and aboveוּמֵעַל לְthe Ephraim Gate,שַׁעַר אֶפְרַיִםand byוְעַלthe Old Gate,שַׁעַר הַיְשָׁנָהand byוְעַלthe Fish Gate,שַׁעַר הַדָּגִיםand the Towerוּמִגְדַּלof Hananel,חֲנַנְאֵלand the Towerוּמִגְדַּלof the Hundred,הַמֵּאָהas far asוְעַדthe Sheep Gate;שַׁעַר הַצֹּאןand they stoppedוְעָמְדוּat the Guard Gate.בְּשַׁעַר הַמַּטָּרָה
Nehemiah 12:39
Study it in the app“and 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 12:39, word by word
- the Ephraim Gateשַׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears- the Ephraim Gateאֶפְרַיִםefrayim
Ephraim
Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".
Where else “efrayim” appears- the Old Gateהַיְשָׁנָהhayshana
Jeshanah
Jeshanah: a town in the territory of Israel, near Bethel.
Where else “hayshana” appears- the Fish Gateדָּגִיםdagim
fish
Fish; fish as a whole.
Where else “dagim” appears- and the Towerמִגְדַּלmigdal
tower
A tall, strong structure, for keeping watch or defense.
Where else “migdal” appears- of Hananelחֲנַנְאֵלchananel
Hananel
Hananel: the name of a tower in the north wall of Jerusalem. It means "El (God) has been gracious".
Where else “chananel” appears- of the Hundredמֵּאָהmea
Meah, the Hundred
The Hundred (in Hebrew, Meah): the name of a tower in the north wall of Jerusalem.
Where else “mea” appears- the Sheep Gateצֹּאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- and they stoppedעָמְדוּamdu
stop
To halt, cease doing something.
Where else “amdu” appears- at the Guard Gateמַּטָּרָהmatara
guard
The court of the guard, an enclosure of the palace where someone was kept prisoner.
Where else “matara” appears
The context
38And 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,
39 · This verse (above)
40So the two thanksgiving choirs stood in the house of Elohim, and I, and half of the officials with me;