capital’s form.Biblical ContextIn the detailed building narrativ 17). Fashioned as an open-work mesh, the design was both decorative and functional, allowing light to pass through while completing the capital’s form.Biblical ContextIn the detailed building narrativ

H4639 מַעֲשֶׂה
Definition:

9deed, work; — absolute׳מGenesis 44:15+, constructמַעֲשֵׂהIsaiah 5:12+; suffixמַעֲשֵׂהוּJudges 13:12+, etc.; pluralמַעֲשִׂיםGenesis 20:9+; constructמַעֲשֵׂיJeremiah 1:16+; suffixמַעֲשָׂיו1 Samuel 19:4 9deed, work; — absolute׳מGenesis 44:15+, constructמַעֲשֵׂהIsaiah 5:12+; suffixמַעֲשֵׂהוּJudges 13:12+, etc.; pluralמַעֲשִׂיםGenesis 20:9+; constructמַעֲשֵׂיJeremiah 1:16+; suffixמַעֲשָׂיו1 Samuel 19:4

H7639 שְׂבָכָה
Definition:

18+, pluralשְׂבָכוֺת1 Kings 7:41+,שְׂבָכִים1 Kings 7:17; —1probably window-lattice2 Kings 1:2.2net-ornament on pillars,1 Kings 7:17(twice in verse)**(forשׁבעה) Bö Th Sta Klo Kmp Benz Kit Bur; (omitted 18+, pluralשְׂבָכוֺת1 Kings 7:41+,שְׂבָכִים1 Kings 7:17; —1probably window-lattice2 Kings 1:2.2net-ornament on pillars,1 Kings 7:17(twice in verse)**(forשׁבעה) Bö Th Sta Klo Kmp Benz Kit Bur; (omitted

Possible Meanings:
  • lattice-work (semantic_range)
  • network (semantic_range)
H1434 גְּדִל
Definition:

12on border of garment (""צִיצִתNumbers 15:38,39).2festoons, on capitals of columns1 Kings 7:17.Topical LexiconOverviewThe term גְּדִל appears only twice in the Old Testament yet bridges two very diff 12on border of garment (""צִיצִתNumbers 15:38,39).2festoons, on capitals of columns1 Kings 7:17.Topical LexiconOverviewThe term גְּדִל appears only twice in the Old Testament yet bridges two very diff

Possible Meanings:
  • very great (semantic_range)
H4639 מַעֲשֶׂה
Definition:

9deed, work; — absolute׳מGenesis 44:15+, constructמַעֲשֵׂהIsaiah 5:12+; suffixמַעֲשֵׂהוּJudges 13:12+, etc.; pluralמַעֲשִׂיםGenesis 20:9+; constructמַעֲשֵׂיJeremiah 1:16+; suffixמַעֲשָׂיו1 Samuel 19:4 9deed, work; — absolute׳מGenesis 44:15+, constructמַעֲשֵׂהIsaiah 5:12+; suffixמַעֲשֵׂהוּJudges 13:12+, etc.; pluralמַעֲשִׂיםGenesis 20:9+; constructמַעֲשֵׂיJeremiah 1:16+; suffixמַעֲשָׂיו1 Samuel 19:4

H8333 שַׁרְשְׁרָה
Definition:

14, Ges§ 135oAlbrZAW xv (1895), 316, xvi (1896), 96)chain(Assyrianšaršarratu,chain, fetter; Mishnaשַׁרְשָׁרוֺת, Talmudשַׁרְשׁוּרָא, Syriac,chainorropeof palm-leaves, etc., but also Late Hebrewשַׁלְשֶׁ 14, Ges§ 135oAlbrZAW xv (1895), 316, xvi (1896), 96)chain(Assyrianšaršarratu,chain, fetter; Mishnaשַׁרְשָׁרוֺת, Talmudשַׁרְשׁוּרָא, Syriac,chainorropeof palm-leaves, etc., but also Late Hebrewשַׁלְשֶׁ

H3805 כֹתֶרֶת
Definition:

16(twice in verse) + 10 t.;הַכּוֺתֶרֶתJeremiah 52:; plural absolute,כֹּתָרֹת1 Kings 7:167t.,כֹּתָרוֺת2Chronicles 4:12 (twice in verse); 2Chronicles 4:13; —capitalsof pillarsיָכִיןandבֹּעַז1 Kings 7:16 16(twice in verse) + 10 t.;הַכּוֺתֶרֶתJeremiah 52:; plural absolute,כֹּתָרֹת1 Kings 7:167t.,כֹּתָרוֺת2Chronicles 4:12 (twice in verse); 2Chronicles 4:13; —capitalsof pillarsיָכִיןandבֹּעַז1 Kings 7:16

Possible Meanings:
  • surrounding (semantic_range)
  • crowning (semantic_range)
H0834 אֲשֶׁר
Definition:

1according to TsepreghiDiss. Lugd. p. 171MühlauBö. Lb. ii. 79 n.StaMorg. Forsch. 1875, 188; Lb. § 167HomZMG 1878, 708 ff.Müll§ 153SayceHebraica. ii. 51LagM. i. 255 &especially KraeHebraica. vi. 298 ff 1according to TsepreghiDiss. Lugd. p. 171MühlauBö. Lb. ii. 79 n.StaMorg. Forsch. 1875, 188; Lb. § 167HomZMG 1878, 708 ff.Müll§ 153SayceHebraica. ii. 51LagM. i. 255 &especially KraeHebraica. vi. 298 ff

Possible Meanings:
  • Asher (semantic_range)
  • happy one (semantic_range)
  • Felix (semantic_range)
  • the tribe (semantic_range)
H5921 עַל
Definition:

“The Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). From the opening verses, עַל marks God’s sovereignty above the chaotic deep, foreshadowing His orderly governance of the “The Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). From the opening verses, עַל marks God’s sovereignty above the chaotic deep, foreshadowing His orderly governance of the

Possible Meanings:
  • upon (semantic_range)
  • on account of (semantic_range)
  • to (semantic_range)
H7218 רֹאשׁ
Definition:

45head(common Semitic word; earliest form *ra°š, Arabic, SabeanראסPräZMG xxix (1875). 425MordtmHim.Inschr. 31; EthiopicAmharichence (aheightened) Assyrianrêšu(rarelyrâšu), Aramaicרֵישָׁא(Egyptian Aram 45head(common Semitic word; earliest form *ra°š, Arabic, SabeanראסPräZMG xxix (1875). 425MordtmHim.Inschr. 31; EthiopicAmharichence (aheightened) Assyrianrêšu(rarelyrâšu), Aramaicרֵישָׁא(Egyptian Aram

Possible Meanings:
  • chief (semantic_range)
  • sum (semantic_range)
H5982 עַמּוּד
Definition:

15pillar, column; —עַמּוּדabsolute1 Kings 7:15+, constructExodus 13:21+;עַמֻּדabsoluteJeremiah 52:21, constructNumbers 14:14; suffixעַמּוּדוֺ2Chronicles 23:13; pluralעַמּוּדִים1 Kings 7:16+, less ofte 15pillar, column; —עַמּוּדabsolute1 Kings 7:15+, constructExodus 13:21+;עַמֻּדabsoluteJeremiah 52:21, constructNumbers 14:14; suffixעַמּוּדוֺ2Chronicles 23:13; pluralעַמּוּדִים1 Kings 7:16+, less ofte

H7651 שֶׁבַע
Definition:

2115t.; constructשְׁבַעGenesis 5:2647t., especially P (15 t.) and Chronicles (20 t.),וּשֲׁבַע1 Kings 14:21feminine(c.noun masculine) absoluteשִׁבְעָהGenesis 4:24100t.; constructשִׁבְעַתGenesis 7:10120 2115t.; constructשְׁבַעGenesis 5:2647t., especially P (15 t.) and Chronicles (20 t.),וּשֲׁבַע1 Kings 14:21feminine(c.noun masculine) absoluteשִׁבְעָהGenesis 4:24100t.; constructשִׁבְעַתGenesis 7:10120

Possible Meanings:
  • seven (semantic_range)
H3805 כֹתֶרֶת
Definition:

16(twice in verse) + 10 t.;הַכּוֺתֶרֶתJeremiah 52:; plural absolute,כֹּתָרֹת1 Kings 7:167t.,כֹּתָרוֺת2Chronicles 4:12 (twice in verse); 2Chronicles 4:13; —capitalsof pillarsיָכִיןandבֹּעַז1 Kings 7:16 16(twice in verse) + 10 t.;הַכּוֺתֶרֶתJeremiah 52:; plural absolute,כֹּתָרֹת1 Kings 7:167t.,כֹּתָרוֺת2Chronicles 4:12 (twice in verse); 2Chronicles 4:13; —capitalsof pillarsיָכִיןandבֹּעַז1 Kings 7:16

Possible Meanings:
  • surrounding (semantic_range)
  • crowning (semantic_range)
H0259 אֶחָד
Definition:

5#NAME?אַחַ֫דGenesis 21:15+; so even before preposition1 Samuel 9:3and elsewhere see Dr; feminine absoluteאַחַ֫תGenesis 2:21+;אֶחָ֑תGenesis 11:1+; constructאַחַ֫תDeuteronomy 13:13+; plural masculineאֲ 5#NAME?אַחַ֫דGenesis 21:15+; so even before preposition1 Samuel 9:3and elsewhere see Dr; feminine absoluteאַחַ֫תGenesis 2:21+;אֶחָ֑תGenesis 11:1+; constructאַחַ֫תDeuteronomy 13:13+; plural masculineאֲ

Possible Meanings:
  • one (semantic_range)
  • one (semantic_range)
  • each (semantic_range)
  • every (semantic_range)
  • a certain (semantic_range)
H7651 שֶׁבַע
Definition:

2115t.; constructשְׁבַעGenesis 5:2647t., especially P (15 t.) and Chronicles (20 t.),וּשֲׁבַע1 Kings 14:21feminine(c.noun masculine) absoluteשִׁבְעָהGenesis 4:24100t.; constructשִׁבְעַתGenesis 7:10120 2115t.; constructשְׁבַעGenesis 5:2647t., especially P (15 t.) and Chronicles (20 t.),וּשֲׁבַע1 Kings 14:21feminine(c.noun masculine) absoluteשִׁבְעָהGenesis 4:24100t.; constructשִׁבְעַתGenesis 7:10120

Possible Meanings:
  • seven (semantic_range)
H3805 כֹתֶרֶת
Definition:

16(twice in verse) + 10 t.;הַכּוֺתֶרֶתJeremiah 52:; plural absolute,כֹּתָרֹת1 Kings 7:167t.,כֹּתָרוֺת2Chronicles 4:12 (twice in verse); 2Chronicles 4:13; —capitalsof pillarsיָכִיןandבֹּעַז1 Kings 7:16 16(twice in verse) + 10 t.;הַכּוֺתֶרֶתJeremiah 52:; plural absolute,כֹּתָרֹת1 Kings 7:167t.,כֹּתָרוֺת2Chronicles 4:12 (twice in verse); 2Chronicles 4:13; —capitalsof pillarsיָכִיןandבֹּעַז1 Kings 7:16

Possible Meanings:
  • surrounding (semantic_range)
  • crowning (semantic_range)
H8145 שֵׁנִי
Definition:

13+, etc. (שֵׁנִי82t. +Nehemiah 3:30, readשֵׁנִית; readוְהַשֵּׁנִיalso1 Chronicles 6:13forושני);בַּשָּׁנָההַשֵּׁנִיתGenesis 47:18+, etc. (שֵׁנִית72t. +Nehemiah 3:30see above),׳שִׁבְעַת יָמִים שׁLeviti 13+, etc. (שֵׁנִי82t. +Nehemiah 3:30, readשֵׁנִית; readוְהַשֵּׁנִיalso1 Chronicles 6:13forושני);בַּשָּׁנָההַשֵּׁנִיתGenesis 47:18+, etc. (שֵׁנִית72t. +Nehemiah 3:30see above),׳שִׁבְעַת יָמִים שׁLeviti

Possible Meanings:
  • second (semantic_range)

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