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And the priestsוַ הַכֹּהֲנִיםand the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּםpurified themselves,יִּטַּהֲרוּand they purifiedוַיְטַהֲרוּthe peopleהָעָםand the gatesוְ הַשְּׁעָרִיםand the wall.וְ הַחוֹמָה
Nehemiah 12:30
Study it in the app“And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and they purified the people and the gates and the wall.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 12:30, word by word
- And the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- and the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- purified themselvesיִּטַּהֲרוּyitaharu
be clean
To be free of uncleanness under the law.
Where else “yitaharu” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- and the gatesשְּׁעָרִיםshearim
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shearim” appears- and the wallחוֹמָהchoma
wall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “choma” appears
The context
29and from Beth-gilgal and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth; for the singers had built themselves villages around Jerusalem.
30 · This verse (above)
31Then I brought up the officials of Judah onto the wall, and I appointed two great thanksgiving choirs and processions: one went to the right on top of the wall toward the Dung Gate.