Study it in the app“And the Old Gate Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired; they laid its beams and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars.”
And the Oldוְ הַיְשָׁנָהGateשַׁעַרJoiadaיוֹיָדָעthe sonבֶּןof Paseahפָּסֵחַand Meshullamוּמְשֻׁלָּםthe sonבֶּןof Besodeiahבְּסוֹדְיָהrepaired;הֶחֱזִיקוּtheyהֵמָּהlaid its beamsקֵרוּהוּand set upוַיַּעֲמִידוּits doors,דַּלְתֹתָיוits locks,וּמַנְעֻלָיוand its bars.וּבְרִיחָיו
old
Old, of before; said of last year's stored harvest, and of an old gate or pool.
Where else “hayshana” appearsgate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appearsJoiada
Joiada: a name meaning "YHWH knows". A high priest of Nehemiah's time (Nehemiah 12:10); also one of those who repaired the Old Gate (Nehemiah 3:6).
Where else “yoyada” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appearsPaseah
Paseah: the name of two Israelites. The name means "lame."
Where else “paseach” appearsMeshullam
Meshullam: a very frequent name, from the root of "peace, be complete." In 2 Kings 22:3 the grandfather of Shaphan the scribe; also borne by many men of the time of Ezra and Nehemiah.
Where else “meshulam” appearsBesodeiah
Besodeiah: the name of the father of Meshullam, one of those who repaired the Old Gate. It means "in the counsel of YHWH".
Where else “besodya” appearsrepair
To give strength or make firm, or repair what was broken.
Where else “hecheziku” appearslay beams
To fit a building's roof or floors with wooden beams.
Where else “keru” appearsappoint
To put in place, name to a post.
Where else “yaamidu” appearsdoor
The wooden or metal leaf that opens and shuts the entrance of a house or city.
Where else “daltotay” appearsbolt, lock
Bolt, lock: the piece that closes a door.
Where else “manulay” appearsbolt
The piece that locks a door shut.
Where else “verichay” appears5And next to them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles did not put their neck to the service of their lords.
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7And next to them Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, repaired, of the throne of the governor of the other side of the river.
