1 Kings 7:32

There were four wheels under the panels, and the axles of the wheels were attached to the stand; each wheel was a cubit and a half in diameter.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The passage catalogs the construction specifications of the bronze stands for the Jerusalem temple, detailing the placement and dimensions of their rolling mechanisms.

The words — אֽוֹפַנִּים ('o.fa.Nim) = wheels, and מְכוֹנָה (me.kho.Nah) = stand. These terms anchor the verse in the physical architecture of the sanctuary furnishings.

The thread — The description continues the architectural inventory of 1 Kings 7:23–36, linking the structural design of the stands to the broader pattern of cast-metal craftsmanship detailed in 1 Kings 7:33.

Why it lands — It requires the reader to note the precise engineering and mobility built into sacred objects, establishing how ritual implements were physically constructed and positioned.

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The Hebrew words

וְאַרְבַּ֣עַתve./'ar.Ba.'atand/ [the] four הָאֽוֹפַנִּ֗יםha./'o.fa.Nimthe/ wheels לְמִתַּ֙חַת֙le./mi./Ta.chat[were] to/ from/ under לַֽמִּסְגְּר֔וֹתla./mis.ge.Rotto the/ rims וִיד֥וֹתvi./Dotand/ [the] hands of הָאֽוֹפַנִּ֖יםha./'o.fa.Nimthe/ wheels בַּמְּכוֹנָ֑הba./me.kho.Nah[were] on the/ stand וְקוֹמַת֙ve./ko.Matand/ [the] height of הָאוֹפַ֣ןha./'o.Fanthe/ wheel הָאֶחָ֔דha./'e.Chad<the>/ one אַמָּ֖ה'a.Mah[was] a cubit וַחֲצִ֥יva./cha.Tziand/ [the] half of הָאַמָּֽה׃ha./'a.Mah<the>/ cubit

King James Version

And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.