Nehemiah 11:9 Go deeper
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And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city. (KJV)
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וְיוֹאֵ֥לve.yo.'Eland Joel
Lemma: יוֹאֵל (yo.el) · Strong's: H3100S
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Joel
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3100S; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:9 word 1
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:9 word 2
זִכְרִ֖יzikh.RiZikri
Lemma: זִכְרִי (zikh.ri) · Strong's: H2147Q
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Zichri
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2147Q; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:9 word 3
פָּקִ֣ידpa.Kid[was] overseer
Lemma: פָּקִיד (pa.qid) · Strong's: H6496
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: overseer
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 41:34, Judges 9:28, 2 Kings 25:19, 2 Chronicles 24:11, 2 Chronicles 31:13, Nehemiah 11:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6496; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:9 word 4
עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.Hemover them
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:9 word 5
וִיהוּדָ֧הvi.hu.Dahand Judah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063I; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:9 word 6
בֶן\־ven-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:9 word 7
הַסְּנוּאָ֛הha.se.nu.'Ah<the> Senaah
Lemma: סְנוּאָה (se.nu.ah) · Strong's: H5574
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Hassenuah
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5574; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:9 word 8
עַל\־'al-over
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:9 word 9
הָעִ֖ירha.'Irthe city
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:9 word 10
מִשְׁנֶֽה\׃\ \פmish.Neh[was] second in command
Lemma: מִשְׁנֶה (mish.neh) · Strong's: H4932H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: second
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 41:43, Genesis 43:12, Genesis 43:15, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 16:22, Deuteronomy 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4932H; TAHOT Nehemiah 11:9 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Joel | → | יוֹאֵל H3100S Joel |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Zichri | → | זִכְרִי H2147Q Zichri |
| was the officer | → | פָּקִיד H6496 overseer |
| over them | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| and Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063I Judah |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Hassenuah | → | סְנוּאָה H5574 Hassenuah |
| [was] over | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the Second District | → | מִשְׁנֶה H4932H second |
| of the city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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