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And next to himוְעַל יָדוֹShallumשַׁלּוּםthe sonבֶּןof Hallohesh,הַלּוֹחֵשׁrulerשַׂרof halfחֲצִיthe districtפֶּלֶךְof Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִָםrepaired,הֶחֱזִיקheהוּאand his daughters.וּבְנוֹתָיו
Nehemiah 3:12
Study it in the app“And next to him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired, he and his daughters.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 3:12, word by word
- And next to himיָדyad
beside
Literally "the hand": the side or edge of something.
Where else “yad” appears- Shallumשַׁלּוּםshalum
Shallum
Shallum: a name meaning "recompense," borne by many men: the king of Israel who reigned one month (2 Kings 15:10-15), the husband of the prophetess Huldah (2 Kings 22:14), a son of King Josiah (Jeremiah 22:11) and others.
Where else “shalum” appears- the sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Halloheshהַלּוֹחֵשׁhalochesh
Hallohesh
Hallohesh: the name of the father of Shallum, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem. It means "the whisperer".
Where else “halochesh” appears- rulerשַׂרsar
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sar” appears- of halfחֲצִיchatsi
half
One of two equal parts of something.
Where else “chatsi” appears- the districtפֶּלֶךְpelech
district
A part of a region, under a ruler.
Where else “pelech” appears- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- repairedהֶחֱזִיקhechezik
repair
To give strength or make firm, or repair what was broken.
Where else “hechezik” appears- and his daughtersבְנוֹתָיvenotay
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “venotay” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
11A second section Malchijah the son of Harim and Hasshub the son of Pahath-moab repaired, and the Tower of the Ovens.
12 · This verse (above)
13The Valley Gate Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired; they built it and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars, and a thousand cubits of the wall, as far as the Dung Gate.