Hebrew Interlinear
Nehemiah 2:3 Interlinear
“And said Let the king Let the king for ever live why should not my countenance when the city the place sepulchres of my fathers lieth waste and the gates thereof are consumed with fire”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וָֽאֹמַ֣ר | H559 | And said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 2 | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | H4428 | Let the king | a king |
| 3 | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | H4428 | Let the king | a king |
| 4 | לְעוֹלָ֣ם | H5769 | for ever | properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial |
| 5 | יִֽחְיֶ֑ה | H2421 | live | to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive |
| 6 | מַדּ֜וּעַ | H4069 | what (is) known?; i.e., (by implication) (adverbially) why? | |
| 7 | לֹֽא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 8 | יֵרְע֣וּ | H7489 | properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e., bad (physically, socially or morally) | |
| 9 | פָנַ֗י | H6440 | why should not my countenance | the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi |
| 10 | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 11 | הָעִ֜יר | H5892 | when the city | a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) |
| 12 | בֵּית | H1004 | the place | a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) |
| 13 | קִבְר֤וֹת | H6913 | sepulchres | a sepulcher |
| 14 | אֲבֹתַי֙ | H1 | of my fathers | father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application |
| 15 | חֲרֵבָ֔ה | H2720 | lieth waste | parched or ruined |
| 16 | וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ | H8179 | and the gates | an opening, i.e., door or gate |
| 17 | אֻכְּל֥וּ | H398 | thereof are consumed | to eat (literally or figuratively) |
| 18 | בָאֵֽשׁ׃ | H784 | with fire | fire (literally or figuratively) |
Verse Context
Nehemiah 2:2said Wherefore the king unto me Why is thy countenance sad...
Nehemiah 2:3 (current)And said Let the king Let the king for ever live why should not my countenance when the city the place sepulchres of my fathers lieth waste and the gates thereof are consumed with fire
Nehemiah 2:4said Then the king ...