Ezra

Ezra 3:13

¹³The people could not distinguish the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping, because the people were making so much noise. And the sound was heard from afar.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The people	הָעָ֗ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
could not	וְאֵ֣ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
distinguish	מַכִּירִים֙	mak·kî·rîm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H5234 regard, recognize
the shouts	תְּרוּעַ֣ת	tə·rū·‘aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8643 shout or blast of war, alarm, or joy
of joy	הַשִּׂמְחָ֔ה	haś·śim·ḥāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8057 joy, gladness, mirth
from the sound	לְק֖וֹל	lə·qō·wl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of weeping	בְּכִ֣י	bə·ḵî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1065 weeping
because	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the people	הָעָ֑ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
were making so much noise	מְרִיעִים֙	mə·rî·‘îm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H7321 raise a shout
And the sound	וְהַקּ֥וֹל	wə·haq·qō·wl	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
was heard	נִשְׁמַ֖ע	niš·ma‘	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
from	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
afar	לְמֵרָחֽוֹק׃פ	lə·mê·rā·ḥō·wq	Preposition-l, Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular	H7350 distant, far

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 4:5 · Luke 19:37–40 · Psalm 100:1–2 · Jeremiah 33:11 · Nehemiah 12:43 · Zechariah 4:7 · 1 Kings 1:40 · 1 Kings 1:45 · Psalm 5:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.