Word Study · Strong's H7639 · Hebrew
שְׂבָכָה
sebakah
seb-aw-kaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: sᵉbâkâh
“a net-work, i.e. (in hunting) a snare, (in architecture) a ballustrade”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a net-work, i.e. (in hunting) a snare, (in architecture) a ballustrade; also a reticulated ornament to apillar
Rendered in the KJV as
checker, lattice, network, snare, wreath(-enwork).
- 16occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 12inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 16 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 12
- הַשְּׂבָכ֑וֹת2
- וְהַשְּׂבָכ֣וֹת2
- וּשְׂבָכָ֨ה2
- לַשְּׂבָכָ֣ה2
- הַשְּׂבָכָ֣ה1
- הַשְּׂבָכָ֑ה1
- הַשְּׂבָכָ֗ה1
- הַשְּׂבָכָ֖ה1
- הַשְּׂבָכָֽה׃1
- שְׂבָכָ֗ה1
- שְׂ֝בָכָ֗ה1
- שְׂבָכִ֞ים1
How it is rendered · 9
- the network4
- a network2
- and a network2
- and the networks2
- the networks2
- [belonged] to the network1
- for the network1
- networks1
- the window-lattice1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular5
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural2
- noun · feminine singular2
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular2
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural2
- noun · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncfsa · 5
- HC/Ncfsa · 2
- HC/Td/Ncfpa · 2
- HNcfsa · 2
- HRd/Ncfsa · 2
- HTd/Ncfpa · 2
- HNcmpa · 1
All 16, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 1 Kings7 of 16 · 44%
- 2 Kings3 of 16 · 19%
- 2 Chronicles3 of 16 · 19%
- Jeremiah2 of 16 · 13%
- Job1 of 16 · 6%
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1 Kings7 occurrences
- 1 Kings 7:17שְׂבָכִ֞יםsevakhimnoun · masculine pluralFor the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital.here: networks
- 1 Kings 7:17שְׂבָכָ֗הsevakhahnoun · feminine singularFor the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital.here: a network
- 1 Kings 7:18הַשְּׂבָכָ֣הhasevakhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularLikewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars.here: the network
- 1 Kings 7:20הַשְּׂבָכָ֑הhasevakhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularOn the capitals of both pillars, just above the rounded projection next to the network, were the two hundred pomegranates in rows encircling each capital.here: the network
- 1 Kings 7:41וְהַשְּׂבָכ֣וֹתvehasevakhotconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralthe two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars;here: and the networks
- 1 Kings 7:42הַשְּׂבָכ֑וֹתhasevakhotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralthe four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars);here: the networks
- 1 Kings 7:42לַשְּׂבָכָ֣הlasevakhahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularthe four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars);here: [belonged] to the network
2 Kings3 occurrences
- 2 Kings 1:2הַשְּׂבָכָ֗הhasevakhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularNow Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.”here: the window-lattice
- 2 Kings 25:17וּשְׂבָכָ֨הusevakhahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularEach pillar was eighteen cubits tall. The bronze capital atop one pillar was three cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its network, was similar.here: and a network
- 2 Kings 25:17הַשְּׂבָכָֽה׃hasevakhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularEach pillar was eighteen cubits tall. The bronze capital atop one pillar was three cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its network, was similar.here: the network
2 Chronicles3 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 4:12וְהַשְּׂבָכ֣וֹתvehasevakhotconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralthe two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars;here: and the networks
- 2 Chronicles 4:13הַשְּׂבָכ֑וֹתhasevakhotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralthe four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars);here: the networks
- 2 Chronicles 4:13לַשְּׂבָכָ֣הlasevakhahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularthe four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars);here: for the network
Job1 occurrence
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 52:22וּשְׂבָכָ֨הusevakhahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularThe bronze capital atop one pillar was five cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar.here: and a network
- Jeremiah 52:23הַשְּׂבָכָ֖הhasevakhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularEach capital had ninety-six pomegranates on the sides, and a total of a hundred pomegranates were above the surrounding network.here: the network