Nehemiah 3:28 Go deeper

From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house. (KJV)

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מֵעַ֣ל\׀me.'Al<from> above

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 3:28 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 3:28 word 2

הַסּוּסִ֗יםha.su.Simthe horses

Lemma: סוּס (sus) · Strong's: H5483B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: Horse (Gate)

Used 2 times. Also: Jeremiah 31:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5483B; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:28 word 3

הֶחֱזִ֙יקוּ֙he.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 3:28 word 4

הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.Nimthe priests

Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: priest

Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:28 word 5

אִ֖ישׁ'isheach one

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man: anyone

Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:28 word 6

לְנֶ֥גֶדle.Ne.gedto 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 3:28 word 7

בֵּיתֽוֹ\׃\ \סbei.Toown house his

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:28 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Above	→	עַל H5921A upon
the Horse	→	סוּס H5483B Horse (Gate)
Gate	→	שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate
each	→	אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone
of the priests	→	כֹּהֵן H3548 priest
made repairs	→	חָזַק H2388G to strengthen: strengthen
in front	→	נֶ֫גֶד H5048 before
of his [own] house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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