Nehemiah 12:37 Go deeper

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And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וְעַל֩ve.'Aland 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 12:37 word 1

שַׁ֨עַרSha.'ar[the] gate of

Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: gate

Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:37 word 2

הָעַ֜יִןha.'A.yinthe spring

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: Fountain (Gate)

Used 3 times. Also: Nehemiah 2:14, Nehemiah 3:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869B; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:37 word 3

וְנֶגְדָּ֗םve.neg.Damand before themselves

Lemma: נֶ֫גֶד (ne.ged) · Strong's: H5048

Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)

Meaning: before

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 33:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5048; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:37 word 4

עָלוּ֙'a.Luthey went up

Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to ascend: rise

Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:37 word 5

עַֽל\־'al-on

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 12:37 word 6

מַעֲלוֹת֙ma.'a.lOt[the] steps of

Lemma: מַעֲלָה (ma.a.lah) · Strong's: H4609B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: step

Used 44 times. Also: Exodus 20:26, 1 Kings 10:19, 1 Kings 10:20, 2 Kings 9:13, 2 Kings 20:9, 2 Kings 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4609B; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:37 word 7

עִ֣יר'ir[the] city of

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

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 12:37 word 8

דָּוִ֔ידda.VidDavid

Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: David

Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:37 word 9

בַּֽמַּעֲלֶ֖הba.ma.'a.Lehat the ascent

Lemma: מַעֲלֶה (ma.a.leh) · Strong's: H4608

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: ascent

Used 15 times. Also: Joshua 10:10, Joshua 15:3, Joshua 15:7, Joshua 18:17, Judges 1:36, Judges 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4608; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:37 word 10

לַחוֹמָ֑הla.cho.Mahto the wall

Lemma: חוֹמָה (cho.mah) · Strong's: H2346G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: wall

Used 130 times. Also: Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29, Leviticus 25:29, Leviticus 25:30, Leviticus 25:31, Deuteronomy 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2346G; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:37 word 11

מֵעַל֙me.'Alfrom above

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 12:37 word 12

לְבֵ֣יתle.Veitto [the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:37 word 13

דָּוִ֔ידda.VidDavid

Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: David

Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:37 word 14

וְעַ֛דve.'Adand to

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:37 word 15

שַׁ֥עַרSha.'ar[the] gate of

Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: gate

Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:37 word 16

הַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimthe water

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: Water (Gate)

Used 5 times. Also: Nehemiah 3:26, Nehemiah 8:1, Nehemiah 8:3, Nehemiah 8:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325H; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:37 word 17

מִזְרָֽח\׃miz.Racheast

Lemma: מִזְרָח (miz.rach) · Strong's: H4217H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: east

Used 73 times. Also: Exodus 27:13, Exodus 38:13, Numbers 2:3, Numbers 3:38, Numbers 21:11, Numbers 32:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4217H; TAHOT Nehemiah 12:37 word 18

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

At	→	עַל H5921A upon
the Fountain	→	עַ֫יִן H5869B Fountain (Gate)
. . .	→	נֶ֫גֶד H5048 before
Gate	→	שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate
they went directly up	→	עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise
. . .	→	עַל H5921A upon
the steps	→	מַעֲלָה H4609B step
of the City	→	עִיר H5892B city
of David	→	דָּוִד H1732 David
on the ascent	→	מַעֲלֶה H4608 ascent
to the wall	→	חוֹמָה H2346G wall
and passed above	→	עַל H5921A upon
the house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
of David	→	דָּוִד H1732 David
to	→	עַד H5704 till
the Water	→	מַי H4325H Water (Gate)
Gate	→	שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate
on the east	→	מִזְרָח H4217H east

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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