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Then I passed onוָאֶעֱבֹרtoאֶלthe FountainהָעַיִןGateשַׁעַרand toוְאֶלthe King’sהַמֶּלֶךְPool,בְּרֵכַתand there was noוְאֵיןplaceמָקוֹםfor the beastלַבְּהֵמָהthat was under meתַּחְתָּיto pass.לַעֲבֹר
Nehemiah 2:14
Study it in the app“Then I passed on to the Fountain Gate and to the King’s Pool, and there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 2:14, word by word
- Then I passed onאֶעֱבֹרeevor
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “eevor” appears- the Fountainעַיִןayin
spring
Literally "eye": a place where water wells up from the ground.
Where else “ayin” appears- Gateשַׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears- the King’sמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- Poolבְּרֵכַתberechat
pool
Pool: a man-made reservoir of water.
Where else “berechat” appears- placeמָקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears- for the beastבְּהֵמָהbehema
livestock
A four-legged animal, above all farm animals.
Where else “behema” appears
The context
13And I went out by the Valley Gate at night, toward the Dragon Fountain and to the Dung Gate, and I was examining the walls of Jerusalem, which were full of breaches, and its gates, consumed by fire.
14 · This verse (above)
15And I was going up by the ravine at night, and I was examining the wall; and I turned back and came in by the Valley Gate, and returned.