2 Chronicles 3:11
The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the wall of the temple, and its other wing was five cubits long and touched the wing of the other cherub.
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ASV
And the wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: the wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.
KJV
And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.
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20 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְכַנְפֵי֙ | ve.khan.Fei | and [the] wings of | H3671 → |
| הַכְּרוּבִ֔ים | ha.ke.ru.Vim | the cherubim | H3742 → |
| אָרְכָּ֖ם | 'a.re.Kam | length their | H753 → |
| אַמּ֣וֹת | 'a.Mot | [was] cubits | H520 → |
| עֶשְׂרִ֑ים | 'es.Rim | twenty | H6242 → |
| כְּנַ֨ף | ke.Naf | [the] wing of | H3671 → |
| הָאֶחָ֜ד | ha.'e.Chad | the one [cherub] | H259 → |
| לְאַמּ֣וֹת | le.'a.Mot | to cubits | H520 → |
| חָמֵ֗שׁ | cha.Mesh | five | H2568 → |
| מַגַּ֙עַת֙ | ma.Ga.'at | [was] touching | H5060 → |
| לְקִ֣יר | le.Kir | <to> [the] wall of | H7023 → |
| הַבַּ֔יִת | ha.Ba.yit | the house | H1004 → |
| וְהַכָּנָ֤ף | ve.ha.ka.Naf | and the wing | H3671 → |
| הָאַחֶ֙רֶת֙ | ha.'a.Che.ret | <the> other | H312 → |
| אַמּ֣וֹת | 'a.Mot | cubits | H520 → |
| חָמֵ֔שׁ | cha.Mesh | five | H2568 → |
| מַגִּ֕יעַ | ma.Gi.a' | [was] touching | H5060 → |
| לִכְנַ֖ף | likh.Naf | <to> [the] wing of | H3671 → |
| הַכְּר֥וּב | ha.ke.Ruv | the cherub | H3742 → |
| הָאַחֵֽר׃ | ha.'a.Cher | <the> other | H312 → |
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