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From aboveמֵעַלthe HorseהַסּוּסִיםGateשַׁעַרthe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִיםrepaired,הֶחֱזִיקוּeachאִישׁoppositeלְנֶגֶדhis house.בֵּיתוֹ
Nehemiah 3:28
Study it in the app“From above the Horse Gate the priests repaired, each opposite his house.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 3:28, word by word
- the Horseסּוּסִיםsusim
horse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “susim” appears- Gateשַׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears- the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- repairedהֶחֱזִיקוּhecheziku
repair
To give strength or make firm, or repair what was broken.
Where else “hecheziku” appears- eachאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- oppositeנֶגֶדneged
in front of
In someone's presence, before his eyes.
Where else “neged” appears- his houseבֵּיתbet
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appears
The context
27After him the Tekoites repaired a second section, from opposite the great tower that projects as far as the wall of the Ophel.
28 · This verse (above)
29After him Zadok the son of Immer repaired opposite his house. And after him Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the East Gate, repaired.