Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>]

Dear Chemorion Chosefu:

This is a difficult question to answer, as the 
Hebrew terms do not correspond to modern 
English terms. What follows is how I 
understand the terms.

)HL specifically refers to a tent.

BYT refers to “house” most commonly, but also 
to any structure where a person can live, from 
a tent on the low end to a castle for royalty.

BYTN seems restricted to a large house, namely 
a palace.

)WLM is a covered something attached to the 
wall of large stone structure, like a gallery.

)YLM seems always connected to a doorway or 
gate, making it a portico, which is a covered 
doorway extending out from the wall of a 
building.

)RMWN and )RMNH refer to a fortified center of 
a castle.

BYRH seems to indicate an edifice, a large, 
imposing building.

BYRNYH a large, imposing and fortified 
structure.

BNYH a building.

HYKL refers to a large meeting room. By 
extension, it also refers to the building that 
houses such a room. It can be in a tent or a 
building of wood and/or stone.

If I have made any mistakes or misunderstood 
any of the above terms, please discuss.

Karl W. Randolph.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chemorion" <chosefu_chemorion AT wycliffe.org>

> Dear all,
> Hebrew scholars please assist me. I am interested in having a mental picture
> of Solomon's palace as described
> in 1 Kings 7:1-8. BHS uses the words "bait" and "ulam" such that I am unable
> to tell their relationship in this context. Was the palace made up of
> separate houses or it consisted of  one
> huge complex  structure with several rooms? If this houses were separate,
> how many were they in total? And if it consisted of several rooms within one
> building, how many were these rooms?
> Chemorion Chosefu,
> Sabaot Bible Translation project
> P.O.Box 6645 Eldoret (Kenya)
> Tel.Office- 053 33794, Personal- 0733 360873
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