After himאַחֲרָיוMeremothמְרֵמוֹתthe sonבֶּןof Uriah,אוּרִיָּהthe sonבֶּןof Hakkoz,הַקּוֹץrepairedהֶחֱזִיקa secondשֵׁנִיתsection,מִדָּהfromמִthe entranceפֶּתַחof the houseבֵּיתof Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיבtoוְעַדthe endתַּכְלִיתof the houseבֵּיתof Eliashib.אֶלְיָשִׁיב
Nehemiah 3:21
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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."
Where else “uriya” appears- 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.
Where else “shenit” appears- sectionמִדָּהmida
section
A section of wall.
Where else “mida” 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 endתַּכְלִיתtachlit
limit
How far something reaches, its farthest point.
Where else “tachlit” appears
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.