Nehemiah 3:26 Go deeper
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Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out. (KJV)
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וְהַ֨נְּתִינִ֔יםve.Ha.ne.ti.Nimand the temple servants
Lemma: נְתִינִים (na.tin) · Strong's: H5411
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: temple servant
Used 16 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 9:2, Ezra 2:43, Ezra 2:58, Ezra 2:70, Ezra 7:7, Ezra 8:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5411; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:26 word 1
הָי֥וּha.Yu[who] they were
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:26 word 2
יֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.Vimdwelling
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:26 word 3
בָּעֹ֑פֶלba.'O.felon <the> Ophel
Lemma: עֹ֫פֶל (o.phel) · Strong's: H6077
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Ophel
Used 5 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 27:3, 2 Chronicles 33:14, Nehemiah 3:27, Nehemiah 11:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6077; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:26 word 4
עַ֠ד'adto
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 3:26 word 5
נֶ֜גֶדNe.gedbefore
Lemma: נֶ֫גֶד (ne.ged) · Strong's: H5048
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
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 3:26 word 6
שַׁ֤עַרSha.'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 3:26 word 7
הַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.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 8:1, Nehemiah 8:3, Nehemiah 8:16, Nehemiah 12:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325H; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:26 word 8
לַמִּזְרָ֔חla.miz.Rachto the east
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 3:26 word 9
וְהַמִּגְדָּ֖לve.ha.mig.Daland the tower
Lemma: מִגְדָּל (mig.dal) · Strong's: H4026M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tower
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Judges 8:9, Judges 8:17, Judges 9:46, Judges 9:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4026M; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:26 word 10
הַיּוֹצֵֽא\׃\ \סhai.yo.Tze'<the> projecting
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318L
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to come out: issue
Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Exodus 8:18, Exodus 22:6, Exodus 25:32, Exodus 25:33, Exodus 25:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318L; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:26 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| and the temple servants | → | נְתִינִים H5411 temple servant |
| . . . | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| living | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| on [the hill of] Ophel | → | עֹ֫פֶל H6077 Ophel |
| . . . | → | עַד H5704 till |
| made repairs opposite | → | נֶ֫גֶד H5048 before |
| the Water | → | מַי H4325H Water (Gate) |
| Gate | → | שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate |
| toward the east | → | מִזְרָח H4217H east |
| and the tower | → | מִגְדָּל H4026M tower |
| that juts out | → | יָצָא H3318L to come out: issue |
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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