And I saidוָאֹמַרtoאֶלthe nobles,הַחֹרִיםtoוְאֶלthe officials,הַסְּגָנִיםand toוְאֶלthe restיֶתֶרof the people,הָעָם“The workהַמְּלָאכָהis greatהַרְבֵּהand extensive,וּרְחָבָהand weוַאֲנַחְנוּare separatedנִפְרָדִיםonעַלthe wall,הַחוֹמָהfarרְחוֹקִיםeachאִישׁfrom his brother.מֵאָחִיו
Nehemiah 4:19
Study it in the app“And I said to the nobles, to the officials, and to the rest of the people, “The work is great and extensive, and we are separated on the wall, far each from his brother.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 4:19, word by word
- And I saidאֹמַרomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “omar” appears- the noblesחֹרִיםchorim
noble
Noble: a free person of rank in a city, one of those who had a say in its affairs together with the elders.
Where else “chorim” appears- the officialsסְּגָנִיםseganim
official, magistrate
Official, magistrate: one who holds a government office under a higher chief. In Ezra and Nehemiah, the authorities of the people together with the leaders.
Where else “seganim” appears- the restיֶתֶרyeter
rest
What remains after what has been said or done, like a king's other deeds.
Where else “yeter” appears- of the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- “The workמְּלָאכָהmelacha
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melacha” appears- is greatהַרְבֵּהharbe
greatly
Used to say 'in great quantity' or 'very much'.
Where else “harbe” appears- and extensiveרְחָבָהrechava
broad, wide
Broad, wide, roomy. "Broad on both hands": spacious on every side.
Where else “rechava” appears- are separatedנִפְרָדִיםnifradim
separate
To go one's own way, like Abram and Lot.
Where else “nifradim” appears- the wallחוֹמָהchoma
wall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “choma” appears- farרְחוֹקִיםrechokim
far
To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.
Where else “rechokim” appears- eachאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- from his brotherאָחִיachi
countryman
Someone of the same people, or a friend.
Where else “achi” appears
The context
18And the builders, each had his sword girded at his waist, and they built; and the one who blew the horn was beside me.
19 · This verse (above)
20In the place where you hear the sound of the horn, there gather to us. Our Elohim will fight for us.”