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And Judahוַ יְהוּדָהsaid,יֹּאמֶר“The strengthכֹּחַof the carrierהַסַּבָּלhas faltered,כָּשַׁלand the rubbleוְהֶעָפָרis much,הַרְבֵּהand weוַאֲנַחְנוּwill notלֹאbe ableנוּכַלto buildלִבְנוֹתon the wall.”בַּחוֹמָה
Nehemiah 4:10
Study it in the app“And Judah said, “The strength of the carrier has faltered, and the rubble is much, and we will not be able to build on the wall.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 4:10, word by word
- And Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “The strengthכֹּחַkoach
strength
Ability to do something: bodily strength or power to command.
Where else “koach” appears- of the carrierסַּבָּלsabal
burden-bearer
Burden-bearer: one who carries loads on his shoulders. From the same root as "burdens" in Exodus 1:11.
Where else “sabal” appears- has falteredכָּשַׁלkashal
falter
To grow weak.
Where else “kashal” appears- and the rubbleעָפָרafar
rubble
Wet earth, or what is left of what was torn down and broken up.
Where else “afar” appears- is muchהַרְבֵּהharbe
greatly
Used to say 'in great quantity' or 'very much'.
Where else “harbe” appears- be ableנוּכַלnuchal
be able
To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.
Where else “nuchal” appears- to buildבְנוֹתvenot
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “venot” appears- on the wallחוֹמָהchoma
wall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “choma” appears
The context
9But we prayed to our Elohim, and set a guard against them day and night because of them.
10 · This verse (above)
11And our adversaries said, “They will not know nor see until we come into their midst and kill them and stop the work.”