Nehemiah 3:18 Go deeper
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After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah. (KJV)
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אַחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.Ravafter him
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:18 word 1
הֶחֱזִ֣יקוּhe.che.Zi.kuthey repaired
Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388G
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)
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 3:18 word 2
אֲחֵיהֶ֔ם'a.chei.Hembrothers their
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: brother: male-relative
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 16:12, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251H; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:18 word 3
בַּוַּ֖יba.VaiBavvai
Lemma: בַּוַּי (bav.vay) · Strong's: H0942
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Bavvai
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0942; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:18 word 4
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 3:18 word 5
חֵנָדָ֑דche.na.DadHenadad
Lemma: חֵנָדָד (che.na.dad) · Strong's: H2582H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Henadad
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2582H; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:18 word 6
שַׂ֕רsar[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 3:18 word 7
חֲצִ֖יcha.Tzi<the> half of
Lemma: חֲצִי (che.tsi) · Strong's: H2677
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: half
Used 125 times. Also: Exodus 12:29, Exodus 24:6, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 26:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2677; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:18 word 8
פֶּ֥לֶךְPe.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 3:14, Nehemiah 3:15, Nehemiah 3:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6418; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:18 word 9
קְעִילָֽה\׃\ \סke.'i.LahKeilah
Lemma: קְעִילָה (qe.i.lah) · Strong's: H7084
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Keilah
Used 18 times. Also: Joshua 15:44, 1 Samuel 23:1, 1 Samuel 23:2, 1 Samuel 23:3, 1 Samuel 23:4, 1 Samuel 23:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7084; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:18 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Next to him | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| their countrymen | → | אָח H0251H brother: male-relative |
| made repairs | → | חָזַק H2388G to strengthen: strengthen |
| under Binnui | → | בַּוַּי H0942 Bavvai |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Henadad | → | חֵנָדָד H2582H Henadad |
| ruler | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| of the other half-district | → | חֲצִי H2677 half |
| . . . | → | פֶּ֫לֶךְ H6418 district |
| of Keilah | → | קְעִילָה H7084 Keilah |
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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