Nehemiah 5:1 Go deeper

And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews. (KJV)

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וַתְּהִ֨יva.te.Hiand it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:1 word 1

צַעֲקַ֥תtza.'a.Kat<the> cry of distress of

Lemma: צְעָקָה (tsa.a.qah) · Strong's: H6818

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: cry

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 18:21, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 27:34, Exodus 3:7, Exodus 3:9, Exodus 11:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6818; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:1 word 2

הָעָ֛םha.'Amthe people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

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

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:1 word 3

וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖םu.ne.shei.Hemand wives their

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: woman: wife

Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:1 word 4

גְּדוֹלָ֑הge.do.Lahgreat

Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: great: large

Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:1 word 5

אֶל\־'el-against

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:1 word 6

אֲחֵיהֶ֖ם'a.chei.Hemcountrymen their

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: brother: compatriot

Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 37:19, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 42:28, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 10:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251I; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:1 word 7

הַיְּהוּדִֽים\׃hai.ye.hu.Dimthe Jews

Lemma: יְהוּדִי (ye.hu.di) · Strong's: H3064

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)

Meaning: Jew

Used 69 times. Also: 2 Kings 16:6, 2 Kings 25:25, Nehemiah 1:2, Nehemiah 2:16, Nehemiah 4:1, Nehemiah 4:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3064; TAHOT Nehemiah 5:1 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

About that time there was	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a great	→	גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large
outcry	→	צְעָקָה H6818 cry
from the people	→	עַם H5971A people
and their wives	→	אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife
against	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
their fellow	→	אָח H0251I brother: compatriot
Jews	→	יְהוּדִי H3064 Jew

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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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