Nehemiah 3:14 Go deeper
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But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Beth-haccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. (KJV)
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וְאֵ֣ת\׀ve.'Etand <obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:14 word 1
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 3:14 word 2
הָאַשְׁפּ֗וֹתha.'ash.Potthe dung
Lemma: אַשְׁפֹּת (ash.pot) · Strong's: H0830G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: Dung (Gate)
Used 4 times. Also: Nehemiah 2:13, Nehemiah 3:13, Nehemiah 12:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0830G; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:14 word 3
הֶחֱזִיק֙he.che.Zikhe repaired
Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388G
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to strengthen: strengthen
Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 41:56, Genesis 41:57, Genesis 47:20, Genesis 48:2, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2388G; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:14 word 4
מַלְכִּיָּ֣הmal.ki.YahMalkijah
Lemma: מַלְכִּיָּהוּ (mal.kiy.yah) · Strong's: H4441N
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Malchijah
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4441N; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:14 word 5
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 3:14 word 6
רֵכָ֔בre.KhavRechab
Lemma: רֵכָב (re.khav) · Strong's: H7394I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Rechab
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7394I; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:14 word 7
שַׂ֖רsar[the] official of
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: ruler
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:14 word 8
פֶּ֣לֶךְPe.lekh[the] district of
Lemma: פֶּ֫לֶךְ (pe.lekh) · Strong's: H6418
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: district
Used 10 times. Also: 2 Samuel 3:29, Nehemiah 3:9, Nehemiah 3:12, Nehemiah 3:15, Nehemiah 3:16, Nehemiah 3:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6418; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:14 word 9
בֵּית\־beit-Beth
Lemma: בֵּית הַכֶּ֫רֶם (bet hak.ke.rem) · Strong's: H1021
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Beth-haccherem
Used 4 times. Also: Jeremiah 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1021; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:14 word 10
הַכָּ֑רֶםha.Ka.remHakkerem
Lemma: בֵּית הַכֶּ֫רֶם (bet hak.ke.rem) · Strong's: H1021
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Beth-haccherem
Used 4 times. Also: Jeremiah 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1021; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:14 word 11
ה֣וּאhu'he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:14 word 12
יִבְנֶ֔נּוּyiv.Ne.nuhe rebuilt it
Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to build
Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:14 word 13
וְיַעֲמִיד֙ve.ya.'a.Midand he may set up
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhu3ms)
Meaning: to stand: stand
Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:14 word 14
דַּלְתֹתָ֔יוdal.to.Tavdoors its
Lemma: דֶּ֫לֶת (de.let) · Strong's: H1817C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: door
Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 21:6, Deuteronomy 3:5, Deuteronomy 15:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1817C; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:14 word 15
מַנְעֻלָ֖יוman.'u.Lavbolts its
Lemma: מַנְעוּל (man.ul) · Strong's: H4514
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: bolt
Used 6 times. Also: Nehemiah 3:3, Nehemiah 3:6, Nehemiah 3:13, Nehemiah 3:15, Song of Solomon 5:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4514; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:14 word 16
וּבְרִיחָֽיו\׃\ \סu.ve.ri.Chavand bars its
Lemma: בְּרִיחַ (be.ri.ach) · Strong's: H1280
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: bar
Used 38 times. Also: Exodus 26:26, Exodus 26:27, Exodus 26:28, Exodus 26:29, Exodus 36:31, Exodus 36:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1280; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:14 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The Dung | → | אַשְׁפֹּת H0830G Dung (Gate) |
| Gate | → | שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate |
| was repaired | → | חָזַק H2388G to strengthen: strengthen |
| by Malchijah | → | מַלְכִּיָּהוּ H4441N Malchijah |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Rechab | → | רֵכָב H7394I Rechab |
| ruler | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| of the district | → | פֶּ֫לֶךְ H6418 district |
| of Beth-haccherem | → | בֵּית הַכֶּ֫רֶם H1021 Beth-haccherem |
| He | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| rebuilt it | → | בָּנָה H1129 to build |
| and installed | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| its doors | → | דֶּ֫לֶת H1817C door |
| bolts | → | מַנְעוּל H4514 bolt |
| and bars | → | בְּרִיחַ H1280 bar |
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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