Nehemiah 3:8 Go deeper
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Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the apothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall. (KJV)
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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 3:8 word 1
יָד֣וֹya.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 3:8 word 2
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 3:8 word 3
עֻזִּיאֵ֤ל'u.zi.'ElUzziel
Lemma: עֻזִּיאֵל (uz.zi.el) · Strong's: H5816L
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Uzziel
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5816L; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:8 word 4
בֶּֽן\־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 3:8 word 5
חַרְהֲיָה֙char.ha.YahHarhaiah
Lemma: חַרְחֲיָה (char.ha.yah) · Strong's: H2736
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Harhaiah
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2736; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:8 word 6
צֽוֹרְפִ֔ים\ \סtzor.Fimgoldsmiths
Lemma: צָרַף (tsa.raph) · Strong's: H6884
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to refine
Used 32 times. Also: Judges 7:4, Judges 17:4, 2 Samuel 22:31, Nehemiah 3:32, Psalms 12:6, Psalms 17:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6884; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:8 word 7
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 3:8 word 8
יָד֣וֹya.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 3:8 word 9
הֶחֱזִ֔יקhe.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 3:8 word 10
חֲנַנְיָ֖הcha.nan.YahHananiah
Lemma: חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ (cha.nan.yah) · Strong's: H2608S
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Hananiah
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2608S; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:8 word 11
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: type of
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 17:27, Exodus 12:43, Leviticus 22:25, Judges 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121I; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:8 word 12
הָרַקָּחִ֑יםha.ra.ka.Chimthe perfumers
Lemma: רַקָּח (raq.qach) · Strong's: H7546
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: perfumer
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7546; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:8 word 13
וַיַּֽעַזְבוּ֙vai.ya.'az.Vuand they restored
Lemma: עָזַב (a.zav) · Strong's: H5800B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to restore
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5800B; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:8 word 14
יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimJerusalem
Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jerusalem
Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:8 word 15
עַ֖ד'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 3:8 word 16
הַחוֹמָ֥הha.cho.Mahthe wall
Lemma: חוֹמָה (cho.mah) · Strong's: H2346H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: (Broad) Wall
Used 3 times. Also: Nehemiah 12:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2346H; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:8 word 17
הָרְחָבָֽה\׃\ \סha.re.cha.Vah<the> broad
Lemma: רָחָב (ra.chav) · Strong's: H7342G
Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)
Meaning: Broad
Used 2 times. Also: Nehemiah 12:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7342G; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:8 word 18
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 |
| Uzziel | → | עֻזִּיאֵל H5816L Uzziel |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Harhaiah | → | חַרְחֲיָה H2736 Harhaiah |
| one of the goldsmiths | → | צָרַף H6884 to refine |
| made repairs | → | חָזַק H2388G to strengthen: strengthen |
| And next | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| to him | → | יָד H3027I hand: themselves |
| Hananiah | → | חֲנַנְיָ֫הוּ H2608S Hananiah |
| one | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of the perfumers | → | רַקָּח H7546 perfumer |
| made repairs | → | חָזַק H2388G to strengthen: strengthen |
| They fortified | → | עָזַב H5800B to restore |
| Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
| as | → | עַד H5704 till |
| far as the Broad | → | רָחָב H7342G Broad |
| Wall | → | חוֹמָה H2346H (Broad) Wall |
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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