Commentary for I Kings 7:35
וּבְרֹ֣אשׁ הַמְּכוֹנָ֗ה חֲצִ֧י הָאַמָּ֛ה קוֹמָ֖ה עָגֹ֣ל ׀ סָבִ֑יב וְעַ֨ל רֹ֤אשׁ הַמְּכֹנָה֙ יְדֹתֶ֔יהָ וּמִסְגְּרֹתֶ֖יהָ מִמֶּֽנָּה׃
And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half a cubit high; and on the top of the base the stays thereof and the borders thereof were of one piece therewith.
Rashi on I Kings
Half an amoh high circular. This is the partition, as I explained above,55Above v. 31. which was around the opening and the [uppermost] amoh [of the crown] was square.
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Rashi on I Kings
And on the top of the base its axles. They are the copper bars [סרני הנחשת] mentioned above.56Above v. 30.
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Rashi on I Kings
And its frames. They were all of one piece. The lower frames were poured together with it; he did not attach them afterwards.
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