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After himאַחֲרָיוZadokצָדוֹקthe sonבֶּןof Immerאִמֵּרrepairedהֶחֱזִיקoppositeנֶגֶדhis house.בֵּיתוֹAnd after himוְאַחֲרָיוShemaiahשְׁמַעְיָהthe sonבֶןof Shecaniah,שְׁכַנְיָהthe keeperשֹׁמֵרof the EastהַמִּזְרָחGate,שַׁעַרrepaired.הֶחֱזִיק
Nehemiah 3:29
Study it in the app“After 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 3:29, word by word
- Zadokצָדוֹקtsadok
Zadok
Zadok: the name of several men; the best known is the priest in the time of David and Solomon (2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Kings 2:35). It means "righteous."
Where else “tsadok” appears- the sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Immerאִמֵּרimer
Immer
Immer: the name of several Israelites; the chief one is the ancestor of a family of priests.
Where else “imer” appears- repairedהֶחֱזִיקhechezik
repair
To give strength or make firm, or repair what was broken.
Where else “hechezik” 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- Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָהshemaya
Shemaiah
Shemaiah: a name meaning "Yah has heard." About twenty-five people in the Bible bear it; among them the man of Elohim who told Rehoboam not to fight against Israel (1 Kings 12:22).
Where else “shemaya” appears- of Shecaniahשְׁכַנְיָהshechanya
Shecaniah
Shecaniah: name of several Israelites. It means "YHWH has dwelt."
Where else “shechanya” appears- the keeperשֹׁמֵרshomer
guard
To watch over, protect from all harm.
Where else “shomer” appears- of the Eastמִּזְרָחmizrach
east
Where the sun rises: the east.
Where else “mizrach” appears- Gateשַׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears
The context
28From above the Horse Gate the priests repaired, each opposite his house.
29 · This verse (above)
30After him Hananiah the son of Shelemiah and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph repaired a second section. After him Meshullam the son of Berechiah repaired opposite his chamber.