Nehemiah 7:4 Go deeper

Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וְהָעִ֞ירve.ha.'Irand the city

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Nehemiah 7:4 word 1

רַחֲבַ֤תra.cha.Vat[was] broad of

Lemma: רָחָב (ra.chav) · Strong's: H7342H

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HAafsc)

Meaning: broad: wide

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 34:21, Exodus 3:8, Judges 18:10, 1 Chronicles 4:40, Nehemiah 4:19, Nehemiah 9:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7342H; TAHOT Nehemiah 7:4 word 2

יָדַ֙יִם֙ya.Da.yimboth hands

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027Q

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Absolute (HNcbda)

Meaning: hand: spacious

Used 5 times. Also: Judges 18:10, Psalms 104:25, Isaiah 22:18, Isaiah 33:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027Q; TAHOT Nehemiah 7:4 word 3

וּגְדוֹלָ֔הu.ge.do.Lahand large

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

Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)

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 7:4 word 4

וְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'Amand the 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 7:4 word 5

מְעַ֖טme.'At[were] few

Lemma: מְעַט (me.at) · Strong's: H4592

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

Meaning: little

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 26:10, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4592; TAHOT Nehemiah 7:4 word 6

בְּתוֹכָ֑הּbe.to.Khahin [the] midst of it

Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: midst

Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT Nehemiah 7:4 word 7

וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Nehemiah 7:4 word 8

בָּתִּ֖יםba.Timhouses

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Nehemiah 7:4 word 9

בְּנוּיִֽם\׃be.nu.Yim[were] rebuilt

Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqsmpa)

Meaning: to build

Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Nehemiah 7:4 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

Now the city	→	עִיר H5892B city
was large	→	גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large
and spacious	→	רָחָב H7342H broad: wide
. . .	→	יָד H3027Q hand: spacious
but there were few	→	מְעַט H4592 little
people	→	עַם H5971A people
in it	→	תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst
and the houses	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
had not yet	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
been rebuilt	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build

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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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