What Does 1 Kings 7:19 Mean in the King James?
And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
The pillars that carry the entrance are crowned with lily forms, giving strength the shape of a flower.
THE MEANING
At the entrance, the pillars do more than hold weight: their crowns carry lily forms. Strength and ornament belong to the same design, so the threshold meets you with both support and blossoming detail.
THE ROOT
מַעֲשֵׂה
maʿaseh
GROWS FROM
עשה
ʿ-s-h
to do, make
The lily here is explicitly something made: the Hebrew joins a flower form with maʿaseh, work or making. It holds together organic shape and crafted artistry, where English can make “lily work” sound like a passing decorative detail.
ALSO GROWS
ʿasah: to do, make
עָשָׂה
The verb names the action behind the crafted form.
maʿaseh: work, deed, making
מַעֲשֶׂה
This is the word used for the lily-shaped workmanship on the pillars.
כֹּתָרֹת
koterot
GROWS FROM
כתר
k-t-r
to encircle or crown
The chapiters are the crowns or capitals at the tops of the pillars. Their name carries a crowning shape, so the lily design sits where the structure is visibly crowned.
ALSO GROWS
keter: crown
כֶּתֶר
This related word names the crowning form at the pillar’s top.
katar: to encircle, crown
כָּתַר
The root’s action gives the capital its crown-like character.
עַמּוּדִים
ʿammudim
GROWS FROM
עמד
ʿ-m-d
to stand
“pillars” in this verse is ʿammudim. A pillar is a thing that stands, and the verse places a made flower form above it. The word links the structure’s upright support to the lily that crowns it.
ALSO GROWS
ʿamad: to stand
עָמַד
This is the action contained in the name of the standing support.
maʿamad: standing place, position
מַעֲמָד
The related form extends standing into a place or position.
THE PATTERN
Scripture uses plant forms to make flourishing visible, even when describing crafted sacred space.
And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:THE THREAD
And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.Both verses use שׁוּשָׁן (shushan, lily) for the work atop the pillars. The next line connects that lily form with the pillars’ finished work, making the flower part of the completed structure.
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