Andוְthe peopleהָעָםdid notאֵיןdistinguishמַכִּירִיםthe soundקוֹלof the shoutתְּרוּעַתof joyהַשִּׂמְחָהfromלְthe soundקוֹלof the weepingבְּכִיof the people,הָעָםforכִּיthe peopleהָעָםwere shoutingמְרִיעִיםwith a great shout,תְּרוּעָה גְדוֹלָהand the soundוְהַקּוֹלwas heardנִשְׁמַעfar away.עַד לְמֵרָחוֹק
Ezra 3:13
Study it in the app“And the people did not distinguish the sound of the shout of joy from the sound of the weeping of the people, for the people were shouting with a great shout, and the sound was heard far away.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezra 3:13, word by word
- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- distinguishמַכִּירִיםmakirim
recognize
To realize who someone is, or notice them.
Where else “makirim” appears- the soundקוֹלkol
sound
What is heard: a noise, a sound or a din.
Where else “kol” appears- of the shoutתְּרוּעַתteruat
acclamation
A glad outcry, or a festive trumpet blast.
Where else “teruat” appears- of joyשִּׂמְחָהsimcha
joy
Joy, gladness, celebration.
Where else “simcha” appears- of the weepingבְּכִיbechi
weeping
Weeping.
Where else “bechi” appears- were shoutingמְרִיעִיםmeriim
shout, sound an alarm
Make a loud sound: shout for joy or in alarm, acclaim, sound the signal with the trumpet.
Where else “meriim” appears- with a great shoutגְדוֹלָהgedola
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedola” appears- was heardנִשְׁמַעnishma
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “nishma” appears- far awayרָחוֹקrachok
far
To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.
Where else “rachok” appears
The context
12But many of the priests and the Levites and the heads of the fathers’ houses, the elders who had seen the first house, when this house was founded before their eyes, were weeping with a loud voice, and many were raising their voice with shouting, with joy.
13 · This verse (above)