Nehemiah 4:19

“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.”

Nehemiah 4:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.”

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