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CAPITAL

In architecture, the uppermost part of a pillar, often ornately fashioned. Capitals (KJB “chapiter”) topped the five pillars of the tabernacle during the wilderness wanderings of the people of Israel (Ex 36:38), as well as the pillars called Boaz and Jachin in King Solomon’s temple (1 Kgs 7:16-22, 40-42 OET KI1 7:16–22 · OET KI1 7:40–42).

Show passage in OET: EXO 36:38

OET-RV EXO 36:38

38 along with its five pillars and their hooks. The tops of the pillars were overlaid with gold, and their five bases were made of bronze.

OET-LV EXO 36:38

38 And_DOM pillars _of_its five and_DOM hooks _of_their and_he _overlaid tops _of_their and_bands _of_their gold and_bases _of_their five were_bronze.

Show passage in OET: KI1 7:16–22; KI1 7:40–42

OET-RV KI1 7:16

16 Then he made two decorative bronze caps for those pillars—each over two metres high.

OET-RV KI1 7:17

17 To hang over them, he made ornamental chains and wreaths—seven sets over the cap on each pillar.

OET-RV KI1 7:18

18 Then he made two rows of decorative bronze pomegranates to go around each of the two caps.

OET-RV KI1 7:19

19 The two caps were each shaped like lilies that were nearly two metres high

OET-RV KI1 7:20

20 and there were two hundred bronze pomegranates in rows around each cap. NEED A DIAGRAM

OET-RV KI1 7:21

21 Huram stood the two pillars at the temple entrance porch. (The left pillar got nicknamed ‘Yakin’ and the one on the right, ‘Boaz’.)

OET-RV KI1 7:22

22 The two bronze caps shaped like lilies were placed on top of the pillars and so the pillar construction was completed.

OET-RV KI1 7:40

40 Huram also made the basins and the ash shovels and the bowls.
¶ So Huram finished everything that King Shelomoh (Solomon) had requested him to make for Yahweh’s residence:

OET-RV KI1 7:41

41 two massive pillars with large decorated caps and then networks of chain over the caps,

OET-RV KI1 7:42

42 the four hundred pomegranates with each pillar having two strings of one hundred of them placed over them,

OET-LV KI1 7:16

16 And_two _of capitals he _made to_put on the _tops _of the _pillars casting _of bronze was_five cubits the _height _of the _capital (the)_one and_was_five cubits the _height _of the _capital the_second(fs).

OET-LV KI1 7:17

17 Networks work _of a _network wreaths work _of chains belonged_to_capitals which were_on the _top _of the _pillars seven for_capital (the)_one and_seven for_capital the_second(fs).

OET-LV KI1 7:18

18 And_he/it _made DOM the_pillars and_two _of rows all _around were_on the_network (the)_one to_cover DOM the_capitals which were_on the _top _of the _pomegranates and_thus/so/as _follows he _did for_capital the_second(fs).

OET-LV KI1 7:19

19 And_the_capitals which were_on the _top _of the _pillars were_a _work _of lili[es] in_porch four cubits.

OET-LV KI1 7:20

20 And_the_capitals were_on the _two _of the_pillars also from_above from_to_near _of the_bulge which was_to_the _side _of the _network and_the_pomegranates two _hundred rows all _around were_on the_capital the_second(fs).

OET-LV KI1 7:21

21 And_he _set _up DOM the_pillars to_the _porch _of the _temple and_he _set _up DOM the_pillar (the)_right and_he/it _called DOM his/its_name Yākīn/(Jakin) and_he _set _up DOM the_pillar (the)_left and_he/it _called DOM his/its_name Boˊaz.

OET-LV KI1 7:22

22 And_was_on the _top _of the _pillars a _work _of lili[es] and_ the _work _of the _pillars _it _was _complete.

OET-LV KI1 7:40

40 And_ Ḩīrām _he/it _made DOM the_lavers and_DOM the_shovels and_DOM the_bowls and_ Ḩīrām _they _were _ended/finished to_do DOM all _of the_work which he _did to/for_the _king Shəlomoh/(Solomon) the _house _of YHWH.

OET-LV KI1 7:41

41 Pillars two and_the _bowls _of the _capitals which were_on the _top _of the _pillars two and_the_networks two to_cover DOM the _two _of the _bowls _of the _capitals which were_on the _top _of the _pillars.

OET-LV KI1 7:42

42 And_DOM the_pomegranates four hundred(s) for_the _two _of the_networks two _of rows pomegranates for_network (the)_one to_cover DOM the _two _of the _bowls _of the _capitals which were_on the _face _of the _pillars.

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See also Architecture.