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And Sanballatוַ סַנְבַלַּטsentיִּשְׁלַחto meאֵלַיaccording to this wordכַּדָּבָר הַזֶּהa fifthחֲמִישִׁיתtimeפַּעַםhis young manנַעֲרוֹwith anוְopenפְּתוּחָהletterאִגֶּרֶתin his hand.בְּיָדוֹ
Nehemiah 6:5
Study it in the app“And Sanballat sent to me according to this word a fifth time his young man with an open letter in his hand.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 6:5, word by word
- And Sanballatסַנְבַלַּטsanvalat
Sanballat
Sanballat: the main adversary of Nehemiah, called "the Horonite". He had authority in Samaria.
Where else “sanvalat” appears- sentיִּשְׁלַחyishlach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlach” appears- according to this wordדָּבָרdavar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “davar” appears- a fifthחֲמִישִׁיתchamishit
fifth
The one in fifth place in an order.
Where else “chamishit” appears- timeפַּעַםpaam
time
Each of the occasions on which something happens or is repeated.
Where else “paam” appears- his young manנַעֲרnaar
young servant
A young man, often in someone's service: servant, messenger or soldier.
Where else “naar” appears- openפְּתוּחָהpetucha
open
To open a door, mouth or eyes.
Where else “petucha” appears- letterאִגֶּרֶתigeret
letter
Letter: a written message that is sent. A word of the late books (Chronicles, Nehemiah, Esther).
Where else “igeret” appears- in his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears
The context
4They sent to me according to this word four times, and I replied to them according to this word.
5 · This verse (above)
6In it was written, “Among the nations it has been heard, and Gashmu says it: you and the Jews are planning to rebel; therefore you are building the wall; and you are to become their king, according to these words.