Nehemiah

Nehemiah 4:7

⁷When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	כַאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ḵa·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Sanballat	סַנְבַלַּ֡ט	san·ḇal·laṭ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5571 Sanballat
and Tobiah	וְ֠טוֹבִיָּה	wə·ṭō·w·ḇî·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2900 Tobijah
together with the Arabs	וְהָעַרְבִ֨ים	wə·hā·‘ar·ḇîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6163 steppe-dweller
Ammonites	וְהָעַמֹּנִ֜ים	wə·hā·‘am·mō·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H5984 Ammonite
and Ashdodites	וְהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִ֗ים	wə·hā·’aš·dō·w·ḏîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H796 Ashdodite
heard	שָׁמַ֣ע	šā·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the repair	אֲרוּכָה֙	’ă·rū·ḵāh	Noun - feminine singular	H724 healing
to the walls	לְחֹמ֣וֹת	lə·ḥō·mō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct	H2346 wall
of Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
was progressing	עָלְתָ֤ה	‘ā·lə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
and that	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the gaps	הַפְּרֻצִ֖ים	hap·pə·ru·ṣîm	Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H6555 break through
were being closed	לְהִסָּתֵ֑ם	lə·his·sā·ṯêm	Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H5640 stop up, shut up, keep close
they were furious	וַיִּ֥חַר	way·yi·ḥar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2734 burn, be kindled

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Nehemiah 4:1 · Nehemiah 2:10 · Revelation 12:12–13 · Acts 5:33 · Amos 1:13 · Acts 4:17–18 · Revelation 12:17 · Jeremiah 25:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.