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1 Kings 7:3

“And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

סָפַןçâphan · saw-fan'
H5603 · Hebrew

Definition: to hide by covering; specifically, to roof (passive participle as noun, a roof) or wainscot; figuratively, to reserve
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: cieled, cover, seated.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
סָפֻ֣ן — verb Qal, passive participle, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HC/Vqsmsa
Usage: Occurs 6 times in the Hebrew Bible.Deuteronomy 33:21 1 Kings 6:9 1 Kings 7:7 Jeremiah 22:14 Haggai 1:4

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read סָפַן here.

Verse 2 Verse 4

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.