1 Kings 7:31

“And the mouth of it within the chapiter, and above, was a cubit, etc.] On the lid of the base rose up a lesser base, called the chapiter, which was circular, like a coronet, as the word signifies, the inside of which was hollow, for the lower part of the layer to rest in; this ascended straight up half a cubit, and then widening, went up half a cubit more, and so in its whole height, as here a cubit; the circuit or circumference of which is called the mouth of the base, into which the feet of the layer were set, the measure of which is next given: but the mouth thereof was round, after the work of the base, a cubit and an half; which was either the circumference or the diameter of it; one…”

“It seems impossible to determine what is meant by the “mouth” of the laver, or what by its “chapiter.” return to 'Top of Page'”

“The mouth - So he calls that part in the top of the base which was left hollow, that the foot of the laver might be let into it. The chapiter - Within the little base, which he calls the chapiter, because it rose up from, and stood above the great base. Above - Above the chapiter; for the mouth went up, and grew wider like a funnel. A cubit - In height, Kg1 7:35, whereof half a cubit was above the chapiter or little base, and the other half below it. A cubit and half - In compass. Four square - So the innermost part, called the mouth, was round, but the outward part was square, as when a circle is made within a quadrangle. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 7:33”