Nehemiah 3:13
The Valley
הַגַּ֜יְא (hag·gay)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 1516: A valley
Gate
שַׁ֨עַר (ša·‘ar)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate
was repaired
הֶחֱזִ֣יק (he·ḥĕ·zîq)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer
by Hanun
חָנוּן֮ (ḥā·nūn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2586: Hanun -- 'favored', two contemporaries of Nehemiah, also an Ammonite king
and the residents
וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י (wə·yō·šə·ḇê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry
of Zanoah.
זָנוֹחַ֒ (zā·nō·w·aḥ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 2182: Zanoah -- two cities in Judah
They
הֵ֣מָּה (hêm·māh)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They
rebuilt it,
בָנ֔וּהוּ (ḇā·nū·hū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1129: To build
installed
וַֽיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙ (way·ya·‘ă·mî·ḏū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations
its doors,
דַּלְתֹתָ֔יו (dal·ṯō·ṯāw)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door
bolts,
מַנְעֻלָ֖יו (man·‘u·lāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4514: A bolt
and bars,
וּבְרִיחָ֑יו (ū·ḇə·rî·ḥāw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1280: A bolt
and [repaired] a thousand
וְאֶ֤לֶף (wə·’e·lep̄)
Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 505: A thousand
cubits
אַמָּה֙ (’am·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base
of the wall
בַּחוֹמָ֔ה (ba·ḥō·w·māh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2346: A wall of protection
as far as
עַ֖ד (‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while
the Dung
הָשֲׁפֽוֹת׃ (hā·šă·p̄ō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 830: An ash heap, refuse heap, dunghill
Gate.
שַׁ֥עַר (ša·‘ar)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate
The Valley
הַגַּ֜יְא (hag·gay)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 1516: A valley
Gate
שַׁ֨עַר (ša·‘ar)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate
was repaired
הֶחֱזִ֣יק (he·ḥĕ·zîq)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer
by Hanun
חָנוּן֮ (ḥā·nūn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2586: Hanun -- 'favored', two contemporaries of Nehemiah, also an Ammonite king
and the residents
וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י (wə·yō·šə·ḇê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry
of Zanoah.
זָנוֹחַ֒ (zā·nō·w·aḥ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 2182: Zanoah -- two cities in Judah
They
הֵ֣מָּה (hêm·māh)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They
rebuilt it,
בָנ֔וּהוּ (ḇā·nū·hū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1129: To build
installed
וַֽיַּעֲמִ֙ידוּ֙ (way·ya·‘ă·mî·ḏū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations
its doors,
דַּלְתֹתָ֔יו (dal·ṯō·ṯāw)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door
bolts,
מַנְעֻלָ֖יו (man·‘u·lāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4514: A bolt
and bars,
וּבְרִיחָ֑יו (ū·ḇə·rî·ḥāw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1280: A bolt
and [repaired] a thousand
וְאֶ֤לֶף (wə·’e·lep̄)
Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 505: A thousand
cubits
אַמָּה֙ (’am·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base
of the wall
בַּחוֹמָ֔ה (ba·ḥō·w·māh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2346: A wall of protection
as far as
עַ֖ד (‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while
the Dung
הָשֲׁפֽוֹת׃ (hā·šă·p̄ō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 830: An ash heap, refuse heap, dunghill
Gate.
שַׁ֥עַר (ša·‘ar)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate
- More people and more repairs!
- Of a portion of wall between two gates!
- The cubit is an ancient unit of length based on the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. It was primarily associated with the Sumerians, Egyptians, and Israelites. The term cubit is found in the Bible regarding Noah's Ark, the Ark of the Covenant, the Tabernacle, and Solomon's Temple.