Hebrew Interlinear
Nehemiah 12:37 Interlinear
“ gate And at the fountain which was over against them they went up by the stairs of the city of David at the going up of the wall above the house of David gate even unto the water eastward”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְעַל֩ | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 2 | שַׁ֥עַר | H8179 | gate | an opening, i.e., door or gate |
| 3 | הָעַ֜יִן | H5869 | And at the fountain | an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) |
| 4 | וְנֶגְדָּ֗ם | H5048 | a front, i.e., part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before | |
| 5 | עָלוּ֙ | H5927 | which was over against them they went up | to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative |
| 6 | עַֽל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 7 | מַעֲלוֹת֙ | H4609 | by the stairs | elevation, i.e., the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step o |
| 8 | עִ֣יר | H5892 | of the city | a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) |
| 9 | דָּוִ֔יד | H1732 | of David | david, the youngest son of jesse |
| 10 | בַּֽמַּעֲלֶ֖ה | H4608 | at the going up | an elevation, i.e., (concretely) acclivity or platform; abstractly (the relation or state) a rise or (figuratively) priority |
| 11 | לַֽחוֹמָ֑ה | H2346 | of the wall | a wall of protection |
| 12 | מֵעַל֙ | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 13 | לְבֵ֣ית | H1004 | above the house | a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) |
| 14 | דָּוִ֔יד | H1732 | of David | david, the youngest son of jesse |
| 15 | וְעַ֛ד | H5704 | as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) | |
| 16 | שַׁ֥עַר | H8179 | gate | an opening, i.e., door or gate |
| 17 | הַמַּ֖יִם | H4325 | even unto the water | water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen |
| 18 | מִזְרָֽח׃ | H4217 | eastward | sunrise, i.e., the east |
Verse Context
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