After himאַחֲרָיוtheir brothersאֲחֵיהֶםrepaired:הֶחֱזִיקוּBavvaiבַּוַּיthe sonבֶּןof Henadad,חֵנָדָדrulerשַׂרof halfחֲצִיthe districtפֶּלֶךְof Keilah.קְעִילָה
Nehemiah 3:18
Study it in the app“After him their brothers repaired: Bavvai the son of Henadad, ruler of half the district of Keilah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 3:18, word by word
- their brothersאֲחֵיache
countryman
Someone of the same people, or a friend.
Where else “ache” appears- repairedהֶחֱזִיקוּhecheziku
repair
To give strength or make firm, or repair what was broken.
Where else “hecheziku” appears- Bavvaiבַּוַּיbavay
Bavvai
Bavvai: the name of a son of Henadad, ruler of half the district of Keilah, who repaired a section of the wall.
Where else “bavay” appears- the sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Henadadחֵנָדָדchenadad
Henadad
Henadad: the name of a Levite whose sons helped to direct the work of the house of God and to repair the wall of Jerusalem. The name seems to mean "favor of Hadad".
Where else “chenadad” 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 Keilahקְעִילָהkeila
Keilah
Keilah: a town of Judah in the Shephelah.
Where else “keila” appears
The context
17After him the Levites repaired: Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him Hashabiah, ruler of half the district of Keilah, repaired for his district.
18 · This verse (above)
19And next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired a second section, opposite the ascent to the armory at the angle.