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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וָֽאֹמַ֣רH559And saidto say (used with great latitude)
2הַמֶּ֖לֶךְH4428Let the kinga king
3הַמֶּ֖לֶךְH4428Let the kinga king
4לְעוֹלָ֣םH5769for everproperly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
5יִֽחְיֶ֑הH2421liveto live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
6מַדּ֜וּעַH4069what (is) known?; i.e., (by implication) (adverbially) why?
7לֹֽאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
8יֵרְע֣וּH7489properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e., bad (physically, socially or morally)
9פָנַ֗יH6440why should not my countenancethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
10אֲשֶׁ֨רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
11הָעִ֜ירH5892when the citya city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
12בֵּיתH1004the placea house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
13קִבְר֤וֹתH6913sepulchresa sepulcher
14אֲבֹתַי֙H1of my fathersfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
15חֲרֵבָ֔הH2720lieth wasteparched or ruined
16וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָH8179and the gatesan opening, i.e., door or gate
17אֻכְּל֥וּH398thereof are consumedto eat (literally or figuratively)
18בָאֵֽשׁ׃H784with firefire (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 ...

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