After himאַחֲרָיוthe Levitesהַלְוִיִּםrepaired:הֶחֱזִיקוּRehumרְחוּםthe sonבֶּןof Bani.בָּנִיNext to himעַל יָדוֹHashabiah,חֲשַׁבְיָהrulerשַׂרof halfחֲצִיthe districtפֶלֶךְof Keilah,קְעִילָהrepairedהֶחֱזִיקfor his district.לְפִלְכּוֹ
Nehemiah 3:17
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.