Nehemiah

Nehemiah 12:38–39

38The second thanksgiving choir proceeded to the left, and I followed it with half the people along the top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall, 39over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate,s the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.

Footnotes

  • s 12:39 Or the Old City Gate

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Nehemiah 12:38

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The secondהַשֵּׁנִ֛יתhaš·šê·nîṯArticle; Number - ordinal feminine singularH8145 second
thanksgivingוְהַתּוֹדָ֧הwə·hat·tō·w·ḏāhConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singularH8426 thanksgiving
proceededהַהוֹלֶ֥כֶתha·hō·w·le·ḵeṯArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH1980 go, come, walk
to the leftלְמ֖וֹאלlə·mō·wlPreposition-lH4136 front, in front of
and Iוַאֲנִ֣יwa·’ă·nîConjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singularH589 I
followedאַחֲרֶ֑יהָ’a·ḥă·re·hāPreposition; third person feminine singularH310 behind
it with halfוַחֲצִ֨יwa·ḥă·ṣîConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH2677 half
the peopleהָעָ֜םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
along the topמֵעַ֣לmê·‘alPreposition-mH5921 height
of the wallלְהַחוֹמָ֗הlə·ha·ḥō·w·māhPreposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singularH2346 wall
pastמֵעַל֙mê·‘alPreposition-mH5921 height
the Towerלְמִגְדַּ֣לlə·miḡ·dalPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH4026 tower
of the Ovensהַתַּנּוּרִ֔יםhat·tan·nū·rîmArticle; Noun - common pluralH8574 stove
toוְעַ֖דwə·‘aḏConjunctive waw; PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the Broadהָרְחָבָֽה׃hā·rə·ḥā·ḇāhArticle; Adjective - feminine singularH7342 wide, broad
Wallהַחוֹמָ֥הha·ḥō·w·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH2346 wall

Nehemiah 12:39

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
overוּמֵעַ֣לū·mê·‘alConjunctive waw, Preposition-mH5921 height
the Gateלְשַֽׁעַר־lə·ša·‘ar-Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH8179 gate
of Ephraimאֶ֠פְרַיִם’ep̄·ra·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH669 Ephraim
the Jeshanahהַיְשָׁנָ֜הhay·šā·nāhArticle; Adjective - feminine singularH3466 Jeshanah
Gateשַׁ֨עַרša·‘arNoun - masculine singularH8179 gate
the Fishהַדָּגִ֗יםhad·dā·ḡîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH1709 fish
Gateשַׁ֣עַרša·‘arNoun - masculine singular constructH8179 gate
the Towerוּמִגְדַּ֤לū·miḡ·dalConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH4026 tower
of Hananelחֲנַנְאֵל֙ḥă·nan·’êlNoun - proper - feminine singularH2606 Chananel
and the Towerוּמִגְדַּ֣לū·miḡ·dalConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH4026 tower
of the Hundredהַמֵּאָ֔הham·mê·’āhArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3968 Meah
as farוְעַ֖דwə·‘aḏConjunctive waw; PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
as the Sheepהַצֹּ֑אןhaṣ·ṣōnArticle; Noun - common singularH6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
Gateשַׁ֣עַרša·‘arNoun - masculine singular constructH8179 gate
And they stoppedוְעָ֣מְד֔וּwə·‘ā·mə·ḏūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH5975 take one's stand, stand
at the Gateבְּשַׁ֖עַרbə·ša·‘arPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH8179 gate
of the Guardהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ham·maṭ·ṭā·rāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4307 jail, aim

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Nehemiah 12:38 Nehemiah 3:8 · Nehemiah 3:11

Nehemiah 12:39 Nehemiah 3:1 · Nehemiah 3:3 · Nehemiah 8:16 · Nehemiah 3:6 · Nehemiah 3:25 · 2 Kings 14:13

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