And the secondוְ הַשֵּׁנִיתthanksgiving choirהַתּוֹדָהwentהַהוֹלֶכֶתin the opposite direction,לְמוֹאלand Iוַאֲנִיwentafter it,אַחֲרֶיהָand halfוַחֲצִיof the people,הָעָםon top ofמֵעַלthe wall,לְהַחוֹמָהaboveמֵעַל לְthe Towerמִגְדַּלof the Ovens,הַתַּנּוּרִיםas far asוְעַדthe BroadהָרְחָבָהWall,הַחוֹמָה
Nehemiah 12:38
Study it in the app“And the second thanksgiving choir went in the opposite direction, and I went after it, and half of the people, on top of the wall, above the Tower of the Ovens, as far as the Broad Wall,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 12:38, word by word
- And the secondשֵּׁנִיתshenit
second
The one that comes after the first; the other of two.
Where else “shenit” appears- thanksgiving choirתּוֹדָהtoda
thanksgiving choir
A group that sings to give thanks, in a procession.
Where else “toda” appears- wentהוֹלֶכֶתholechet
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “holechet” appears- in the opposite directionמוֹאלmol
in front of, opposite
In front of, opposite.
Where else “mol” appears- and halfחֲצִיchatsi
half
One of two equal parts of something.
Where else “chatsi” appears- of the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- the wallחוֹמָהchoma
wall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “choma” appears- the Towerמִגְדַּלmigdal
tower
A tall, strong structure, for keeping watch or defense.
Where else “migdal” appears- of the Ovensתַּנּוּרִיםtanurim
firepot, oven
Small clay oven, like a brazier.
Where else “tanurim” appears- the Broadרְחָבָהrechava
broad, wide
Broad, wide, roomy. "Broad on both hands": spacious on every side.
Where else “rechava” appears
Translation note
“In the opposite direction”: a difficult word; it is also understood “to the left.”
The context
37And at the Fountain Gate, straight before them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, and as far as the Water Gate on the east.
38 · This verse (above)
39and above the Ephraim Gate, and by the Old Gate, and by the Fish Gate, and the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate; and they stopped at the Guard Gate.