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And next to themוְעַל יָדָםRephaiahרְפָיָהthe sonבֶןof Hur,חוּרrulerשַׂרof halfחֲצִיthe districtפֶּלֶךְof Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִָםrepaired.הֶחֱזִיק
Nehemiah 3:9
Study it in the app“And next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, repaired.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 3:9, word by word
- And next to themיָדָyada
beside
Literally "the hand": the side or edge of something.
Where else “yada” appears- Rephaiahרְפָיָהrefaya
Rephaiah
Rephaiah: the name of several Israelites. The name means "YHWH has healed."
Where else “refaya” appears- the sonבֶןven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears- of Hurחוּרchur
Hur
Hur, a name borne by several men, among them the man of the tribe of Judah who, with Aaron, held up the hands of Moses (Exodus 17:12), and a king of Midian (Numbers 31:8).
Where else “chur” appears- rulerשַׂרsar
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sar” appears- of halfחֲצִיchatsi
half
One of two equal parts of something.
Where else “chatsi” appears- the districtפֶּלֶךְpelech
district
A part of a region, under a ruler.
Where else “pelech” appears- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- repairedהֶחֱזִיקhechezik
repair
To give strength or make firm, or repair what was broken.
Where else “hechezik” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
8Next to him Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the silversmiths, repaired; and next to him Hananiah, a son of the perfumers, repaired; and they left Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.
9 · This verse (above)
10And next to them Jedaiah the son of Harumaph repaired, and opposite his house; and next to him Hattush the son of Hashabneiah repaired.