Nehemiah 8:11 Go deeper

So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved. (KJV)

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וְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.Yimand the Levites

Lemma: לֵוִי (le.viy.yi) · Strong's: H3881

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

Meaning: Levi

Used 291 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 6:16, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 38:21, Leviticus 25:32, Leviticus 25:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3881; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:11 word 1

מַחְשִׁ֤יםmach.Shim[were] making quiet

Lemma: חָשָׁה (cha.shah) · Strong's: H2814

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVhrmpa)

Meaning: be silent

Used 16 times. Also: Judges 18:9, 1 Kings 22:3, 2 Kings 2:3, 2 Kings 2:5, 2 Kings 7:9, Psalms 28:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2814; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:11 word 2

לְכָל\־le.khol<to> all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:11 word 3

הָעָם֙ha.'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 8:11 word 4

לֵאמֹ֣רle.Mor<to> saying

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:11 word 5

הַ֔סּוּHa.suhush!

Lemma: הַס (ha.sah) · Strong's: H2013

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVpv2mp)

Meaning: to silence

Used 8 times. Also: Numbers 13:30, Judges 3:19, Amos 6:10, Amos 8:3, Habakkuk 2:20, Zephaniah 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2013; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:11 word 6

כִּ֥יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:11 word 7

הַיּ֖וֹםhai.Yomthis day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

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 8:11 word 8

קָדֹ֑שׁka.Dosh[is] holy

Lemma: קָדוֹשׁ (qa.dosh) · Strong's: H6918G

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: holy

Used 108 times. Also: Exodus 19:6, Exodus 29:31, Leviticus 6:16, Leviticus 6:26, Leviticus 6:27, Leviticus 7:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6918G; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:11 word 9

וְאַל\־ve.'al-and may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:11 word 10

תֵּעָצֵֽבוּ\׃te.'a.Tze.vuyou be grieved

Lemma: עָצַב (a.tsav) · Strong's: H6087A

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVNj2mp)

Meaning: to hurt

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 6:6, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 45:5, 1 Samuel 20:3, 1 Samuel 20:34, 2 Samuel 19:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6087A; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:11 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

And the Levites	→	לֵוִי H3881 Levi
calmed	→	חָשָׁה H2814 be silent
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the people	→	עַם H5971A people
saying	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Be still	→	הַס H2013 to silence
since	→	כִּי H3588A for
today	→	יוֹם H3117G day
is holy	→	קָדוֹשׁ H6918G holy
Do not	→	אַל H0408 not
grieve	→	עָצַב H6087A to hurt

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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