Nehemiah 3:19

“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.”

Nehemiah 3:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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."

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rulerשַׂרsar

chief

Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.

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of Mizpahמִּצְפָּהmitspa

Mizpah

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repairedיְחַזֵּקyechazek

repair

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

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a secondשֵׁנִיתshenit

second

The one that comes after the first; the other of two.

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sectionמִדָּהmida

section

A section of wall.

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oppositeנֶּגֶדneged

in front of

In someone's presence, before his eyes.

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the ascentעֲלֹתalot

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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to the armoryנֶּשֶׁקneshek

armory

A building or place where weapons were kept.

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at the angleמִּקְצֹעַmiktsoa

corner

Corner, angle.

Where else “miktsoa” appears

Places in this verse

JerusalemMizpah?
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 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).

    Genesis 31:49Judges 20:11 Samuel 7:51 Samuel 10:17

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.

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