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And next to himוְעַל יָדוֹthe menאַנְשֵׁיof Jerichoיְרֵחוֹbuilt;בָנוּand next to himוְעַל יָדוֹZaccurזַכּוּרthe sonבֶּןof Imriאִמְרִיbuilt.בָנָה
Nehemiah 3:2
Study it in the app“And next to him the men of Jericho built; and next to him Zaccur the son of Imri built.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 3:2, word by word
- And next to himיָדyad
beside
Literally "the hand": the side or edge of something.
Where else “yad” appears- the menאַנְשֵׁיanshe
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appears- of Jerichoיְרֵחוֹyerecho
Jericho
See it on the mapWhere else “yerecho” appears- builtבָנוּvanu
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “vanu” appears- Zaccurזַכּוּרzakur
Zaccur
Zaccur, father of Shammua, of the tribe of Reuben; other men bear the same name. It means "mindful."
Where else “zakur” appears- the sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Imriאִמְרִיimri
Imri
Imri: the name of two Israelites: a man of Judah, a descendant of Perez (1 Chronicles 9:4), and the father of one who repaired the wall (Nehemiah 3:2).
Where else “imri” appears
Places in this verse
Jericho
Today: Jericho (Ariha), West Bank
A city in the Jordan valley, about 15 miles (25 km) northeast of Jerusalem and not far from the river.
It was the first city Israel took in Canaan; its walls fell (Josh 6:20). Centuries later Jesus passed through Jericho and saved Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10).
The context
1And Eliashib the high priest rose up, and his brothers the priests, and they built the Sheep Gate; they sanctified it and set up its doors; and as far as the Tower of the Hundred they sanctified it, as far as the Tower of Hananel.
2 · This verse (above)
3And the Fish Gate the sons of Senaah built; they laid its beams and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars.