Nehemiah 9:4 Go deeper
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Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the LORD their God. (KJV)
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וַיָּ֜קָםvai.Ya.komand he stood
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to arise: establish
Used 174 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965I; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:4 word 1
עַֽל\־'al-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 9:4 word 2
מַֽעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.Leh[the] platform of
Lemma: מַעֲלֶה (ma.a.leh) · Strong's: H4608
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: ascent
Used 15 times. Also: Joshua 10:10, Joshua 15:3, Joshua 15:7, Joshua 18:17, Judges 1:36, Judges 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4608; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:4 word 3
הַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.Yimthe 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 9:4 word 4
יֵשׁ֨וּעַye.Shu.a'Jeshua
Lemma: יֵשׁוּעַ (ye.shu.a) · Strong's: H3442J
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jeshua
Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 2:40, Ezra 3:9, Nehemiah 7:43, Nehemiah 8:7, Nehemiah 9:5, Nehemiah 10:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3442J; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:4 word 5
וּבָנִ֜יu.va.Niand Bani
Lemma: בָּנִי (ba.ni) · Strong's: H1137M
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Bani
Used 4 times. Also: Nehemiah 8:7, Nehemiah 9:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1137M; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:4 word 6
קַדְמִיאֵ֧לkad.mi.'ElKadmiel
Lemma: קַדְמִיאֵל (qad.mi.el) · Strong's: H6934
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Kadmiel
Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 2:40, Ezra 3:9, Nehemiah 7:43, Nehemiah 9:5, Nehemiah 10:9, Nehemiah 12:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6934; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:4 word 7
שְׁבַנְיָ֛הshe.van.YahShebaniah
Lemma: שְׁבַנְיָהוּ (she.van.yah) · Strong's: H7645H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Shebaniah
Used 3 times. Also: Nehemiah 9:5, Nehemiah 10:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7645H; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:4 word 8
בֻּנִּ֥יbu.NiBunni
Lemma: בֻּנִּי (bun.ni) · Strong's: H1138G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Bunni
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1138G; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:4 word 9
שֵׁרֵבְיָ֖הshe.re.ve.YahSherebiah
Lemma: שֵׁרֵֽבְיָה (she.re.ve.yah) · Strong's: H8274G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Sherebiah
Used 5 times. Also: Ezra 8:18, Ezra 8:24, Nehemiah 8:7, Nehemiah 9:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8274G; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:4 word 10
בָּנִ֣יba.NiBani
Lemma: בָּנִי (ba.ni) · Strong's: H1137M
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Bani
Used 4 times. Also: Nehemiah 8:7, Nehemiah 9:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1137M; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:4 word 11
כְנָ֑נִיkhe.Na.niKenani
Lemma: כְּנָנִי (ke.na.ni) · Strong's: H3662
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Chenani
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3662; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:4 word 12
וַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֙vai.yiz.'a.Kuand they cried out
Lemma: זָעַק (za.aq) · Strong's: H2199
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to cry out
Used 72 times. Also: Exodus 2:23, Joshua 8:16, Judges 3:9, Judges 3:15, Judges 4:10, Judges 4:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2199; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:4 word 13
בְּק֣וֹלbe.Kolwith a voice
Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: voice
Used 335 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6963A; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:4 word 14
גָּד֔וֹלga.Dolgreat
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
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 9:4 word 15
אֶל\־'el-to
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 9:4 word 16
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:4 word 17
אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם\׃'e.lo.hei.HemGod their
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:4 word 18
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 |
| Jeshua | → | יֵשׁוּעַ H3442J Jeshua |
| Bani | → | בָּנִי H1137M Bani |
| Kadmiel | → | קַדְמִיאֵל H6934 Kadmiel |
| Shebaniah | → | שְׁבַנְיָהוּ H7645H Shebaniah |
| Bunni | → | בֻּנִּי H1138G Bunni |
| Sherebiah | → | שֵׁרֵֽבְיָה H8274G Sherebiah |
| Bani | → | בָּנִי H1137M Bani |
| and Chenani | → | כְּנָנִי H3662 Chenani |
| stood | → | קוּם H6965I to arise: establish |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the raised platform | → | מַעֲלֶה H4608 ascent |
| and cried out | → | זָעַק H2199 to cry out |
| in a loud | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| voice | → | קוֹל H6963A voice |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| their God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
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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