1 Kings 7:38
"Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

Then made he ten lavers of brass,.... There was but one in the tabernacle of Moses, and what became of that is not known: some Jewish writers (c) say it was placed in Solomon's temple, and these lavers,

five on the right and five on the left of it; however, here were enough provided for the purpose for the priests to wash their burnt offerings in, Ch2 4:6 and were typical of the large provision made in the blood of Christ for the cleansing of his people; whose works, services, and sacrifices, as well as persons and garments, need continual washing in that blood; see Rom 12:1 , one laver contained forty baths; and a bath, according to Bishop Cumberland (d) held seven wine gallons, and two quarts and half a pint: and every laver was four cubits: that is, square; this was the diameter of it: and upon every of the ten bases one laver; for which they were made, even to set the lavers on, and were exactly of the same measure. (c) Targum, Jarchi, and Kimchi, in 2 Chron. iv. 6. (d) Scripture Weights and Measures, c. 3. p. 70, 71.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (20 words)

H6213 עָשָׂה
Definition:

A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows) -- accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows) -- accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly,

Possible Meanings:
  • press (semantic_range)
  • squeeze (semantic_range)
H6235 עֶשֶׂר
Definition:

1653t. (absolute and construct usually indistinguishable);עָ֑שֶׁר1 Kings 7:43;1 Chronicles 6:46;feminine(c.noun masculine): absoluteעֲשָׂרָהGenesis 24:1069t.; construct (probably)עֲשֶׂ֫רֶת1 Samuel 17: 1653t. (absolute and construct usually indistinguishable);עָ֑שֶׁר1 Kings 7:43;1 Chronicles 6:46;feminine(c.noun masculine): absoluteעֲשָׂרָהGenesis 24:1069t.; construct (probably)עֲשֶׂ֫רֶת1 Samuel 17:

Possible Meanings:
  • a ten (semantic_range)
H3595 כִּיּוֹר
Definition:

38pot, basin(Late Hebrewכִּיּוֺרwash-basin, so Aramaicכִּיּוֺרָא) — absoluteכִּיֹּר1 Kings 7:308t.;כִּיּוֺר1 Samuel 2:145t.; constructכִּיּוֺרExodus 30:182t.; plural absoluteכִּיֹּרוֺת1 Kings 7:40(but 38pot, basin(Late Hebrewכִּיּוֺרwash-basin, so Aramaicכִּיּוֺרָא) — absoluteכִּיֹּר1 Kings 7:308t.;כִּיּוֺר1 Samuel 2:145t.; constructכִּיּוֺרExodus 30:182t.; plural absoluteכִּיֹּרוֺת1 Kings 7:40(but

H5178 נְחשֶׁת
Definition:

45(compare AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 108; feminine1 Chronicles 18:8)copper, bronze(Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Phoenicianנחשת; PalmyreneנחשאLzb322; Syriac,ᵑ7נְחָשָׁא, Arabic, Ethiopic(so also Old Ethiopi 45(compare AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 108; feminine1 Chronicles 18:8)copper, bronze(Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Phoenicianנחשת; PalmyreneנחשאLzb322; Syriac,ᵑ7נְחָשָׁא, Arabic, Ethiopic(so also Old Ethiopi

Possible Meanings:
  • lust (semantic_range)
  • harlotry (semantic_range)
H0705 אַרְבָּעִים
Definition:

a.usually apposition before noun, especiallyשָׁנָה,יוֺם(singular):אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָהJudges 3:11;1 Samuel 4:18;Amos 2:10;Amos 5:2529t.;יוֺם׳אGenesis 7:17;1 Kings 19:8;Jonah 3:46t.,יוֺם׳אלַיְלָה׳וְאGene a.usually apposition before noun, especiallyשָׁנָה,יוֺם(singular):אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָהJudges 3:11;1 Samuel 4:18;Amos 2:10;Amos 5:2529t.;יוֺם׳אGenesis 7:17;1 Kings 19:8;Jonah 3:46t.,יוֺם׳אלַיְלָה׳וְאGene

Possible Meanings:
  • forty (semantic_range)
H1324 בַּת
Definition:

14(feminineIsaiah 5:10) bath (Thes and others from above √ in sense ofdefine, measure; compareτέμνω; LagOr. ii. 10 f.makes =בדת, =בד+ feminineת; compare Syriac, instrument for pressing olives; compare 14(feminineIsaiah 5:10) bath (Thes and others from above √ in sense ofdefine, measure; compareτέμνω; LagOr. ii. 10 f.makes =בדת, =בד+ feminineת; compare Syriac, instrument for pressing olives; compare

H3557 כּוּל
Definition:

12מִיכָּ֗֗֗ל בְּשָׁלִשׁעֲפַר הָאָרֶץwho hath comprehended the dust of the earth in a shalish-measure?PilpelPerfectכִּלְכֵּל2 Samuel 19:33; suffixכִּלְכְּלָם1 Kings 18:4; 2masculine singular suffixכִּל 12מִיכָּ֗֗֗ל בְּשָׁלִשׁעֲפַר הָאָרֶץwho hath comprehended the dust of the earth in a shalish-measure?PilpelPerfectכִּלְכֵּל2 Samuel 19:33; suffixכִּלְכְּלָם1 Kings 18:4; 2masculine singular suffixכִּל

Possible Meanings:
  • contain (semantic_range)
  • sustain (semantic_range)
  • maintain (semantic_range)
H3595 כִּיּוֹר
Definition:

38pot, basin(Late Hebrewכִּיּוֺרwash-basin, so Aramaicכִּיּוֺרָא) — absoluteכִּיֹּר1 Kings 7:308t.;כִּיּוֺר1 Samuel 2:145t.; constructכִּיּוֺרExodus 30:182t.; plural absoluteכִּיֹּרוֺת1 Kings 7:40(but 38pot, basin(Late Hebrewכִּיּוֺרwash-basin, so Aramaicכִּיּוֺרָא) — absoluteכִּיֹּר1 Kings 7:308t.;כִּיּוֺר1 Samuel 2:145t.; constructכִּיּוֺרExodus 30:182t.; plural absoluteכִּיֹּרוֺת1 Kings 7:40(but

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)
H0702 אַרְבַּע
Definition:

: Aramaicאַרְבַּע,אַרְבְּעָה,,; Nabataeanארבע, Palmyreneארבע,ארבעא, Lzb367); —masculine148(c.noun feminine)אַרְבַּע(absolute or construct)Exodus 21:37+; alsoאַרְבַּ֑עLeviticus 11:20+; note (Baer Gi)Jo : Aramaicאַרְבַּע,אַרְבְּעָה,,; Nabataeanארבע, Palmyreneארבע,ארבעא, Lzb367); —masculine148(c.noun feminine)אַרְבַּע(absolute or construct)Exodus 21:37+; alsoאַרְבַּ֑עLeviticus 11:20+; note (Baer Gi)Jo

Possible Meanings:
  • four (semantic_range)
H0520 אַמָּה
Definition:

4; DlPr 109MV derive immediately from √אמםbe wide (see above),אַמָּה=distance, & hence a particular distance,ell, cubit) —׳אabsoluteGenesis 6:15+; constructאַמַּתDeuteronomy 3:11;Jeremiah 51:13;dualאַ 4; DlPr 109MV derive immediately from √אמםbe wide (see above),אַמָּה=distance, & hence a particular distance,ell, cubit) —׳אabsoluteGenesis 6:15+; constructאַמַּתDeuteronomy 3:11;Jeremiah 51:13;dualאַ

Possible Meanings:
  • nation (semantic_range)
H3595 כִּיּוֹר
Definition:

38pot, basin(Late Hebrewכִּיּוֺרwash-basin, so Aramaicכִּיּוֺרָא) — absoluteכִּיֹּר1 Kings 7:308t.;כִּיּוֺר1 Samuel 2:145t.; constructכִּיּוֺרExodus 30:182t.; plural absoluteכִּיֹּרוֺת1 Kings 7:40(but 38pot, basin(Late Hebrewכִּיּוֺרwash-basin, so Aramaicכִּיּוֺרָא) — absoluteכִּיֹּר1 Kings 7:308t.;כִּיּוֺר1 Samuel 2:145t.; constructכִּיּוֺרExodus 30:182t.; plural absoluteכִּיֹּרוֺת1 Kings 7:40(but

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)
H3595 כִּיּוֹר
Definition:

38pot, basin(Late Hebrewכִּיּוֺרwash-basin, so Aramaicכִּיּוֺרָא) — absoluteכִּיֹּר1 Kings 7:308t.;כִּיּוֺר1 Samuel 2:145t.; constructכִּיּוֺרExodus 30:182t.; plural absoluteכִּיֹּרוֺת1 Kings 7:40(but 38pot, basin(Late Hebrewכִּיּוֺרwash-basin, so Aramaicכִּיּוֺרָא) — absoluteכִּיֹּר1 Kings 7:308t.;כִּיּוֺר1 Samuel 2:145t.; constructכִּיּוֺרExodus 30:182t.; plural absoluteכִּיֹּרוֺת1 Kings 7:40(but

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)
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)
H4350 מְכוֹנָה
Definition:

275t.;מְכֹנָה1 Kings 7:34(twice in verse);1 Kings 7:35; suffixמְכֻנָתָתּZechariah 5:11(Ges§ 27, 3. R. 1); pluralמְכוֺנוֺתJeremiah 27:19,מְכֹנֹת1 Kings 7:2712t.; suffixמְכוֺנֹתָ֯וEzra 3:3; —baseorstand 275t.;מְכֹנָה1 Kings 7:34(twice in verse);1 Kings 7:35; suffixמְכֻנָתָתּZechariah 5:11(Ges§ 27, 3. R. 1); pluralמְכוֺנוֺתJeremiah 27:19,מְכֹנֹת1 Kings 7:2712t.; suffixמְכוֺנֹתָ֯וEzra 3:3; —baseorstand

Possible Meanings:
  • fixed resting-place (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)
H6235 עֶשֶׂר
Definition:

1653t. (absolute and construct usually indistinguishable);עָ֑שֶׁר1 Kings 7:43;1 Chronicles 6:46;feminine(c.noun masculine): absoluteעֲשָׂרָהGenesis 24:1069t.; construct (probably)עֲשֶׂ֫רֶת1 Samuel 17: 1653t. (absolute and construct usually indistinguishable);עָ֑שֶׁר1 Kings 7:43;1 Chronicles 6:46;feminine(c.noun masculine): absoluteעֲשָׂרָהGenesis 24:1069t.; construct (probably)עֲשֶׂ֫רֶת1 Samuel 17:

Possible Meanings:
  • a ten (semantic_range)
H4350 מְכוֹנָה
Definition:

275t.;מְכֹנָה1 Kings 7:34(twice in verse);1 Kings 7:35; suffixמְכֻנָתָתּZechariah 5:11(Ges§ 27, 3. R. 1); pluralמְכוֺנוֺתJeremiah 27:19,מְכֹנֹת1 Kings 7:2712t.; suffixמְכוֺנֹתָ֯וEzra 3:3; —baseorstand 275t.;מְכֹנָה1 Kings 7:34(twice in verse);1 Kings 7:35; suffixמְכֻנָתָתּZechariah 5:11(Ges§ 27, 3. R. 1); pluralמְכוֺנוֺתJeremiah 27:19,מְכֹנֹת1 Kings 7:2712t.; suffixמְכוֺנֹתָ֯וEzra 3:3; —baseorstand

Possible Meanings:
  • fixed resting-place (semantic_range)

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