Nehemiah 2:14 Go deeper
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Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass. (KJV)
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וָאֶֽעֱבֹר֙va.'e.'e.Vorand I passed on
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
Meaning: to pass
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:14 word 1
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:14 word 2
שַׁ֣עַרSha.'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 2:14 word 3
הָעַ֔יִןha.'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 3:15, Nehemiah 12:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869B; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:14 word 4
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:14 word 5
בְּרֵכַ֖תbe.re.Khat[the] pool of
Lemma: בְּרֵכָה (be.re.khah) · Strong's: H1295G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: (Shelah) Pool
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1295G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:14 word 6
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: King's
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428J; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:14 word 7
וְאֵין\־ve.'ein-and there not
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:14 word 8
מָק֥וֹםma.Kom[was] room
Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: place
Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:14 word 9
לַבְּהֵמָ֖הla.be.he.Mahfor the animal
Lemma: בְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) · Strong's: H0929
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: animal
Used 190 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 6:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0929; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:14 word 10
לַעֲבֹ֥רla.'a.Vorto pass through
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to pass
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:14 word 11
תַּחְתָּֽי\׃tach.Taiunder me
Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: underneath: under
Used 238 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 18:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8478G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:14 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then I went on | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the Fountain | → | עַ֫יִן H5869B Fountain (Gate) |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Gate | → | שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate |
| and the King’s | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428J King's |
| Pool | → | בְּרֵכָה H1295G (Shelah) Pool |
| but [there was] no | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| room | → | מָקוֹם H4725 place |
| for the animal | → | בְּהֵמָה H0929 animal |
| under me | → | תַּחַת H8478G underneath: under |
| to get through | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
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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