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After himאַחֲרָיוBaruchבָּרוּךְthe sonבֶּןof Zaccaiזַכַּיzealouslyהֶחֱרָהrepairedהֶחֱזִיקa secondשֵׁנִיתsection,מִדָּהfromמִןthe angleהַמִּקְצוֹעַtoעַדthe entranceפֶּתַחof the houseבֵּיתof Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיבthe highהַגָּדוֹלpriest.הַכֹּהֵן
Nehemiah 3:20
Study it in the app“After 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 3:20, word by word
- Baruchבָּרוּךְbaruch
Baruch
Baruch: a name meaning "blessed". Above all, the scribe of the prophet Jeremiah; also some men of Nehemiah's time, such as the son of Zabbai who zealously repaired a section of the wall.
Where else “baruch” appears- the sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Zaccaiזַכַּיzakay
Zaccai
Zaccai: head of a family that returned from the exile. It means "pure".
Where else “zakay” appears- zealouslyהֶחֱרָהhechera
be zealous
To labor at a work with great spirit.
Where else “hechera” appears- repairedהֶחֱזִיקhechezik
repair
To give strength or make firm, or repair what was broken.
Where else “hechezik” 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- the angleמִּקְצוֹעַmiktsoa
corner
Corner, angle.
Where else “miktsoa” appears- the entranceפֶּתַחpetach
entrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “petach” appears- of the houseבֵּיתbet
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appears- of Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיבelyashiv
Eliashib
Eliashib: the name of several Israelites, among them a high priest of Nehemiah's time. The name means "God will bring back."
Where else “elyashiv” appears- the highגָּדוֹלgadol
high
Literally "the great priest": the chief of all priests.
Where else “gadol” appears- priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears
Translation note
“Zaccai” is what is read; what is written says “Zabbai.”
The context
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.
20 · This verse (above)
21After him Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired a second section, from the entrance of the house of Eliashib to the end of the house of Eliashib.