Nehemiah 3:31 Go deeper
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After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith’s son unto the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner. (KJV)
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הֶחֱזִ֗יקhe.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 3:31 word 1
מַלְכִּיָּה֙mal.ki.YahMalkijah
Lemma: מַלְכִּיָּהוּ (mal.kiy.yah) · Strong's: H4441O
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Malchijah
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4441O; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:31 word 2
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:31 word 3
הַצֹּ֣רְפִ֔יha.Tzo.re.Fithe goldsmith[s]
Lemma: צֹרְפִי (tso.re.phi) · Strong's: H6885
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: goldsmith
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6885; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:31 word 4
עַד\־'ad-to
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 3:31 word 5
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house of
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 3:31 word 6
הַנְּתִינִ֖יםha.ne.ti.Nimthe 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 3:31 word 7
וְהָרֹכְלִ֑יםve.ha.ro.khe.Limand the traders
Lemma: רָכַל (ra.khal) · Strong's: H7402
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to trade
Used 17 times. Also: 1 Kings 10:15, Nehemiah 3:32, Nehemiah 13:20, Song of Solomon 3:6, Ezekiel 17:4, Ezekiel 27:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7402; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:31 word 8
נֶ֚גֶדNe.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 3:31 word 9
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 3:31 word 10
הַמִּפְקָ֔דha.mif.Kadthe muster
Lemma: מִפְקָד (miph.qad) · Strong's: H4662G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: Muster (Gate)
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4662G; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:31 word 11
וְעַ֖דve.'Adand to
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 3:31 word 12
עֲלִיַּ֥ת'a.li.Yat[the] roof-chamber of
Lemma: עֲלִיָּה (a.liy.yah) · Strong's: H5944
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: upper room
Used 20 times. Also: Judges 3:20, Judges 3:23, Judges 3:24, Judges 3:25, 2 Samuel 18:33, 1 Kings 17:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5944; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:31 word 13
הַפִּנָּֽה\׃ha.pi.Nahthe corner
Lemma: פִּנָּה (pin.nah) · Strong's: H6438H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: corner
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 27:2, Exodus 38:2, Judges 20:2, 1 Samuel 14:38, 1 Kings 7:34, 2 Chronicles 26:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6438H; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:31 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Next to him | → | H0310 |
| Malchijah | → | מַלְכִּיָּהוּ H4441O Malchijah |
| one of the goldsmiths | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| . . . | → | צֹרְפִי H6885 goldsmith |
| made repairs | → | חָזַק H2388G to strengthen: strengthen |
| as far as | → | עַד H5704 till |
| the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| of the temple servants | → | נְתִינִים H5411 temple servant |
| and the merchants | → | רָכַל H7402 to trade |
| opposite | → | נֶ֫גֶד H5048 before |
| the Inspection | → | מִפְקָד H4662G Muster (Gate) |
| Gate | → | שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate |
| and as | → | עַד H5704 till |
| far as the upper room | → | עֲלִיָּה H5944 upper room |
| above the corner | → | פִּנָּה H6438H 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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