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2 Chronicles

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And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And he reared up abide Verb H6965 וַיָּ֤קֶם vai·ya·kem
the pillars apiece Noun H5982 הָֽעַמּוּדִים֙ ha·'am·mu·dim
before accept Noun H6440 פְּנֵ֣י pe·nei
the temple palace Noun H1964 הַהֵיכָ֔ל ha·hei·chol,
one a Adjective H259 אֶחָ֥ד e·chad
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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on the right hand left-handed Noun H3225 מִיָּמִ֖ין mi·ya·min
and the other a Adjective H259 וְאֶחָ֣ד ve·'e·chad
on the left left hand Noun H8040 הַשְּׂמָאלִ֖י has·se·ma·li
and called bewray Verb H7121 וַיִּקְרָ֤א vai·yik·ra
Jachin Jachin Noun H3199 יָכִ֔ין ya·chin,
Analysis:
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of that on the left left Adjective H8042 מֵֽהַשְּׂמֹ֑אול me·has·se·mo·vl;
Boaz Boaz Noun H1162 בֹּֽעַז׃ bo·'az.
Analysis:
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People

Boaz

|quickness,| an ancestor of David, also a pillar before the temple

Jachin

Jachin [N] [H] [S] firm.  The fourth son of Simeon ( Genesis 46:10 ), called also Jarib ( 1 Chronicles 4:24 ).    The head of one of the courses (the twenty-first) of priests ( 1 Chronicles 24:17 ).    One of the priests who returned from the Exile ( 1 Chronicles 9:10 ).    These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.... View Details

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King James Bible And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.
Hebrew Greek English And he reared up He erected the pillars before in front of the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; left, and called named the name of that one on the right hand Jachin, Jachin and the name of that one on the left Boaz.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And he reared up He erected the pillars before in front of the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; left, and called named the name of that one on the right hand Jachin, Jachin and the name of that one on the left Boaz.