Nehemiah 6:17 Go deeper
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Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them. (KJV)
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גַּ֣ם\׀gamalso
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:17 word 1
בַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.Mimin the days
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:17 word 2
הָהֵ֗םha.Hem<the> those
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:17 word 3
מַרְבִּ֞יםmar.Bim[were] multiplying
Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVhrmpa)
Meaning: to multiply
Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:17 word 4
חֹרֵ֤יcho.Rei[the] nobles of
Lemma: חֹר (chor) · Strong's: H2715
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: noble
Used 13 times. Also: 1 Kings 21:8, 1 Kings 21:11, Nehemiah 2:16, Nehemiah 4:14, Nehemiah 4:19, Nehemiah 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2715; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:17 word 5
יְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:17 word 6
אִגְּרֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם'i.ge.Ro.tei.Hemletters their
Lemma: אִגֶּ֫רֶת (ig.ge.ret) · Strong's: H0107
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: letter
Used 10 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 30:1, 2 Chronicles 30:6, Nehemiah 2:7, Nehemiah 2:8, Nehemiah 2:9, Nehemiah 6:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0107; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:17 word 7
הוֹלְכ֖וֹתhol.Khot[which were] going
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980O
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrfpa)
Meaning: to go: send
Used 3 times. Also: Exodus 14:21, 2 Kings 17:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980O; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:17 word 8
עַל\־'al-to
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 6:17 word 9
טוֹבִיָּ֑הtoi.YahTobiah
Lemma: טוֹבִיָּ֫הוּ (to.viy.yah) · Strong's: H2900I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Tobiah
Used 13 times. Also: Nehemiah 2:10, Nehemiah 2:19, Nehemiah 4:3, Nehemiah 4:7, Nehemiah 6:1, Nehemiah 6:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2900I; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:17 word 10
וַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.Sherand [those] which
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:17 word 11
לְטוֹבִיָּ֖הle.toi.Yah[belonged] to Tobiah
Lemma: טוֹבִיָּ֫הוּ (to.viy.yah) · Strong's: H2900I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Tobiah
Used 13 times. Also: Nehemiah 2:10, Nehemiah 2:19, Nehemiah 4:3, Nehemiah 4:7, Nehemiah 6:1, Nehemiah 6:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2900I; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:17 word 12
בָּא֥וֹתba.'ot[were] coming
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrfpa)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:17 word 13
אֲלֵיהֶֽם\׃'a.lei.Hemto them
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 6:17 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Also | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| in those | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
| days | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| the nobles | → | חֹר H2715 noble |
| of Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| sent many | → | רָבָה H7235A to multiply |
| letters | → | אִגֶּ֫רֶת H0107 letter |
| . . . | → | הָלַךְ H1980O to go: send |
| to | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Tobiah | → | טוֹבִיָּ֫הוּ H2900I Tobiah |
| and Tobiah’s | → | טוֹבִיָּ֫הוּ H2900I Tobiah |
| letters | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| kept coming | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to them | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
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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