Andוַnext to himעַל יָדוֹEzerעֵזֶרthe sonבֶּןof Jeshua,יֵשׁוּעַrulerשַׂרof Mizpah,הַמִּצְפָּהrepairedיְחַזֵּקa secondשֵׁנִיתsection,מִדָּהoppositeמִנֶּגֶדthe ascentעֲלֹתto the armoryהַנֶּשֶׁקat the angle.הַמִּקְצֹעַ
Nehemiah 3:19
Study it in the app“And next to him Ezer the son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired a second section, opposite the ascent to the armory at the angle.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 3:19, word by word
- next to himיָדyad
beside
Literally "the hand": the side or edge of something.
Where else “yad” appears- Ezerעֵזֶרezer
Ezer
Ezer: the name of several Israelites. The name means "help."
Where else “ezer” appears- the sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Jeshuaיֵשׁוּעַyeshua
Jeshua
Jeshua: name of several Israelites; above all the high priest who returned with Zerubbabel, also a priest head of the ninth division, Levites and others; also a town of Judah. It is a late form of the name Joshua and means "YHWH saves"; from it comes the name "Jesus."
Where else “yeshua” appears- rulerשַׂרsar
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sar” appears- of Mizpahמִּצְפָּהmitspa
Mizpah
See it on the mapWhere else “mitspa” appears- repairedיְחַזֵּקyechazek
repair
To give strength or make firm, or repair what was broken.
Where else “yechazek” appears- a secondשֵׁנִיתshenit
second
The one that comes after the first; the other of two.
Where else “shenit” appears- sectionמִדָּהmida
section
A section of wall.
Where else “mida” appears- oppositeנֶּגֶדneged
in front of
In someone's presence, before his eyes.
Where else “neged” appears- the ascentעֲלֹתalot
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “alot” appears- to the armoryנֶּשֶׁקneshek
armory
A building or place where weapons were kept.
Where else “neshek” appears- at the angleמִּקְצֹעַmiktsoa
corner
Corner, angle.
Where else “miktsoa” appears
Places in this verse
Mizpah ?
Today: possibly Tell en-Nasbeh, West Bank
The name of several places; the main one was north of Jerusalem in Benjamin, and its exact site is not certain.
There Samuel gathered Israel, who confessed, “We have sinned against YHWH” (1 Sam 7:5-6), and there he presented Saul as king (1 Sam 10:17-24).
The context
18After him their brothers repaired: Bavvai the son of Henadad, ruler of half the district of Keilah.
19 · This verse (above)
20After him Baruch the son of Zaccai zealously repaired a second section, from the angle to the entrance of the house of Eliashib the high priest.