Nehemiah 3:19 Go deeper
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And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another piece over against the going up to the armoury at the turning of the wall . (KJV)
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וַיְחַזֵּ֨קvay.cha.Zekand he repaired
Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
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 3:19 word 1
עַל\־'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 3:19 word 2
יָד֜וֹya.Dohand his
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: themselves
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 35:4, Genesis 43:12, Genesis 43:21, Genesis 43:22, Exodus 32:4, Leviticus 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027I; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:19 word 3
עֵ֧זֶר'E.zerEzer
Lemma: עֵ֫זֶר (e.zer) · Strong's: H5829I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ezer
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5829I; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:19 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 3:19 word 5
יֵשׁ֛וּעַye.Shu.a'Jeshua
Lemma: יֵשׁוּעַ (ye.shu.a) · Strong's: H3442L
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jeshua
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3442L; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:19 word 6
שַׂ֥רsar[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 3:19 word 7
הַמִּצְפָּ֖הha.mitz.Pah<the> Mizpah
Lemma: מִצְפָּה (mits.pah) · Strong's: H4709G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Mizpah
Used 34 times. Also: Judges 20:1, Judges 20:3, Judges 21:1, Judges 21:5, Judges 21:8, 1 Samuel 7:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4709G; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:19 word 8
מִדָּ֣הmi.Daha measured portion
Lemma: מִדָּה (mid.dah) · Strong's: H4060A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: measure
Used 53 times. Also: Exodus 26:2, Exodus 26:8, Exodus 36:9, Exodus 36:15, Leviticus 19:35, Numbers 13:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4060A; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:19 word 9
שֵׁנִ֑יתshe.Nitsecond
Lemma: שֵׁנִי (she.ni) · Strong's: H8145
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical position · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAofsa)
Meaning: second
Used 156 times. Also: Genesis 1:8, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8145; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:19 word 10
מִנֶּ֕גֶדmi.Ne.gedfrom before
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 3:19 word 11
עֲלֹ֥ת'a.Lot[the] going up of
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 3:19 word 12
הַנֶּ֖שֶׁקha.Ne.shekthe armory
Lemma: נֶ֫שֶׁק (ne.sheq) · Strong's: H5402
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: weapon
Used 10 times. Also: 1 Kings 10:25, 2 Kings 10:2, 2 Chronicles 9:24, Job 20:24, Job 39:21, Psalms 140:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5402; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:19 word 13
הַמִּקְצֹֽעַ\׃\ \סha.mik.Tzo.a'the buttress
Lemma: מִקְצֹעַ (maq.tso.a) · Strong's: H4740H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: corner
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 26:24, Exodus 36:29, Nehemiah 3:20, Nehemiah 3:24, Nehemiah 3:25, Ezekiel 41:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4740H; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:19 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And next to | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| him | → | יָד H3027I hand: themselves |
| Ezer | → | עֵ֫זֶר H5829I Ezer |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Jeshua | → | יֵשׁוּעַ H3442L Jeshua |
| ruler | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| of Mizpah | → | מִצְפָּה H4709G Mizpah |
| repaired | → | חָזַק H2388G to strengthen: strengthen |
| another | → | שֵׁנִי H8145 second |
| section | → | מִדָּה H4060A measure |
| opposite | → | נֶ֫גֶד H5048 before |
| the ascent | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| to the armory | → | נֶ֫שֶׁק H5402 weapon |
| near the angle [in the wall] | → | מִקְצֹעַ H4740H corner |
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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