Hebrew Interlinear

Nehemiah 4:16 Interlinear

And it came to pass from that time and the other half of my servants wrought in the work and the other half of them held both the spears the shields and the bows and the habergeons and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיְהִ֣י׀H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2מִןH4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
3הַיּ֣וֹםH3117And it came to pass from that timea 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
4הַה֗וּאH1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
5וְחֶצְיָ֗םH2677and the other halfthe half or middle
6נְעָרַי֮H5288of my servants(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latit
7עֹשִׂ֣יםH6213wroughtto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
8בַּמְּלָאכָה֒H4399in the workproperly, deputyship, i.e., ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
9וְחֶצְיָ֗םH2677and the other halfthe half or middle
10מַֽחֲזִיקִים֙H2388of them heldto fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restra
11וְהָֽרְמָחִ֣יםH7420both the spearsa lance (as thrown); especially the iron point
12הַמָּֽגִנִּ֔יםH4043the shieldsa shield (i.e., the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
13וְהַקְּשָׁת֖וֹתH7198and the bowsa bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris
14וְהַשִּׁרְיֹנִ֑יםH8302and the habergeonsa corslet (as if twisted)
15וְהַ֨שָּׂרִ֔יםH8269and the rulersa head person (of any rank or class)
16אַֽחֲרֵ֖יH310were behindproperly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
17כָּלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
18בֵּ֥יתH1004all the housea house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
19יְהוּדָֽה׃H3063of Judahjehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory

Verse Context

Nehemiah 4:15 heard And it came to pass when our enemies that it was known...
Nehemiah 4:16 (current) And it came to pass from that time and the other half of my servants wrought in the work and the other half of them held both the spears the shields and the bows and the habergeons and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah
Nehemiah 4:17They which builded on the wall and they that bare burdens with those that laded and with the other...

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