Nehemiah

Nehemiah 8:2

²On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On the first	אֶחָ֖ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
day	בְּי֥וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
of the seventh	הַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃	haš·šə·ḇî·‘î	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H7637 seventh
month	לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ	la·ḥō·ḏeš	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
Ezra	עֶזְרָ֣א	‘ez·rā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5830 Ezra
the priest	הַ֠כֹּהֵן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
brought	וַיָּבִ֣יא	way·yā·ḇî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the Law	הַתּוֹרָ֞ה	hat·tō·w·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law
before	לִפְנֵ֤י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the assembly	הַקָּהָל֙	haq·qā·hāl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6951 assembly, convocation, congregation
of men	מֵאִ֣ישׁ	mê·’îš	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
and	וְעַד־	wə·‘aḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
women	אִשָּׁ֔ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
and all	וְכֹ֖ל	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who could listen	לִשְׁמֹ֑עַ	liš·mō·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
and understand	מֵבִ֣ין	mê·ḇîn	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H995 discern

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.