Hebrew Interlinear
Nehemiah 1:4 Interlinear
“ And it came to pass when I heard these words that I sat down and wept and mourned certain days and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיְהִ֞י | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 2 | כְּשָׁמְעִ֣י׀ | H8085 | And it came to pass when I heard | to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) |
| 3 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 4 | הַדְּבָרִ֣ים | H1697 | these words | a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause |
| 5 | הָאֵ֗לֶּה | H428 | these or those | |
| 6 | יָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ | H3427 | that I sat down | properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry |
| 7 | וָֽאֶבְכֶּ֔ה | H1058 | and wept | to weep; generally to bemoan |
| 8 | וָֽאֶתְאַבְּלָ֖ה | H56 | and mourned | to bewail |
| 9 | יָמִ֑ים | H3117 | certain days | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
| 10 | וָֽאֱהִ֥י | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 11 | צָם֙ | H6684 | and fasted | to cover over (the mouth), i.e., to fast |
| 12 | וּמִתְפַּלֵּ֔ל | H6419 | and prayed | to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray |
| 13 | לִפְנֵ֖י | H6440 | before | the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi |
| 14 | אֱלֹהֵ֥י | H430 | the God | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
| 15 | הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ | H8064 | of heaven | the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r |
Verse Context
Nehemiah 1:3And they said that are left that are left ...
Nehemiah 1:4 (current) And it came to pass when I heard these words that I sat down and wept and mourned certain days and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven
Nehemiah 1:5And said I beseech thee O LORD God of heaven God...