Hebrew Interlinear

Nehemiah 12:39 Interlinear

And from above the gate of Ephraim And from above the gate and above the old And from above the gate and above the fish and the tower of Hananeel and the tower of Meah And from above the gate even unto the sheep and they stood still And from above the gate in the prison

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וּמֵעַ֣לH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
2בְּשַׁ֖עַרH8179And from above the gatean opening, i.e., door or gate
3אֶ֠פְרַיִםH669of Ephraimephrajim, a son of joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
4וְעַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
5בְּשַׁ֖עַרH8179And from above the gatean opening, i.e., door or gate
6הַיְשָׁנָ֜הH3465and above the oldold
7וְעַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
8בְּשַׁ֖עַרH8179And from above the gatean opening, i.e., door or gate
9הַדָּגִ֗יםH1709and above the fisha fish (often used collectively)
10וּמִגְדַּ֣לH4026and the towera tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers
11חֲנַנְאֵל֙H2606of Hananeelchananel, probably an israelite, from whom a tower of jerusalem was named
12וּמִגְדַּ֣לH4026and the towera tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers
13הַמֵּאָ֔הH3968of Meahmeah, a tower in jerusalem
14וְעַ֖דH5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
15בְּשַׁ֖עַרH8179And from above the gatean opening, i.e., door or gate
16הַצֹּ֑אןH6629even unto the sheepa collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
17וְעָ֣מְד֔וּH5975and they stood stillto stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
18בְּשַׁ֖עַרH8179And from above the gatean opening, i.e., door or gate
19הַמַּטָּרָֽה׃H4307in the prisona jail (as a guard-house); also an aim (as being closely watched)

Verse Context

Nehemiah 12:38company of them that gave thanks And the other went over against them and I after...
Nehemiah 12:39 (current) And from above the gate of Ephraim And from above the gate and above the old And from above the gate and above the fish and the tower of Hananeel and the tower of Meah And from above the gate even unto the sheep and they stood still And from above the gate in the prison
Nehemiah 12:40So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God ...

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