Nehemiah

Nehemiah 9:1

1On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
On the twenty-fourthעֶשְׂרִ֨ים‘eś·rîmNumber - common pluralH6242 (a) twenty
dayוּבְיוֹם֩ū·ḇə·yō·wmConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
of the sameהַזֶּ֗הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla·ḥō·ḏešPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2320 (newness), new moon, month
the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ḇə·nê-Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
gathered togetherנֶאֶסְפ֤וּne·’es·p̄ūVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralH622 gather, remove
fastingבְּצ֣וֹםbə·ṣō·wmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH6685 fasting, fast
and wearing sackclothוּבְשַׂקִּ֔יםū·ḇə·śaq·qîmConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine pluralH8242 sack, sackcloth
with dustוַאֲדָמָ֖הwa·’ă·ḏā·māhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH127 ground, land
on their headsעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃‘ă·lê·hemPreposition; third person masculine pluralH5921 height

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Ezra 8:23 · Joshua 7:6 · Acts 13:2–3 · Nehemiah 8:2 · 1 Samuel 4:12 · Leviticus 23:34 · 2 Chronicles 7:10 · Esther 4:16 · 2 Samuel 1:2 · Job 2:12 · Judges 20:26 · Leviticus 23:39

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.