Nehemiah

Nehemiah 8:18

¹⁸Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. The Israelites kept the feast for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly, according to the ordinance.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Day	י֣וֹם׀	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
after day	בְּי֔וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the first	הָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹן	hā·ri·šō·wn	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7223 former, first, chief
day	הַיּוֹם֙	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
to	עַ֖ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the last	הָאַחֲר֑וֹן	hā·’a·ḥă·rō·wn	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H314 coming after
Ezra read	וַ֠יִּקְרָא	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
from the Book	בְּסֵ֨פֶר	bə·sê·p̄er	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5612 missive, document, writing, book
of the Law	תּוֹרַ֤ת	tō·w·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8451 direction, instruction, law
of God	הָאֱלֹהִים֙	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
The Israelites kept	וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־	way·ya·‘ă·śū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
the feast	חָג֙	ḥāḡ	Noun - masculine singular	H2282 festival-gathering, feast, pilgrim-feast
for seven	שִׁבְעַ֣ת	šiḇ·‘aṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7651 seven
days	הַיּ֣וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
and on the eighth	הַשְּׁמִינִ֛י	haš·šə·mî·nî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H8066 eighth
day	יָמִ֔ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
they held an assembly	עֲצֶ֖רֶת	‘ă·ṣe·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6116 assembly
according to the ordinance	כַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃פ	kam·miš·pāṭ	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment

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Leviticus 23:36 · Numbers 29:35 · Deuteronomy 31:10–13

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