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And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem. (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 3:9 word 1
יָדָ֤םya.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 3:9 word 2
הֶחֱזִיק֙he.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 3:9 word 3
רְפָיָ֣הre.fa.YahRephaiah
Lemma: רְפָיָה (re.pha.yah) · Strong's: H7509J
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Rephaiah
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7509J; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:9 word 4
בֶן\־ven-[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 3:9 word 5
ח֔וּרChurHur
Lemma: חוּר (chur) · Strong's: H2354I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Hur
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2354I; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:9 word 6
שַׂ֕רsar[the] official of
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: ruler
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:9 word 7
חֲצִ֖יcha.Tzi<the> half of
Lemma: חֲצִי (che.tsi) · Strong's: H2677
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: half
Used 125 times. Also: Exodus 12:29, Exodus 24:6, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 26:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2677; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:9 word 8
פֶּ֥לֶךְPe.lekh[the] district of
Lemma: פֶּ֫לֶךְ (pe.lekh) · Strong's: H6418
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: district
Used 10 times. Also: 2 Samuel 3:29, Nehemiah 3:12, Nehemiah 3:14, Nehemiah 3:15, Nehemiah 3:16, Nehemiah 3:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6418; TAHOT Nehemiah 3:9 word 9
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃\ \סye.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 3:9 word 10
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 |
| Rephaiah | → | רְפָיָה H7509J Rephaiah |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Hur | → | חוּר H2354I Hur |
| ruler | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| of a half-district | → | חֲצִי H2677 half |
| . . . | → | פֶּ֫לֶךְ H6418 district |
| of Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
| made repairs | → | חָזַק H2388G to strengthen: strengthen |
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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