Nehemiah 3:17

“After him the Levites repaired: Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him Hashabiah, ruler of half the district of Keilah, repaired for his district.”

Nehemiah 3:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 3:17, word by word

the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

Where else “leviyim” appears
repairedהֶחֱזִיקוּhecheziku

repair

To give strength or make firm, or repair what was broken.

Where else “hecheziku” appears
Rehumרְחוּםrechum

Rehum

Rehum: the name of several people: one of those who returned with Zerubbabel, a Levite and a leader of Nehemiah's time, and a Persian official who wrote against Jerusalem.

Where else “rechum” appears
the sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ben” appears
of Baniבָּנִיbani

Bani

Bani, the name of several men: a Gadite, one of David's mighty men (2 Samuel 23:36), and several Levites and heads of families in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah.

Where else “bani” appears
Next to himיָדyad

beside

Literally "the hand": the side or edge of something.

Where else “yad” appears
Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָהchashavya

Hashabiah

Hashabiah: name of several Israelites, almost all Levites. It means "YHWH has taken account."

Where else “chashavya” 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 districtפֶלֶךְfelech

district

A part of a region, under a ruler.

Where else “felech” appears
of Keilahקְעִילָהkeila

Keilah

Keilah: a town of Judah in the Shephelah.

Where else “keila” appears

The context

16After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, ruler of half the district of Beth-zur, repaired as far as opposite the tombs of David, and as far as the artificial pool, and as far as the house of the mighty men.

17 · This verse (above)

18After him their brothers repaired: Bavvai the son of Henadad, ruler of half the district of Keilah.

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