Nehemiah
Nehemiah 7:4
4Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now the city | וְהָעִ֞יר | wə·hā·‘îr | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| was large | וּגְדוֹלָ֔ה | ū·ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| and spacious | רַחֲבַ֤ת | ra·ḥă·ḇaṯ | Adjective - feminine singular construct | H7342 wide, broad |
| but there were few | מְעַ֖ט | mə·‘aṭ | Adjective - masculine singular | H4592 a little, fewness, a few |
| people | וְהָעָ֥ם | wə·hā·‘ām | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| in it | בְּתוֹכָ֑הּ | bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H8432 midst |
| and the houses | בָּתִּ֖ים | bāt·tîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1004 house |
| had not yet | וְאֵ֥ין | wə·’ên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| been rebuilt | בְּנוּיִֽם׃ | bə·nū·yim | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural | H1129 build |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.