The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 3:6 Explained

2 Chronicles 3:6

KJV: And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.

YLT: and he overlayeth the house with precious stone for beauty, and the gold is gold of Parvaim,

Darby: And he overlaid the house with precious stones for beauty; and the gold was gold of Parvaim.

ASV: And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he garnished  the house  with precious  stones  for beauty:  and the gold  [was] gold  of Parvaim. 

What does 2 Chronicles 3:6 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 3

1  The place and time of building the temple
3  The measure and ornaments of the house
11  The cherubim
14  The veil and pillars

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 3:6 mean?

And he decorated the house with stones precious for beauty and the gold [was] gold from Parvaim
וַיְצַ֧ף אֶת־ הַבַּ֛יִת אֶ֥בֶן יְקָרָ֖ה לְתִפְאָ֑רֶת וְהַזָּהָ֖ב זְהַ֥ב פַּרְוָֽיִם

וַיְצַ֧ף  And  he 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: צָפָה  
Sense: to lay out, lay over, overlay, cover.
אֶת־  decorated 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַבַּ֛יִת  the  house 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
אֶ֥בֶן  with  stones 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶבֶן  
Sense: stone (large or small).
יְקָרָ֖ה  precious 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular
Root: יְקִפָּאֹון 
Sense: valuable, prized, weighty, precious, rare, splendid.
לְתִפְאָ֑רֶת  for  beauty 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular
Root: תִּפְאֶרֶת  
Sense: beauty, splendour, glory.
וְהַזָּהָ֖ב  and  the  gold  [was] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
זְהַ֥ב  gold  from 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
פַּרְוָֽיִם  Parvaim 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: פַּרְוַיִם  
Sense: a region known for its gold output, perhaps in Arabia.

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