Nehemiah 3:21

“After 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.”

Nehemiah 3:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 3:21, word by word

Meremothמְרֵמוֹתmeremot

Meremoth

Meremoth: the name of the priest, son of Uriah, who received in Jerusalem the silver, the gold and the vessels already weighed; also of other men of the time of Ezra and Nehemiah.

Where else “meremot” appears
the sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ben” appears
of Uriahאוּרִיָּהuriya

Uriah

Uriah: the name of several men; the best known is the Hittite, one of David's mighty men and husband of Bathsheba, whom David had killed in battle (2 Samuel 11). It means "my light is YHWH."

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of Hakkozהַקּוֹץhakots

Koz, Hakkoz

Koz (with the article, Hakkoz): the name of two Israelites: one of Judah and the ancestor of a family of priests.

Where else “hakots” 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.

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sectionמִדָּהmida

section

A section of wall.

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the entranceפֶּתַחpetach

entrance, door

Entrance, doorway, door, opening.

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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."

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the endתַּכְלִיתtachlit

limit

How far something reaches, its farthest point.

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The context

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.

21 · This verse (above)

22And after him the priests, the men of the plain, repaired.

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