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1 Kings 7:4
“And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שָׁקֻףshâquph · shaw-koof'
H8261 · Hebrew
H8261 · Hebrew
- Definition
- an embrasure or opening with bevelled jam
- Derivation
- passive participle of H8259 (שָׁקַף); (compare H8260 (שֶׁקֶף))
- KJV renderings
- light, window.
- Grammar
- וּ — conjunction
- שְׁקֻפִ֖ים — common noun, masculine, plural, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 2 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Kings 6:4
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 שָׁקֻף here.
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.