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A casting (of metal); technical term for the molten bronze casting process used in temple construction
This feminine noun appears in the description of Solomon's temple furnishings, specifically the ornamental gourds cast in bronze. The phrase "cast in its casting" emphasizes the method of manufacture through molten metal poured into molds. The parallel passage in 2 Chronicles 4:3 uses a different vocalization (mutsaqtô), showing textual variation in how scribes understood this specialized metallurgical vocabulary.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Attested in 1 Kings 7:24 and 30 in temple construction contexts. The term highlights the technical artistry of Hiram's bronze work, where decorative elements were formed through molten metal casting rather than carving or welding. Spanish "fundición" and French "jeta" both capture the casting process, while German preserves the verbal root, reflecting the technical nature of ancient Near Eastern metallurgy. 2×
AR["فِي-سَبْكِهِ", "مَسْبُوكَةٌ"]·ben["ঢালা", "তার-ঢালাইতে"]·DE["in-sein-werfend", "warf"]·EN["cast", "in-its-casting"]·FR["dans-son-casting", "jeta"]·heb["ב-יציקת-ו", "יצוקות"]·HI["ढलाई-उसकी-में", "ढाले-गए-थे"]·ID["dalam-tuangannya", "dituang"]·IT["gettò", "in-suo-gettando"]·jav["ing-tuanganipun", "tuangan"]·KO["그것의-주조에서", "부어-만든"]·PT["em-fundição-sua", "fundidos"]·RU["в-литье-его", "литые"]·ES["en-fundición-de-él", "fundidos"]·SW["upande-wa", "wakati-wa-kuyeyusha"]·TR["dökülmüş", "dökümünde"]·urd["میں-ڈھلائی اُس کی", "ڈھالے ہوئے"]
Related Senses
H1129 1. Qal: build, construct (316×)H2691a 1. court, courtyard, enclosure (142×)G4864 1. synagogue, place of Jewish assembly (56×)G5438 1. prison, place of confinement (41×)H4013 1. fortress, stronghold (37×)H0875 1. well, cistern (dug water source) (35×)H0352b 1. pillar or jamb of gateway (32×)H2474 1. window, opening in wall (32×)H1406 1. roof / rooftop (31×)H4609b 1. steps, stairs, stairway (31×)H1129 2. Nifal: be built, be established (30×)H0361 1. portico, porch (architectural structure) (27×)H1129 3. Qal participle: builder (27×)H1219 1. fortified, inaccessible (25×)H4581 1. fortress, stronghold (25×)H3805 1. capital of a pillar (24×)H4350 1. stand, base, pedestal (24×)H0759 1. palace, royal residence (21×)H4692 1. siege, besiegement (20×)G3618 1. build or construct physically (19×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [יְצֻקָה] n.f. a casting (of metal);—יְצֻקִים בִּיצֻקָתוֹ 1 K 7:24 cast at its casting (מֻצַקְתּוֹ in ‖ 2 Ch 4:3).