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After himאַחֲרָיוthe Tekoitesהַתְּקֹעִיםrepairedהֶחֱזִיקוּa secondשֵׁנִיתsection,מִדָּהfrom oppositeמִנֶּגֶדthe greatהַגָּדוֹלtowerהַמִּגְדָּלthat projectsהַיּוֹצֵאas far asוְעַדthe wallחוֹמַתof the Ophel.הָעֹפֶל
Nehemiah 3:27
Study it in the app“After him the Tekoites repaired a second section, from opposite the great tower that projects as far as the wall of the Ophel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 3:27, word by word
- the Tekoitesתְּקֹעִיםtekoim
Tekoite
Tekoite: a person from Tekoa.
Where else “tekoim” appears- repairedהֶחֱזִיקוּhecheziku
repair
To give strength or make firm, or repair what was broken.
Where else “hecheziku” 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- from oppositeנֶּגֶדneged
in front of
In someone's presence, before his eyes.
Where else “neged” appears- the greatגָּדוֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears- towerמִּגְדָּלmigdal
tower
A tall, strong structure, for keeping watch or defense.
Where else “migdal” appears- that projectsיּוֹצֵאyotse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yotse” appears- the wallחוֹמַתchomat
wall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “chomat” appears- of the Ophelעֹפֶלofel
Ophel
Ophel: name of a hill of Jerusalem, between the city of David and the temple. The word means "rise, mound."
Where else “ofel” appears
The context
26And the Nethinim were living on the Ophel as far as opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that projects.
27 · This verse (above)
28From above the Horse Gate the priests repaired, each opposite his house.