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And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river. (KJV)
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וְעַל\־ve.'al-and 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 3:7 word 1
יָדָ֨םya.Damhand their
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 3:7 word 2
הֶחֱזִ֜יקhe.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 3:7 word 3
מְלַטְיָ֣הme.lat.YahMelatiah
Lemma: מְלַטְיָה (me.lat.yah) · Strong's: H4424
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Melatiah
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4424; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:7 word 4
הַגִּבְעֹנִ֗יha.giv.'o.Nithe Gibeonite
Lemma: גִּבְעֹנִי (giv.o.ni) · Strong's: H1393
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Gibeonite
Used 8 times. Also: 2 Samuel 21:1, 2 Samuel 21:2, 2 Samuel 21:3, 2 Samuel 21:4, 2 Samuel 21:9, 1 Chronicles 12:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1393; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:7 word 5
וְיָדוֹן֙ve.ya.dOnand Jadon
Lemma: יָדוֹן (ya.don) · Strong's: H3036
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jadon
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3036; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:7 word 6
הַמֵּרֹ֣נֹתִ֔יha.me.Ro.no.Tithe Meronothite
Lemma: מֵרֹנֹתִי (me.ro.no.ti) · Strong's: H4824
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Meronothite
Used 2 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 27:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4824; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:7 word 7
אַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.Shei[the] men of
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:7 word 8
גִבְע֖וֹןgiv.'onGibeon
Lemma: גִּבְעוֹן (giv.on) · Strong's: H1391
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Gibeon
Used 37 times. Also: Joshua 9:3, Joshua 9:17, Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:2, Joshua 10:4, Joshua 10:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1391; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:7 word 9
וְהַמִּצְפָּ֑הve.ha.mitz.Pahand <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 3:7 word 10
לְכִסֵּ֕אle.khi.Se'to [the] seat of
Lemma: כִּסֵּא (kis.se) · Strong's: H3678I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: throne: seat
Used 10 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:9, 1 Samuel 4:13, 1 Samuel 4:18, 2 Kings 4:10, Esther 3:1, Proverbs 9:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3678I; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:7 word 11
פַּחַ֖תpa.Chat[the] governor of
Lemma: פֶּחָה (pe.chah) · Strong's: H6346
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: governor
Used 28 times. Also: 1 Kings 10:15, 1 Kings 20:24, 2 Kings 18:24, 2 Chronicles 9:14, Ezra 8:36, Nehemiah 2:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6346; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:7 word 12
עֵ֥בֶר'E.verbeyond
Lemma: עֵ֫בֶר (e.ver) · Strong's: H5676G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: side: beside
Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 28:26, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 39:19, Numbers 21:13, Numbers 32:19, Deuteronomy 4:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5676G; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:7 word 13
הַנָּהָֽר\׃\ \סha.na.Harthe River
Lemma: נָהָר (na.har) · Strong's: H5104G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: River
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 31:21, Genesis 36:37, Exodus 23:31, Numbers 22:5, Deuteronomy 11:24, Joshua 24:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5104G; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:7 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Next | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| to them | → | יָד H3027I hand: themselves |
| repairs were made | → | חָזַק H2388G to strengthen: strengthen |
| by Melatiah | → | מְלַטְיָה H4424 Melatiah |
| the Gibeonite | → | גִּבְעֹנִי H1393 Gibeonite |
| Jadon | → | יָדוֹן H3036 Jadon |
| the Meronothite | → | מֵרֹנֹתִי H4824 Meronothite |
| and the men | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| of Gibeon | → | גִּבְעוֹן H1391 Gibeon |
| and Mizpah | → | מִצְפָּה H4709G Mizpah |
| who were under the authority | → | כִּסֵּא H3678I throne: seat |
| of the governor | → | פֶּחָה H6346 governor |
| of the region west | → | עֵ֫בֶר H5676G side: beside |
| of the Euphrates | → | נָהָר H5104G River |
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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