Nehemiah

Nehemiah 2:16

¹⁶The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, for I had not yet told the Jews or priests or nobles or officials or any other workers.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The officials	וְהַסְּגָנִ֗ים	wə·has·sə·ḡā·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5461 prefect, ruler
did not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	יָדְעוּ֙	yā·ḏə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3045 know
where	אָ֣נָה	’ā·nāh	Interrogative	H575 where?
I had gone	הָלַ֔כְתִּי	hā·laḵ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1980 go, come, walk
or what	וּמָ֖ה	ū·māh	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
I	אֲנִ֣י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
was doing	עֹשֶׂ֑ה	‘ō·śeh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
for I had not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
yet	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
told	הִגַּֽדְתִּי׃	hig·gaḏ·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H5046 be conspicuous
the Jews	וְלַיְּהוּדִ֨ים	wə·lay·yə·hū·ḏîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3064 Jewish
or priests	וְלַכֹּהֲנִ֜ים	wə·lak·kō·hă·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
or nobles	וְלַחֹרִ֣ים	wə·la·ḥō·rîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2715 noble
or officials	וְלַסְּגָנִ֗ים	wə·las·sə·ḡā·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5461 prefect, ruler
or any other	וּלְיֶ֙תֶר֙	ū·lə·ye·ṯer	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3499 remainder, excellence, excess
workers	הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה	ham·mə·lā·ḵāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4399 occupation, work

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.