1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 9:24
24The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The gatekeepers | הַשֹּׁעֲרִ֑ים | haš·šō·‘ă·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H7778 porter |
| were stationed | יִהְי֖וּ | yih·yū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| on the four | לְאַרְבַּ֣ע | lə·’ar·ba‘ | Preposition-l; Number - feminine singular construct | H702 four |
| sides | רוּח֔וֹת | rū·ḥō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| east | מִזְרָ֥ח | miz·rāḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H4217 place of sunrise, east |
| west | יָ֖מָּה | yām·māh | Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H3220 sea |
| north | צָפ֥וֹנָה | ṣā·p̄ō·w·nāh | Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H6828 north |
| and south | וָנֶֽגְבָּה׃ | wā·neḡ·bāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5045 south-country, Negeb, south |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.